I added an Ivanksy Fusion Dock Pro 1 hub to connect more devices to my Macbook Pro M4. I have 2 samsung monitors connected through the hub. It has been working fine and suddenly on screen goes black. I have moved cords around and notice only 1 HDMI port out of 3 shows my screen. Is it a bad hub?
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.3
Thank you for the recommendations. With the IVNAKY hub it requires a driver and app to expand access to display additional monitors. I opened the Display Link Manager App (that is installed with the drivers) and it instantly came back on. Crisis diverted.
Thank you
Thank you for the recommendations. With the IVNAKY hub it requires a driver and app to expand access to display additional monitors. I opened the Display Link Manager App (that is installed with the drivers) and it instantly came back on. Crisis diverted.
Thank you
What processor is in your MacBook Pro {(plain). PRO, MAX, ULTRA}
Does your 14-in MacBook Pro support more than ONE external display directly?
Have you connected this dock to your Mac with a genuine ThunderBolt 3, 4,or 5 cable of length under 0.5 meters?
are you using certified HDMI cables rated PREMIUM or ULTRA?
DisplayLink technology creates a "fake" display buffer in RAM, sends the data out over a slower interface to a stunt box with DisplayLink custom chips that put that data back onto a "legacy" interface. It is not a true "accelerated" display, and it can suffer from lagging. Just adding the DisplayLink Driver is not adequate to get a picture -- you need a DisplayLink "stunt-box" or a Dock that includes DisplayLink chips.
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It may be acceptable for a second display showing slow-to-change data such as computer program listings, stock quotes, or spreadsheets, but NOT for full motion Video, not for Video editing, and absolutely not for gaming. Mouse-tracking on that display can lag, and can make you feel queasy.
In a pinch, it may even play Internet videos (as one user put it) “without too many dropped frames".
If you are only doing program listings spreadsheets, stock quotes, and other slow to change data, DisplayLink can work for you, but requires you to make some strong compromises.
Dual monitor randomly going black when connected through Ivansky Fusion Dock Pro 1 hub to Macbook Pro
