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The docking station may not be able to provide the full x resolution via the display port. As far as the audio issue is concerned with the other post that you've mentioned, it is with the HDMI cable and could be a possible failure with the docking station. Hence, you may be able to get the maximum resolution with sound or you may not as well get the maximum resolution. But yes, the docking station comes in to use only in scenarios, where a user would require extra amount of ports or ports which are not available on the laptop.

If the port is available, like in this case display port on the laptop; then we would recommend using the port on the laptop rather than the one on the docking station. Thanks for your reply but i very much disagree with your above statement. A docking station's primary use case is so the owner can use his laptop as a desktop replacement when at his desk. In such a basic use case, the screen, keyboard and other desktop peripherals are connected to the docking station so the laptop can be simply dropped into the dock to mate the dock connected peripherals with the laptop itself Some docking stations of old even included their own internal desktop capable graphics card which would replace the anemic laptop graphics of that time and thus provide true desktop graphics when at ones desk Dropping a laptop into a docking station and then connecting a DP cable to the laptop if even possible is just a stupid use case in reality I just wish specifications were much more detailed rather than sales department propaganda, or poor mans specs if you prefer, that seems to exist in the industry these days.

Then the OP could have simple checked the specs to see if the dock only provides a single link DVI pass-through and if so he would then realize a dual link DVI cable can't help to get x resolution. As I mentioned earlier, you may try and go ahead to plug in a dual link dvi cable on the docking station and check for maximum resolution.

As we have not tested the docking stations with all the laptops so the results may vary. However, if you want the maximum resolution then I would suggest to get the output from the display port on the laptop itself.

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Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by psycl0ptic Unsolved. Ted4Wong 2 Bronze. Any suggestions? Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. I just got my I as a system replacement for my old I I am having a little bit of trouble setting up the screen resolution.

It came on x but that is too small and hurts my eyes. Everything is as small as it was before but I get a black border around the picture. How should I address this problem? All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies RRF 3 Zinc. You could bump the DPI up to the larger size when it's in x Honestly I would never buy a laptop with a screen that requires such a high resolution.

The screen isn't big enough to need that. I was not aware that this is a bios type of problem. I just thought that the drivers were messed up.

I am kind of a rookie and I am not sure what to look after. About DPI, it is set at maximum on my screen. My Inspiron failed me and it was still in warranty so they replaced my system. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:.