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I've connected 2 monitors to my MacBook Air M2 via a port. Both monitors work, however the image in the same on both. In the display settings, only 1 monitor is detected. How do I detect both monitors so that I can extend the across all screens. Thanks
MacBook Air, macOS 13.0
A DisplayLink adaptor is not a dock. It essentially creates a virtual displays which will allow for two external monitors. In fact on my M2 MacBook Air, I have run 3 external monitors, two from the DisplayLink adaptor, and the third from a USB C hub. The adaptor I have is a Plugable USBC-6950U, available on Amazon
nicstevens80 wrote:
So question... I have a Dell Thunderbolt dock and then I have a Hiearcool USB C Hub, USB C Adapter, 7 in 1 USB C Dongle USB-C to HDMI Multi-Port Adapter Compatible for Thunderbolt 3 4 MacBook Pro Air Dell Lenovo HP Laptops and Other Type C Devices. When I plug in the dock, I get one monitor. Then I plug in the Hiearcool USB Hub into the other port on the machine and no matter what I use (HDMI, USB, USB-C) it won't see the other monitor.
I can plug both monitors into the Dell dock but it won't recognize them as being different it just sees both as one dock
Thunderbolt docks that support two monitors rely on using hardware video support provided by the computer. I don't ever think I have seen a Thunderbolt dock that supported DisplayLink or similar workaround technologies.
The M2 MacBook Air only supports a single external display, and thus a Thunderbolt dock connected to the M2 MacBook Air will support at most a single external display. (There is no second hardware video signal available that the dock can repackage.)
I would guess that the USB-C hub you are talking about is this one
https://www.amazon.com/Hiearcool-MacBook-Multiport-Compatible-Nintendo/dp/B07WPTG7NX?th=1
and that it also wants to see a hardware video signal from your computer – which only has one to offer.
Appreciate that! I was in fact speaking about the 27" 5K Display.
I am going to get the M3 MacBook Air more than likely then. With the lid closed, do you happen to know what the resolution is on the first display VS what it drops to on the 2nd display? I'm most likely just going to use the 2nd monitor for Excel / Apple Music so resolution isn't too crucial although I splurged on the Studio Display so I'm hoping it still looks good.
TIA! PS, I'm a servant to many cats as well haha!!
Would you please advise which Plugable DisplayLink adaptor you purchased on Amazon.
The adaptor I have is a Plugable USBC-6950U, available on Amazon
Can you provide the link of the device you bought? I've purchased two and neither of them have worked.
Turns out the connection loosened overnight, I replugged the cable into the monitor and all was good.
So you were able to connect 2 screens using the adapter?
What am I doing wrong? I got the plugable adapter and did the DisplayLink download and I can't get the 2nd monitor to work.
You can check to see if your monitor really supports your computer, check the description. Then try to check if your laptop even supports 2 monitors.
I plug my MacBook Air into an external display and extend to my iPad. If you had an iPad that was big enough it might work for you.
I don't think M2 Airs support two monitors but you can screen mirror/extend to an iPad.
Are you running two screens or mirroring?
Could you post the device you purchased?
I looked and found than you.
What adapter did you get from Best Buy? You have the M2 and were able to use 2 external screens extended?
2 Monitors attached to MacBook Air M2
