Graphics problems when using OneLink with dual monitors?

[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

[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...

[betonhaus]

Explains why it was so cheap then. Oh well, it was only intended for a temporary solution anyways.

[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.

[SurrealMustard]

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.

[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.

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.