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[Closed] MacBook Air & multiple displays

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So finally got round to sorting my home office out (furlough job #253.....) and put my dual monitors and display link together.

All works fine with the works Windows laptop - able to use both screens.

When I connect my Mac Air though all I can get it to do is duplicate the desktop on both of the monitors. I don't have the option to set up the screen configuration.

If I ditch the display link and just connect one of the monitors I have options to set up the display.

I've downloaded the correct display link driver for my OS.

Not the end of the world but would be a nice to have.

Any ideas?


 
Posted : 02/05/2020 11:46 am
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https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202351

Check how many displays your Mac supports: Choose Apple menu  > About This Mac, click Support, then click Specifications. On the web page that appears, the number of displays your Mac supports appears under Video Support.

Lots of chat on the web about OSX not supporting MST though...

https://www.reddit.com/r/macsysadmin/comments/esk3rz/macos_and_displayport_multistream_transport/

So if you want it to support two monitors, you'll probably need to use two cables / a combination of displayport and hdmi (not sure what ports your Air will have).


 
Posted : 02/05/2020 12:53 pm
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Awesome thanks.


 
Posted : 02/05/2020 1:30 pm

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