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Graphics problems when using OneLink with dual monitors?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:06 am
by betonhaus
With my current setup I have my X1 Carbon 3rd gen with the i5-5300U hooked up to the onelink pro dock, which has two 1080p monitors connected to it with the laptop display disabled. But when i use it, once in a while one of the screens would go black for a second, preceded by a graphics error that looks like someone took the screen through a paper shredder and lined up the strips again, sometimes it just does the graphics glitch for a moment and goes back to normal. Is there anything I can do to test this and figure out how to fix it? it seems to happen to both monitors, but not at the same time and i haven't identified a pattern. it's this dock, looks like they are selling more
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/153983921489
Re: Graphics problems when using OneLink with dual monitors?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 9:49 am
by w0qj
We have X1C3 (X1 Carbon Gen 3), we we did not buy the OneLink docking solution for this.
In fact, I have not heard anyone else on this ThinkPads.com buying this OneLink docking solution, which works only on X1C3, unfortunately...
Re: Graphics problems when using OneLink with dual monitors?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 12:10 pm
by betonhaus
Explains why it was so cheap then. Oh well, it was only intended for a temporary solution anyways.
Re: Graphics problems when using OneLink with dual monitors?
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 7:32 pm
by betonhaus
after doing some testing I'm pretty sure that it's the 65w ac adaptor being maxed out so i ordered a 90w one that should work better. plus a USB hub so i can plug everything in.
Did it work?
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:14 pm
by SurrealMustard
betonhaus wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 7:32 pm
after doing some testing I'm pretty sure that it's the 65w ac adaptor being maxed out so i ordered a 90w one that should work better. plus a USB hub so i can plug everything in.
Keep us posted. I'm curious to find out if the glitches go away when using the 90watt adapter.
Re: Did it work?
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2024 3:30 pm
by betonhaus
SurrealMustard wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:14 pm
betonhaus wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 7:32 pm
after doing some testing I'm pretty sure that it's the 65w ac adaptor being maxed out so i ordered a 90w one that should work better. plus a USB hub so i can plug everything in.
Keep us posted. I'm curious to find out if the glitches go away when using the 90watt adapter.
Apologies, but I don't remember but problably? I do know that shortly after I got a X1 Yoga Gen1 that uses the OneLink + and it runs fine, and I still use it as a htpc. I ended up getting a 5th gen X1 Yoga and a thunderbolt dock and it runs really well. I appreciate that you can get five-year-old thinkpads for dirt cheap on eBay due to companies refreshing their hardware.