Twist s230u 3347; unable to project to 2nd monitor via DisplayPort

After a series of visits to the Repair Depot for LCD light going dead, machine has been working as expected until this week. I connected the device to a big screen monitor (plasma TV), mini-DisplayPort->HDMI connector and nothing. Attempting to troubleshoot the issue, connected the same route to my 55" LCD TV at home, same result - nothing. I downloaded latest Intel driver (Intel HD Graphics 4000 ver 10.18.10.3496), hoping that would solve the issue but same result, upon connection & attempting to force projection/extension/duplication (of screen), nothing.
For G&G's, I took back to the store where I purchased it, just to see if their adapter & display would have different results, NOT.
Anyone experienced this issue and know of a result? or just have some thoughts to try?
p.s.
I use the device regularly connected to two external monitors via a Thinkpad USB 3.0 Dock and everything works perfectly. I have not tried, nor am I interested in doing so - I expect the DisplayPort to work (I successfully conducted a meeting in this manner) as it did prior to the four trips to the Repair Depot (January).

Hello,
Unfortunately, I'm not sure of how to troubleshoot this further, since I cannot repro the problem myself.
In that case, the only suggestion I really can think of is to contact support again directly and let them know what is happening. They may have some additional troubleshooting steps or recommendations for you to take with the ThinkPad S230u.
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
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