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Does my Intel 520 on my Surface Book support 3 monitors via a Startech MSTMDP123DP Hub?

JRadk
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Hello Intel Community,

Would appreciate it if you could answer the following question :

I have a Surface Book from Microsoft (not the Performance Base model, but the previous one) . Information from my system in the notes below . The question is : can I use 3 monitors (1-built in, 2 - external, 3- external ) , provided i am using a Startech MSTMDP123DP 3-Port multi monitor min displayport to Display Port MST Hub ?

At the moment I have all three connected, but my system doesnt pick-up the 3rd monitor.

1st Monitor is the Surface Book built-in display.

2nd Monitor is my external Display (connected via HDMI cable)

3rd Monitor is my 2nd external Display ( connected via HDMI cable to DVI adapter, because the Monitor only has DVI port , hence cannot use HDMI with it ) .

 

For more details i am including the output of my dxdiag.

 

 

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System Information

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   Time of this report: 2/19/2019, 10:29:54

       Machine name: 

        Machine Id: {}

     Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit (10.0, Build 17763) (17763.rs5_release.180914-1434)

         Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

   System Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation

       System Model: Surface Book

           BIOS: 91.2439.769 (type: UEFI)

        Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.8GHz

          Memory: 8192MB RAM

   Available OS Memory: 8118MB RAM

        Page File: 10397MB used, 3608MB available

       Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

     DirectX Version: DirectX 12

   DX Setup Parameters: Not found

     User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

    System DPI Setting: 192 DPI (200 percent)

     DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

         Miracast: Available, with HDCP

Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Supported

      DxDiag Version: 10.00.17763.0001 64bit Unicode

 

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Display Devices

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      Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 520

    Manufacturer: Intel Corporation

      Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family

      DAC type: Internal

     Device Type: Full Device (POST)

     Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1916&SUBSYS_00141414&REV_07

    Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER] 

 Device Problem Code: No Problem

 Driver Problem Code: Unknown

   Display Memory: 4186 MB

  Dedicated Memory: 128 MB

    Shared Memory: 4058 MB

    Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (60Hz)

     HDR Support: Not Supported

  Display Topology: Extend

 Display Color Space: DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709

   Color Primaries: Red(0.639648,0.330078), Green(0.299805,0.599609), Blue(0.150391,0.059570), White Point(0.312500,0.329102)

  Display Luminance: Min Luminance = 0.500000, Max Luminance = 270.000000, MaxFullFrameLuminance = 270.000000

    Monitor Name: Surface Display

    Monitor Model: VVX14P048M00

     Monitor Id: MEI96A2

     Native Mode: 3000 x 2000(p) (59.985Hz)

     Output Type: Internal

Monitor Capabilities: HDR Not Supported

Display Pixel Format: DISPLAYCONFIG_PIXELFORMAT_32BPP

   Advanced Color: Not Supported

     Driver Name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\64gh6293.inf_amd64_22fd8f9659edd17f\igdumdim64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\64gh6293.inf_amd64_22fd8f9659edd17f\igd10iumd64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\64gh6293.inf_amd64_22fd8f9659edd17f\igd10iumd64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\64gh6293.inf_amd64_22fd8f9659edd17f\igd12umd64.dll

 Driver File Version: 24.20.0100.6293 (English)

   Driver Version: 24.20.100.6293

     DDI Version: 12

   Feature Levels: 12_1,12_0,11_1,11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1

    Driver Model: WDDM 2.1

 Graphics Preemption: Triangle

 Compute Preemption: Thread

      Miracast: Supported

 Hybrid Graphics GPU: Integrated

   Power P-states: Not Supported

   Virtualization: Not Supported

     Block List: No Blocks

 Catalog Attributes: Universal:False Declarative:False 

  Driver Attributes: Final Retail

  Driver Date/Size: 9/26/2018 1:00:00 AM, 2018392 bytes

     WHQL Logo'd: Yes

   WHQL Date Stamp: Unknown

  Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-5A56-11CF-316F-7020BCC2D535}

      Vendor ID: 0x8086

      Device ID: 0x1916

      SubSys ID: 0x00141414

     Revision ID: 0x0007

 Driver Strong Name: oem81.inf:5f63e534f36b7c6d:iSKLD_w10_DS:24.20.100.6293:pci\ven_8086&dev_1916&subsys_00141414

   Rank Of Driver: 00D10001

     Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV9_C ModeVC1_C 

     DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT DXVA2_ModeVC1_D2010 DXVA2_ModeWMV9_IDCT DXVA2_ModeVC1_IDCT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_Progressive_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Multiview_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main10  

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Wanner_G_Intel
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Hello JRadk, By using Multi-Stream Transport (MST) capabilities, you should be able to distribute one DisplayPort* signal across multiple monitors (DisplayPort* or HDMI* monitors). However, video resolutions will be limited. Since Intel® HD Graphics supports DisplayPort* 1.2, you can configure three displays (built-in monitor + 2 external monitors). If you have any further questions, please let us know. Wanner G. Intel Customer Support Technician Under Contract to Intel Corporation
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JRadk
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Thank you for the confirmation. This takes care of one little piggy. If the card indeed supports this, then i will proceed with additional troubleshooting via:

1) resolution

2) dongles ( as suggested by n.scott.pearson below ) and BIOS

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n_scott_pearson
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Let me make sure I understand correctly: You are connecting this MST Hub to the laptop. You then have a DP-to-HDMI adapter between the MST Hub and the first monitor and a DP-to-HDMI adapter plus a HDMI-to-DVI adapter between the MST Hub and the second monitor.

 

In theory, this should have worked. I do, however, see a couple of possibilities for why it is failing:

 

  • The presence of the paired dongles on the second monitor is causing the monitor to not be detected. Check for this using another HDMI monitor (surely you have a TV that could be temporarily repurposed for this test).

 

  • The BIOS is not simply prepared to handle the MST Hub being there and is thus nor checking for a second monitor. If this is the case, you are simply out of luck.

 

Hope this helps,

...S

 

 

 

JRadk
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Thanks for the advice. I will try to add the TV temporarily to see if it will be detected and update the thread.

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JRadk
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Again, thanks for the advice, but unfortunately i am not progressing.

Here is what i did :

Instead of the 2nd external monitor ( which was connected via HDMI and then DVI adapter to the monitor's DVI port ) I connected my TV. My TV has HDMI , so I no longer needed the DVI adapter.

In essence the setup became:

1)Laptop built-in display

2)MST Hub connected to laptop mini displayport

3) 1st external monitor ,connected via MST Hub HDMI to Monitor's HDMI

4) 2nd external monitor - TV, connected via MST Hub HDMI to TV's HDMI

 

Pressing the MST Hub's rescan button doesnt detect the TV in 4) and Windows doesnt see additional screens.

The laptop's display and the 1st external monitor work just fine.

 

I then tried plugging in the cables in the MST hub in a different order , but that also doesnt work. The TV ( under 4) is still not detected.

I then set things up the following way and my surface book still didnt recognize the TV:

 

1)Laptop built-in display

2)MST Hub connected to laptop mini displayport

3) 2nd external monitor - TV, connected via MST Hub HDMI to TV's HDMI

 

So the question remains : Does the surface book graphics card i have (listed above) support the laptop built in display and 2 additional external monitors ?

Thanks Intel

 

P.S. I also tried disabling my Nvidia Card dGPU from the BIOS to see if this will bring any changes. No.

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Wanner_G_Intel
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Hello JRadk, Were you able to test the steps provided on this thread? Wanner G. Intel Customer Support Technician Under Contract to Intel Corporation
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Wanner_G_Intel
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Hello JRadk, Thank you for your response. Your processor graphics supports three displays (built-in monitor + 2 external monitors). However, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) usually modify how many displays you can connect at the same time. This also depends on the video connections your system supports. In this scenario, we recommend following these recommendations: 1. Use another adapter. 2. Change the supported resolutions and refresh rates for your device. 3. Make sure the monitors are using the latest firmware or driver versions. 4. If available, check the list of supported monitor configuration and monitors supported by your system. 5. If your product uses a Surface Dock, your OEM may also have a list of validated peripherals. 6. Make sure you are running the latest updates for Windows* and OEM drivers. Wanner G. Intel Customer Support Technician Under Contract to Intel Corporation
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n_scott_pearson
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And if you have problems, call Microsoft. The Surface Book is *their* design with *their* BIOS. There are all sorts of things that they could do that would block the monitor configuration.

...S

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