Port replicator screen resolution

I am using HP250 laptop with 2005pr usb port replicator. Using laptop stnad alone the screen is set to maximum resolution but when I attached the 2005pr the monitor res is dropped to 1280x720 max. It worked fine originally, this has only recently started to happen. I need to get the moitor res range back to matching the normal laptop screen res.

Hi
The max display resolution depends on the notebook (graphic card) and the external display which is connected to the Hi-Speed Port Replicator.
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
+This chipset supports the DisplayPort* interface with up to 2560 x 1600 resolution.+
So you have to check the external monitor properties.

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Port replicator resolution

I am using HP250 laptop with 2005pr usb port replicator. Using laptop stnad alone the screen is set to maximum resolution but when I attached the 2005pr the monitor res is dropped to 1280x720 max. It worked fine originally, this has only recently started to happen. I need to get the moitor res range back to matching the normal laptop screen res.

Hello @stbiggles
To get your issue more exposure I would suggest posting it in the commercial forums since the HP 250 G1 Notebook PC is a commercial product. You can do this here Notebook - HP ProBook, EliteBook, Compaq, Slate/Tablet PC, Armada, LTE
The support page for your product may be helpful in the meantime: HP 250 G1 Notebook PC.
I hope this helps!
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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.

Port Replicator loses connection to 2 external monitors and moves all the windows to the main screen

I recently purchased a Lenovo USB 2.0 Port Replicator with Digital Video (0A33942) to use with my Lenovo ThinkPad E530 laptop and two external monitors. One of the monitors is plugged into the port replicator with a VGA cord and the other one is plugged in directly into the laptop also with VGA.
The issue I'm having is randomly during the day, both screens will go blank, when they come back up everything that was open on the second screen gets moved to the main one. This happens about 15 times a day and although not a life threatening issue, it's still more of an annoyance moving everything back to the second screen as it was originally set up.
I have gone to Power Options and I have switched the sleep mode to 'Never'. Anyone have any suggestions? This is really driving me nuts. I tried calling Lenovo support and they told me this wasn't in "their scope" of support issues.
Thanks

this is a driver incompatibility issue, it happens with some displaylink devices. I had this problem with the Lenobo USB 2.0 port replicator before.
Since the E530 has USB 3.0, i suggest you get a Lenovo's USB 3.0 dock, which will support 2 external LCD (but only one of the dvi on the dock can be converted to vga).
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

Blue screen - X300 + Port Replicator

Hello,
I have a Lenovo X300 and a Lenovo Enhanced Port Replicator (K33415) that is giving me a headache. The port replicator works just fine until I either change the display options (mirror, extend, or off), unplug the port replicator, restart or shut down windows. Windows blue screens with an error message of 0x08E Win32k.sys.
I've downloaded all the new drivers from Lenovo for the X300 and the Port Reflector and I still get the blue screen.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I had same issue. My replicator still doesn't support my wide screen. How did you make the external screen work?
I also notice that after sp3 installed the external screen is kind of fuzz.
Thanks,

Connection of two screens on PA3508E-1PRP port replicator

Hello,
Does somebody know if we can connect two screens on this port replicator ? and use with the "extend my desktop" option in Windows ?
Thanks you
Regards

It seems you speak about the Toshiba Express Port-Replikator for Portg M400.
In my opinion the Express Port-Replikator supports RGB & DVI simultaneous usage only if notebook system unit itself also supports RGB & DVI simultaneous usage.

Slim Port Replicator 2 - Widescreen Resolution

Hi,
I consider buying a Slim Port Replicator 2 for my Portege R500.
I've two questions about the replicator:
The specified max. resolution is 1600x1200. I want to connect a widescreen display with a resolution of 1680 x 1050. Will this work?
I'm using linux and I'm concerned if there's some sort of windows only driver needed to operate the replicator?

Hi
Im not port replicator expert but in my knowledge the Slim Port Replicator 2 supports 1 x RGB (Monitor) and 1 x DVI (Video) port which supports an max resolution of 1600x1200.
As mentioned the DVI port supports max 1600x1200px and other higher resolution is not possible.
But maybe you will be able to choose your favorite resolution of 1680 x 1050 using the RGB (Monitor) port
Best regards

USB PORT REPLICATOR WITH DIGITAL VIDEO JUMPING BETWEEN LAPTOP SCREEN AND LCD

Hi,
I have an E330 connected to the above port replicator and I am having an issue where I could be working away on a document and all of a sudden the screen on my LCD freezes and goes blank, then my laptop screen boots up for about 3 seconds then it switches back to the LCD.
I have noticed that it only seems to happen when I am either using the scroll wheel on the mouse or clicking on the mouse button.
Any suggested fixes would be welcome
Graeme

This sounds like the USB dock is dropping off the USB bus and then reconnecting. This could be a problem with the USB 3.0 hub in the dock.
Lenovo have made a firmware update available for the USB 3.0 hub in this dock, that could solve the issue:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_GB/guides-and-manuals/detail.page?DocID=UM014961
It is also work making sure your USB 3.0 host controller drivers are up to date if you are using Windows 7. Links to the latest USB 3.0 HC drivers can be found here:
http://kb.displaylink.com/315
I *think* it is an Intel USB 3.0 chipset on this laptop.
Wim

Enhanced USB port replicator 43R8811 and dual monitor

I have problem with USB port replicator. I cannot put a right resolution to monitor (wide screen monitor). Replicator's settings say that I can use up to 1280x1024 resolution but monitor support i.e. 1400x1050 resolution which port replicator should support by user manual.
If I put monitor direct to my X300 laptop I can use monitor's right resolution (1680x1050).
Is it drivers problem or what that I cannot put a right settings?
-Paul-

I'm having trouble understanding your phrasing.
The Enhanced USB Port Replicator I recently purchased supports 1440x900 and can be configured to do so. I did have to install the drivers by downloading from the web (they were provided on a CD -- convenient since my laptop came with no CD/DVD drive :-). Once the drivers were installed, it happily suports 1440x900. Did you already install the software? Older versions of the port replicator don't support above 1280x1024, but that should not be the case with the Enhanced one.
So you should be able to set any resolution up to 1440x900.
Of course "1400x1050" would be a higher resolution than 1440x900, and thus not supported right?

Advanced Port Replicator III Plus Driver/Frimware

Hi,
I am having a number of problems with my Poretege M300 on Advanced Port Replicator III Plus. Some Fn keys aren't working and I'm not able to get the correct screen display on my external monitor.
Question: are there drivers for the Port replicator? I don't have a CD or any other installation media.
Thanks, Richard

Pedro,
Thanks for this.
I have reinstalled the Common Modules and now when I undock the Fn F5 key works K to toggle between screens. I guess this is disabled when docked?
But I still can't use the Toshiba Assist and Presentation buttons, although I have also reinstalled the drivers for these as well.
The M300 supports the external screen resolution OK, but I have to re-arrange my desktop every time I dock and use the higehr resolution external screen.
Richard

Random BSOD after installing port replicator drivers.

Hi, my boss just got a new laptop (TP T400s running Windows 7) and after configuring it, it was working fine. But then I installed the drivers for the USB port replicator with digital video and after rebooting, right after the login screen, it BSOD, complaining about igdkmd64.sys. Rebooted again, it didn't crashed upon login this time, just a little while later when clicking on the start menu. After more test, the replicator seemed to work, but not the digital video port. The DVI connector didn't worked correctly, just the mouse pointer was being displayed. Trying to set resolution didn't do anything and switching output source via Win-P provoked a strange flickering for a minute or so and then the machine automatically rebooted. Tried the driver found on the CD (1.0) and also those available through Lenovo website (1.5.6.8), always the same thing. Now I've uninstalled the drivers and the random BSOD keep reappearing.
Is this issue common? Is the port replicator faulty or is it the ThinkPad? Is the windows installation screwed, can it be repaired? What is Lenovo return policy?
I've also seen lots of complaints on this forum about random shutdown, this would be as unacceptable for us than the current BSOD we're experiencing. Is that situation widespread?
P.S.: We're trying to get work done, not beta test Lenovo products!
Thanks
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nbuduroi wrote:
Hi, my boss just got a new laptop (TP T400s running Windows 7) and after configuring it, it was working fine. But then I installed the drivers for the USB port replicator with digital video and after rebooting, right after the login screen, it BSOD, complaining about igdkmd64.sys. Rebooted again, it didn't crashed upon login this time, just a little while later when clicking on the start menu. After more test, the replicator seemed to work, but not the digital video port. The DVI connector didn't worked correctly, just the mouse pointer was being displayed. Trying to set resolution didn't do anything and switching output source via Win-P provoked a strange flickering for a minute or so and then the machine automatically rebooted. Tried the driver found on the CD (1.0) and also those available through Lenovo website (1.5.6.8), always the same thing. Now I've uninstalled the drivers and the random BSOD keep reappearing.
Is this issue common? Is the port replicator faulty or is it the ThinkPad? Is the windows installation screwed, can it be repaired? What is Lenovo return policy?
I've also seen lots of complaints on this forum about random shutdown, this would be as unacceptable for us than the current BSOD we're experiencing. Is that situation widespread?
P.S.: We're trying to get work done, not beta test Lenovo products!
Thanks
The win7 driver for the usb port replicator with digital output is not out yet. So, you cannot get it work under win7. I recall seeing an official flyer of the product, in which there is a line stating that a win7 driver will be out in December.

X1 and USB Port Replicator with digital video - hangs system

Hi
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.
When I plug it in it detects it OK, I then installed the software. But after reboot it looks to stall when logging into windows, screen flickers back and forth and locks up the operating system. I unlplug it and reboot and window is working fine.
Note as I mentioned I am not using the digital output but instead using an external monitor via the display port on the back of the laptop.
Also its is very slow to boot (Lenovo bios splash screen is there for about a minute)
I have gone into the bios and turned off all other bootable devices just leaving the laptops hard drive.
As a work around I have removed the software and I am getting the basic functionality of the port replicator, but not the ethernet.
I have run the update manager but does not appear to show a need to update the drivers.
Model X1 (1293-CTO)
Windows 7

Hi, I have this same exact problem.
Video (anything from youtube to downloaded shows, movies) will freeze for 5-7 seconds at a time. The sound continues to play while the video is 'frozen', and the video resumes after that.
It will happen on its own, with no bumping, but it is more prone to happen if I do something like increase the volume within the media player.
Any suggestions are much appreciated!

Video issues with USB port replicator with Digital Video

I have a T400 running Windows XP SP3 32-bit, with the graphics mode set to use the ATI video card. I'm also using the latest approved Lenovo ATI driver for this machine.
I have two issues, one of which I consider major:
1) Sometimes when I plug in the replicator (got the latest drivers off of the Lenovo download site) everything works great, and other times the monitor never powers up. I plug the replicator into my laptop and the external keyboard and mouse work and the port replicator system tray icon appears, but the monitor is still in power-saving mode. If I try to activate the monitor by "extending" or "mirroring" it, it comes up with a pop-up that says:
"ThinkPad USB port rep. device: Error" - "Fail when adding device instance into driver!"
2) This is more of an annoyance, but I noticed when the monitor does work that black areas of the screen end up getting sparkly green lines through them. They aren't "actually there" in the sense that it's not corruption from the computer, they are simply artifacts of what seems to be some signalling problem.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

wim1234 wrote:
We (DispkayLink) have tested office 2013 and not found any BSODs so there must be something system specific.
Could you gather the system logs and post here so we can see what might be wrong? Details on how to do this are here:
http://kb.displaylink.com/269
Thanks
Wim
Your reply is 2 months later, I had to revert to Office 2010 and return the laptop to the end user.
But, I got another model of the same laptop right now which can be used to test it, I will let you know if it works out this time with the lates DisplayLink software for Windows.

Satellite Pro U400 - How do I get the native screen resolution for external monitor?

I have a samsung syncmaster external screen connected to a Satellite Pro U400.
The screen resolution only goes up to 1280 etc however the samsung minimum is 1440 x 920 (ish I forget).
How do I get the samsung to display the whole enlarged screen to save my eyes from the realativively small internal screen?

Hi
> The screen resolution only goes up to 1280 etc however the Samsung minimum is 1440 x 920 (ish I forget). How do I get the Samsung to display the whole enlarged screen to save my eyes from the realativively small internal
I??ve got a U400 which was equipped with the Intel graphic card and I??ve got an external LCD which I have connected to the U400 using the DVI-to-HDMI cable.
My U400 unit supports the HDMI and the LCD the DVI port.
I have received also the driver disk with my LCD and I have installed the software.
I have also update the Intel driver and used one from the Intel page.
Now I have the access to many different external resolutions and can choose it.

Cannot connect 2 external monitors via port replicator using Portege Z30-16U

Hi All
I need hell I just moved from a other laptop to the Portege Z30-16U, I have spent hours trying to connect my 2 external monitors to my Hi-Speed Port replicator III 120W but my laptop will only see one monitor.
I have been using 2 external monitors with my laptop for yrs as I do a lot or reading and I do not want to use only one and the laptop screen.
I have tried VGA cables and mix of a VGA and a HDMI but nothing is working.
Can anyone tell me how I can connect and view 2 external monitors with this laptop and port replicator, I cannot believe it is not possible it would make no sense that Toshiba would be so technilogically behind other laptop manufacturers.
Thanks
Liga

Hi
I am not familliar with the Portreplicator of Z30, but the general behaviour of the dual-displayconnector replicators is that 1 can be used.
Not 2 simultaneously.
I may be wrong and you should easily be able to check this - use only 1 at a time.
First one, then the other.
If both works when used alone, then my suspicion is right.
Hope this helps!
BR TOm

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