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Q: Are apple computers compatible with lenovo usb 3.0 dock?

Are apple computers compatible with lenovo usb 3.0 dock?

Posted on Sep 9, 2012 10:07 AM

by Csound1,Solvedanswer
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Possibly, but you will lose nothing by trying.

Posted on Sep 9, 2012 4:02 PM

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Q: Are apple computers compatible with lenovo usb 3.0 dock?

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  • by Csound1,Helpful

    Csound1 Csound1 Sep 9, 2012 10:58 AM in response to Fred5463
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    Sep 9, 2012 10:58 AM in response to Fred5463

    All Apple computers with USB3 ports will be compatible with it, machines that only have USB2 ports are also compatible but will limit the hub to USB2 speeds.

  • by Fred5463,

    Fred5463 Fred5463 Sep 9, 2012 3:43 PM in response to Csound1
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    Sep 9, 2012 3:43 PM in response to Csound1

    Thank you for that. I guess to take it one step further then would be to ask about the peripherals attached to the dock itself. DVI monitors are fairly cut and dry, what about an older dell all in one printer, scanner, fax setup. I would imagine hat even though I would be attaching the Lenovo unit all of the drivers would likely be incompatible with apple's OS correct?

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    Csound1 Csound1 Sep 9, 2012 4:02 PM in response to Fred5463
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    Sep 9, 2012 4:02 PM in response to Fred5463

    Possibly, but you will lose nothing by trying.

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    Fred5463 Fred5463 Sep 9, 2012 4:54 PM in response to Csound1
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    Sep 9, 2012 4:54 PM in response to Csound1

    Thanks again. I am getting pretty close to making the decision of what to buy and your input helped.

  • by timkatje,

    timkatje timkatje Jul 29, 2014 8:49 AM in response to Fred5463
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    Jul 29, 2014 8:49 AM in response to Fred5463

    So, obviously this is a dead board since the OP asked the question in 2012.  However, the appropriate answer is yes, conditionally all the devices work.  For anyone who stumbles across this issue, you have to install a 3rd party driver to support the USB 3.0 to DVI interface.

     

    While Lenovo doesn't supply a driver for the display adapters, the chipset inside it (and as far as I can tell, all other USB 3.0 to DisplayPort devices) is provided by DisplayLink.  You can install the generic DisplayLink adapter drivers directly from their website at: http://www.displaylink.com/support/index.php

     

    I installed the v2.2 drivers on my 10.9 MBP and the display immediately popped up on the attached monitor after the required reboot.

     

    There are also installers for 10.4 - 10.5 and 10.6 - 10.9.

     

    Hope this helps anyone in the future as I could find no solid information on any of the boards.  I just took a chance that another manufacturer's supplied driver would work, Startech, and it did.  Then, when I opened the driver, I discovered it was from DisplayLink.  After that, it was a simple matter to determine the best download for others with this issue.

     

    -Tim

  • by supersid01,

    supersid01 supersid01 Apr 23, 2016 2:07 PM in response to timkatje
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    Apr 23, 2016 2:07 PM in response to timkatje

    Thanks so much for the tip! I was so pleasantly surprised when I installed the latest graphics driver 2.5.1 from http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/osx and rebooted. All my screens just lighted up after a second!

     

    Cheers!!