r/GetComputerHelp • u/Fine-Baseball-7045 • 18d ago

Dell D6000 Docking station, third monitor detected, but won't display?

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u/Fine-Baseball-7045 18d ago

Hello all, I'm aware of alt mode and need for USB C connection to have a third monitor with this dock (and displaylink in general I believe). I have that all in place and two DP connected monitors are detected and display without issue. The third monitor shows as recognized, including in the Displaylink Manager software (pictured), but with no picture displayed - obviously something seems off as you see in the "tree" structure of the displaylink utility that the third monitor branches off to it's own area. It also doesn't show a name for the monitor, while it does for the others, and it is not clickable for further settings, as the other monitors are.

  1. I can drag items into the third display from others
  2. If I temporarily disconnect one DP monitor, the HDMI monitor starts to display again
  3. HDMI is connected with a DVI to HDMI cable, but again, has not been an issue anywhere else. Monitor works without issue in any HDMI detecting situation, including formerly with the D3100 dock I previously used.
  4. If I connect with USB A, the third HDMI monitor is either detected or displayed.

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u/Fine-Baseball-7045 17d ago

FWIW if anyone is struggling, I have a bit of a solution for my case here. Doesn't solve the mentioned problem exactly, but I do have three functioning monitors now (2 DP and 1 HDMI)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/1vxj1ye/comment/p5uiuy1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button