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Discovering and connecting wired displays using MultiStream Transport
MultiStream Transport (MST) allows you to connect multiple wired display devices to your computer by
connecting to the VGA port or DisplayPort connectors on your computer and also to the VGA port or
DisplayPort connectors on a hub or an external docking station.
You can connect in several ways, depending on the type of graphics controller installed on your computer
and whether or not your computer includes a built-in hub. Go to Device Manager to nd out what hardware is
installed on your computer.
Connecting displays to computers with Intel graphics (with an optional hub)
To set up multiple display devices, follow these steps.
NOTE: With an Intel graphics controller and optional hub, you can connect up to three display devices.
1. Connect an external hub (purchased separately) to the DisplayPort connector on your computer, using a
DP-to-DP cable (purchased separately). Be sure that the hub power adapter is connected to AC power.
2. Connect your external display devices to the VGA port or DisplayPort connectors on the hub.
3. When Windows detects a monitor connected to the DisplayPort hub, the DisplayPort Topology
Notication dialog box is displayed. Select the appropriate options to congure your displays. Multiple
display choices include Duplicate, which mirrors your computer screen on all enabled display devices, or
Extend, which extends the screen image across all enabled display devices.
NOTE: If this dialog box does not appear, be sure that each external display device is connected to the
correct port on the hub. Select the Start button, select Settings, select System, and then select Display.
Under Scale & layout, select the appropriate resolution, and then select Keep changes.
Connecting displays to computers with Intel graphics (with a built-in hub)
To set up multiple display devices, follow these steps.
With your internal hub and Intel graphics controller, you can connect up to three display devices in the
following congurations:
Two 1920 × 1200 DisplayPort monitors connected to the computer and one 1920 × 1200 VGA monitor
connected to an optional docking station
One 2560 × 1600 DisplayPort monitor connected to the computer and one 1920 × 1200 VGA monitor
connected to an optional docking station
1. Connect your external display devices to the VGA port or DisplayPort connectors on the computer base or
the docking station.
2. When Windows detects a monitor connected to the DisplayPort hub, the DisplayPort Topology
Notication dialog box is displayed. Select the appropriate options to congure your displays. Multiple
display choices include Duplicate, which mirrors your computer screen on all enabled display devices, or
Extend, which extends the screen image across all enabled display devices.
NOTE: If this dialog box does not appear, be sure that each external display device is connected to the
correct port on the hub. Select the Start button, select Settings, select System, and then select Display.
Under Scale & layout, select the appropriate resolution, and then select Keep changes.
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