Port Replicator (45K1610), x301, and resolution help

I have a x301, a port replicator with model number 45K1610, and a Dell 22" wide screen monitor. When I connect the monitor directly to the laptop I can get the max resolution of 1680x1050 out of the monitor but when I plug the monitor through the port replicator I can only get a max resolution of 1440x900. We have some customers here that what to run the monitor through the port replicator and have it mirror the laptop with the resolution of 1680x1050. I have not been able to find a way to do this and according to the specs of the port replicator it is capable of pushing a resolution greater than the 1680x1050. Anyone have any idea on how to get this to work? Thanks.

I am having the same issue. For some reason, mirroring will only match the max laptop resolution on the external display. I have a 24" monitor that can display 1080p. I need to get the external display to AT LEAST 1600x1200.
I understand the you can extend to the external display, but I am unable to set the external display as the primary monitor (move the start button, taskbar, etc) to the external.

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Okay, I have THREE of these port replicators in my office, and ALL THREE have the exact same problem on various laptops(X1, T420, Edge 13) with various kayboard/mice. I've been through all stages of the port replicator drivers on the various systems, and the issue is always there. All laptop drivers are updated.
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Hi skrasher, welcome to the forum,
could you please try the following to see if it changes the behaviour of the USB ports. In Device Manager, with the port rep attached, disable the ability on each of the USB Root Hubs for Windows to disable the device in order to save power, restart the system and see if the problem still occurs.
Let us know how you get on.
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I've just received a port replicator for my T410, and I find that I can't lock the Thinkpad to the unit. I presume THIS is the difference between a replicator and a dock.... Is that true?
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Port Replicator III+ very high cpu when moving usb mouse only in W2k

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XP is 100% fine, but with win 2000 if I use my *USB mouse* on the *port replicator* ports and waggle the mouse around - the *CPU* jumps from 0 to *70+%* usage (the system process which I think indicatates as IRQ problem). If I plug the mouse into the laptop ports (when the laptop is docked) - it's fine, at most 5% cpu usage. It's a basic microsoft mouse. I definately think it's a usb problem of some kind, because the cpu even jumps a bit if I type quickly on my usb keyboard (only a couple of %). It happens with all the replicator's usb ports.
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Huh it will not be easy to find good explanation for this.
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Port replicator on T43

Hello,
I received today the Port replicator but could not get the PC to recognize this and create a "docked" hardware profile.
Going trough diferent searches I could not find if the port replicator should allow "docking" or not
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Huh it will not be easy to find good explanation for this.
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I cannot imagine you use it so often with W2K and if yes it cannot be so problematic to connect mouse directly on notebooks USB port.
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No, I could not get help from any place. I did some research on my own and realized that the Lenovo port replicator (with Lenovo name on it) is actually theTargus ACP50 which is sold as a universal port replicator. The difference is that the Lenovo unit has a driver specific to Lenovo. I even went to Targus website and download their latest “generic” driver. The driver worked with the Lenovo computer fine, but still does not resolve the issues that you and I see. So I concluded that it is the port replicator crappy design.

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We have a x301 model 2777-cto with a port replicator model 45k1610.
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No i have a new problem. When the port replicator is plugged in, there is no sound on the machine? Once the port replicator is unplugged, the sound works fine?
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When you connect to the port rep, the audio should be routed to the audio port on the port rep by default, not your system. There should be a setting via the task bar icon for the port rep driver that sends the audio back to your sysetm jack.

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The X300 looks really good, but when not traveling I'd be using it with a 24" 1920x1200 monitor.
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ed, it's an obvious question with a not-so-obvious answer. the specs actually come from intel's published info on the X3100 integrated graphics. for whatever reason lenovo doesn't list their systems' output capabilities in easily-accessible documentation. not even the X300 topseller announcement letter mentions display output. i've never understood this as it would clear up many customers' questions and uncertainties.
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with the X1 to help with docking it everyday at the office I have a USB Port replicator with digital video. I am not using the digital video but the USB ports, head phone and mics plus ethernet.
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Hi, I have this same exact problem.
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I'm having trouble understanding your phrasing.
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The internal graphic card INTEL QM57 (built-in in Portege R700) overwiew provides this info:
http://www.intel.com/Products/Notebook/Chipsets/QM57/qm57-overview.htm
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ok, thanks for you answer. maybe "port replicator" was the wrong term.
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