Does HP Thunderbolt Dock 120W G2 works for M1 Mac Pro?

It works very well with this driver:

https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads. Display link drivers. I utilize 3 independent screens. The only thing that not works is closed Mac.

I had the same issue today (MBP 2016 worked well, MBAir M1 connected but with a black screen). After having talked to a very helpful support guy at Apple I tried to update the Dock using my HP Dragonfly. That did not work as the update assistent could not find the Thunderbolt version (the last option that is checked during the update process where all current and latest versions are listed).

Nothing helped using the Dragonfly. But I was lucky owning another HP laptop (EliteBook 830, I think). It probably does „only“ have a normal USB-C not a Thunderbolt port.

Well, using the EliteBook for update was pretty easy and was successful.

I used the update file from the HP homepage which was released end of 2020 (December 27th - LINK).

After the update I was able to connect my M1 MacBook Air, display was not black anymore and it works as it‘s supposed to.

Hello SanjeevPrakasam,

We understand you are unable to use your HP Thunderbolt Dock to connect additional displays to your MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon.

You can connect a single external display to your Mac with Apple Silicon using one of the Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports. Docks don't increase the number of displays you can connect as an extended desktop. Please see how to Use external monitors with your Mac for additional details.

For any additional questions specific to the HP Thunderbolt Dock 120W G2, please Contact HP.

Cheers!

Hello SanjeevPrakasam,

Based on my personal experience I cannot recommend using a HP Thunderbolt Dock G2 with MacBook Pro 13" M1. As i_rina already wrote you have to connect external display using one of the two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports. But the main issue is with instability. After a while, mostly when having several USB devices connected to the dock and heavily using them, the MacBook looses the connection to the dock. Only unplugging, waiting few seconds and plugging in again the dock will solve the problem.

Regards

No. I would suggest to check the following

1. Test a USB device on G2, so make sure it's connected
2. Make sure "Screen Recording" permission is granted to DisplayLink Manager under "Security & Privacy" (most likely this could be the cubit)
3. Restart the MBA
4. Try one monitor one port (HDMI or DP) at once

I’m using it with my MacBook Air M1 and it works fine. It’s true that you’re limited to only one external display but there’s no unstability for me. The only *** is that rarely when I connect the MacBook to the dock, the dock freezes and I have to switch off dock and connect again.

After updating to MacOS Monterey, the display conected to the docking stopped working… I have to connect directly to the other usb-c port… 😞

Correct, I've been using this method since Jan. Three 1080p monitors, all work well. Upgraded Monterey last week, no issue.

Has everything (including Thunderbolt drivers) been updated during the update process?

For me it doesn't work. I get power and can use the other USB ports. But the display's are all dark.

The G2 has the latest drivers.

Is there any way to check if my MacBook M1 discovers the Hub properly?

Hey AppleguyDE81.

I too have a MacBook Air M1 that I just picked up and an HP Thunderbolt Dock 120W G2. But I can't seem to get mine to connect to my two monitors.

Would you mind letting me know how you connected your HP Thunderbolt Dock 120W G2 to your MBA M1? If you wouldn't mind walking me through your step-by-step process, that would be appreciated.

Cheers!

Thanks for the response AppleguyDE81.

I had already performed a firmware update with the latest 1.0.71.1 Rev.A from this month (Dec 3, 2021) and I still can't get my Macbook Air M1 to send any signal to the monitors. My DisplayLink Manager shows this under the Display rotation:

"No DisplayLink-enabled display detected."

I'm running DisplayLink Manager 1.6.0 (Build 59.128)

Any other troubleshooting steps that you can recommend?

Thank you.

how you installed do you need install extra program or just cable?

Hi! You don’t need any software, at least in my case with my M1 MacBook Air, just plugged in and it works. 👍🏻

My DisplayLink version is 1.3.0(Build 56.111).