The machine has an i7 with 4 cores, 16gb of ram, and the nvidia dgpu. All models of surface studio, surface book, surface go, surface pro. Office apps appear the wrong size or blurry on external. Sep 04, 2018 i have watched the videos of the plugable technologies products for 4 monitors for a laptop computer. Microsofts new surface book is an incredible laptop and you can expand its capabilities by attaching one or more external displays.
From your desktop, rightclick your mouse and go to display settings. Plugged up the 3rd monitor 4th counting surface book. My sb performance base runs two externals, plus the laptop monitor if i set it that way. Microsoft periodically releases new versions of surface dock firmware update. A subreddit for the microsoft surface family of products. Under multiple displays, choose one of the following options. If you are trying to daisy chain multiple monitors, heres what youll need. Get minidisplayport to work with dvi on surface docking. Microsoft finally fixes multimonitor stutter problem in. During that month, the dock was flatly unable to power up the two monitors concurrently. How to connect your surface to a tv, monitor, or projector microsoft. If youre not sure which dock you have, go to identify your surface dock and features. Check the video input settings on the external screen. Mar 26, 2020 use the surface dock to connect your surface to fullsize monitors, an ethernet connection, external speakers, and more.
Several folks asked about building multimonitor workstations around the microsoft surface book 2. Feb 28, 2020 troubleshoot connecting surface to a second screen. Oct 27, 2015 microsofts new surface book is an incredible laptop and you can expand its capabilities by attaching one or more external displays. Locate the mini displayport on the righthand side of your surface book its tiny. This is my dual monitor display using my surface book and surface dock. It seems that you need a ud3900 docking station for the first 2 additional monitors and then a plugable uga3000 multi display adapter for each additional monitormy question is this correct. I go handson and give my first impressions of microsofts new surface dock, setting up and testing it out with my double 27 monitor setup and i7 surface book. Debzy, i have a surface book wperformance base and two monitors that connect to the surface dock via hdmi to minidisplay adapters. Nov 02, 2015 for the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Earlier in 2017, microsoft released fixes related to address powerpoint and skype for business being the wrong size.
In this tutorial, we will guide you how to add and set a right custom resolution to resolve the display scaling issues on your surface when you working with old applications, multiple displays, and gaming. Microsofts surface book 2 is undeniably one of the most powerful modular laptops on the market, and its display available in. This article explains how to use microsoft surface dock firmware update to update surface dock firmware. Apr 28, 2018 i have surface book 2 i have microsoft surface dock i have 2x 4k displays displayport in order to connect 2x 4k monitors 60htz i need to buy the plugable usb 3. Microsofts new surface book is an incredible laptop and you can. I had dual displays going out from my surface dock. Multiple monitors suddenly do not work surface book with surface dock a couple of weeks ago my dual monitors stopped working. Or, if you leave the surface screen as the default main display, the font on the two external low screen resolution monitors would be way too big. How to set custom screen resolutions on microsoft surface. See the help article powerpoint and skype for business appear the wrong size on external monitors for information about those fixes however, you may still experience blurry text in office applications when you have more than one monitor and the. When installed on your surface device, it will update any surface dock attached to your surface device. Plug the monitors up to the display ports on the surface dock using no adapters, just the proper cord adapters to older 24 monitors broke down the process.
Main display greyed out lower resolution in windows 10. It instantly turns your surface pro 3 into a fullblown desktop pc, giving you easy access to your external monitors, keyboard, mouse, printer, speakers, and more. With the internal display disabled via this approach, i can close my surface book, which turns off its builtin display sometimes, at least, and the two 4k external monitors will turn on. The multimonitors feature is perfect for 3d rendering apps in windows 10, but the microsofts latest windows update breaks it and causes the delayed or clipped screens and other issue. Jun 30, 2017 how many external monitors can i connect. But the resolution depends of the surface pro 3 sku you are. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft. Dec 04, 2015 with the internal display disabled via this approach, i can close my surface book, which turns off its builtin display sometimes, at least, and the two 4k external monitors will turn on. Jan 05, 2020 best external monitors for surface book 2 windows central 2020. How to connect a surface book to an external display. It comes with multiple port outlets, including two hd video ports, a gigabit ethernet port, four usb 3. In addition to allowing you to transform your surface into a desktop pc by plugging in the docks surfaceconnect cable, the dock has two mini displayport ports, a gigabit ethernet port, four usb 3.
If i plug the monitor directly into my surface book, it works, but neither monitor displays if i go through the surface dock. Nov 23, 2015 i go handson and give my first impressions of microsoft s new surface dock, setting up and testing it out with my double 27 monitor setup and i7 surface book. Multiple monitors suddenly do not work surface book with surface dock hi, a couple of weeks ago my dual monitors stopped working. Surface docking station for a new surface pro but just cant get the minidp port to work properly with the external monitors through a dvi cable. Make sure to read this guide so you know what to expect and to save yourself some time. Similar to previous surface pro devices, you can use surface pro 3 to drive multiple monitors simultaneously. The new release, microsoft surface book is microsofts first laptop that features a convertible or 2in1 device. In this episode we feature the microsoft surface book 2. And youre not just limited to mini displayport, of course.
If i plug the monitor directly into my surface book, it works, but. This is the base model i5 dual core, 8gb of ram, no discreet gpu just the intel whatever. The connector can also be used to attach a surface dock for multiple monitors, ethernet, and additional usb connections. This is getting ridiculous now, we have 4 surface pro 4 devices and 1 surface book with official microsoft docks. Setting up microsoft surface pro with dual monitors next. How to connect your surface to a tv, monitor, or projector. Yep, the more powerful your device, the more external monitors it can support not a big surprise. Dpi scaling and multiple monitors in windows 10 ars. May 24, 2014 if you are going to buy surface pro 3 as portable workstation replacement, then you might care about the multiple monitor support in surface pro 3. With the right mini display adapters it works great. Setting up microsoft surface pro with dual monitors next of. We have investigated a few approaches and there are unique tradeoffs that are not easy to discern from manufacturer marketing materials. Get minidisplayport to work with dvi on surface docking station get minidisplayport to work with dvi on surface docking station. Surface dock not working correctly with external monitors.
Surface pro 3 docking station microsoft devices blog. Use the surface dock to connect your surface to fullsize monitors, an ethernet connection, external speakers, and more. The surface dock is really the only quality option for docking your surface. Dec 07, 2017 this is getting ridiculous now, we have 4 surface pro 4 devices and 1 surface book with official microsoft docks. Solution, dual monitor issue using surface book and dock. If you have deployed the msi to surface devices and a new version of the firmware is released, you will need to deploy the new version. Wi try and find the amazon product for the uga3000. Surface pro 3 multiple monitor support detailed mspoweruser. Best external monitors for surface book 2 windows central 2020. I have had the surface book 1 since launch and have been mostly pleased with it, outside of one warranty exchange. We have been lucky to find the best surface book accessories that you will need for improving your productivity and comfortability. The most ideal solution would be to use the surface dock depending on the monitors youre trying to use.
Multimonitor docking with surface pro 3, pro 4, pro 2017, surface laptop, surface bookbook2. It works fine with the vga port but when connected to the. It was a game of patience and hope that microsoft would eventually fix the surface book andor the surface dockdoing whatever was necessary to deliver on their promise of dual 4k support. Microsoft concedes surface book incapable of dual 60hz 4k. I have watched the videos of the plugable technologies products for 4 monitors for a laptop computer. It would be a lot easier if surface pro 3 docking station comes with 2 video outputs out of the box but that doesnt mean you should look elsewhere for other options like those usb 3. Troubleshoot connecting surface to a second screen. Jul 21, 2014 surface is all about productivity, and next to the surface pro 3 device itself, nothing shouts productivity as loudly as clicking into the new docking station. Also, notice that if you take down the resolution, you can support more displays. Its a laptop with highspeed processing and graphics power you can control with a full keyboard, a large trackpad, or an interactive touch screen.
Microsoft surface connect your surface to external displays. In this demostration, see how to connect surface book to an external display using the new surface dock. How to add a second monitor to your pc or laptop duration. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. To use whiteboard collaboration complete the following actions. Best external monitors for surface book 2 windows central 2020 microsofts surface book 2 is undeniably one of the most powerful modular laptops on the market, and its display available in two. Plug in an av cable with a mini displayport end into your surface book more on cable options below. Duplicate or extend your display onto your external screen. Nov, 2015 looking to run two 4k monitors from your surface. Sep 04, 2017 hey so i have 2 monitors 1 dell vga and a white plug in 2 asus with a vga, 2 usb, what looks like a mini vga port and a white plug in i have my surface connected to the dell monitor with. Suppose you have a premium laptop like the surface pro or surface book and youd like to use it as desktop replacement with two external monitors. A couple of weeks ago my dual monitors stopped working. This tool supersedes the earlier microsoft surface dock updater tool, previously available for download as part of surface tools for it. Depends on the resolution you want to run, as to whether you will need to use the surface connect dock, or a usbc dock, but in either case, yes, it can run two monitors.
Sep 18, 2018 this is my dual monitor display using my surface book and surface dock. I always connected my surface pro 4 to a dell monitor of the same resolution via hdmi and used the configured display settings. The easiest way to connect a surface pro 3, surface pro 4, or surface book to two monitors is with a microsoft surface dock. The microsoft whiteboard app includes the capability for surface hubs and other devices with the microsoft whiteboard app installed to collaborate in real time on the same board. The design, the quality, the reliability, and the way to set everything up, it just feels right when putting everything together. Testing conducted by microsoft in september 2019 using preproduction software and preproduction. Microsoft surface docking station pf300005 notebook. On the right side pane, click on the identify option to check the devices.
Solved 3 external monitors for surface book general. How to fix main display greyed out and lower resolution in windows 10 multiple monitors first you need to turn both monitors on. If you are going to buy surface pro 3 as portable workstation replacement, then you might care about the multiple monitor support in surface pro 3. Look at the video ports on your tv, monitor, or projector. Multiple monitors suddenly do not work surface book with. Multimonitor docking with surface pro 3, pro 4, pro 2017.
Several customers asked about building multimonitor workstations around various surface models including the flagship surface book 2 with the nvidia gtx 10501060 gpu. The microsoft docking station for surface pro is a quick way to connect your surface pro tablet to the display, ethernet, and printer you have in your office. Best external monitors for surface book 2 in 2020 windows. How to connect your laptop to multiple monitors the best possible. Get razorsharp accuracy and a superfast refresh rate with this display featuring amd freesync technology for silkysmooth gaming. The allinone versatility has attracted many people to the microsoft surface book since its introduction in late 2015. Surface book, surface go, surface pro, surface laptop, and surface 3 can wirelessly connect to compatible displays by using miracast. Every time i log off and on or boot up, i get all kinds of crazy errors on the screen and it takes up to 510 minutes for it to set.
Get to work on your microsoft surface pro 3, surface pro 4, surface pro 5, surface pro 6 or surface book with this microsoft pd900003 surface dock, which features usb 3. Hey so i have 2 monitors 1 dell vga and a white plug in 2 asus with a vga, 2 usb, what looks like a mini vga port and a white plug in i have. Microsofts surface book 2 is undeniably one of the most powerful modular laptops on the market, and its display. If you have problems connecting your surface to a tv, monitor, or projector, try these solutions to pinpoint or fix the issue. Surfacebook with surface dock and two external displays. Can i run 2 external monitors from a microsoft surface pro. Dec 20, 2014 multimonitor docking with surface pro 3, pro 4, pro 2017, surface laptop, surface book book2. This usb docking station is compatible with the surface pro 3 and surface pro 4 tablets and surface book. Surface pro 7 surface pro x surface studio 2 suface laptop 3 surface go. Using only surface book, you can easily add an external display via the units builtin mini displayport port. However, the 4k monitors switch to 30 hz, which is quite egregious considering they are not televisionsthey are monitors. We also recommend you use microsofts usbc adapters on the devices. You can also open settings app, go to system display.
Or, if you leave the surface screen as the default main display. Nov 04, 2015 debzy, i have a surface book wperformance base and two monitors that connect to the surface dock via hdmi to minidisplay adapters. Surface book 12, surface go, surface pro 67, and surface. Because the surface screen has much higher screen resolution than 2 external monitors, its important to set one of the external monitors as the main display so that windows can identify that there are external monitors connected and then set up the right text dpi accordingly. How can i connect my surface book 2 to two external monitors. Connect surface pro 4 to 2 monitors techspot forums. Each device is being used with a dock, with 2 mini displayport adapters from the dock dvi into the 2 monitors.