Dual monitors
I have a 2020 Macbook Air with the M1 Chip, Running Ventura 13.0
To upgrade my home office set up, I purchased a new USB-C powered docking station from the same manufacturer as my work (windows) laptop and I planned to connect 2 (identical) monitors to have a 3 screen set up while working. I decided I would also try to set up my personal laptop the same way to streamline my personal life as well.
When I connect my macbook air to the docking station both monitors connect but are mirroring each other while I have a "second" display active on the build in Retna display on the computer itself. When I go into settings to manually detect my monitors I find I am not able to search for a second monitor. Next, I tried closing my laptop's monitor thinking that would switch from the built-in display to the second of my two monitors. No. Still, both monitors are mirroring each other and I can't connect the second display. Frustrating.
Now, knowing that the machine can output 2 displays at once, I disconnected the two monitors from the docking station. Connected them both via HDMI to USB-C dongle, directly into the 2 UCB-C ports on the side of the machine. Taking up both ports on the laptop and now I have to run the whole setup on battery power alone. STILL both monitors are mirroring each other with the laptop open or closed.
I read through the developer form, I could find a single post, with 9 pages of comments from a single posta asking for help, where all the others were detailing different variations of the same problem (same exact problem I am having) going back to the creation of the thread, and as recently as 4 days ago. The even more frustrating part is that the only apple verify account to post on the thread was 3 days ago and the original creation of the thread was 1 year ago. The apple account directed users to this community form to find a solution. I wasn't able to find anything yet. But I hope that others have had the same issue and found a solution!! So many others would greatly appreciate the help.
and @apple if this is a system limitation, please just tell us! So many of us would be able to stop the frustration of only being able to use a 2 of my 3 monitors in our set ups and having no idea why, with no-one seeming to have the slightest idea where to start.
