How to do I connect 3 external monitors to my surface pro 7?

Anonymous
2020-05-12T02:02:56+00:00

I have connected 2 monitors to my microsoft surface dock and my 3rd monitor using usb-c to hdmi, but i cant run 3 at the same time. why is this so? How to fix this? 

As soon as I unplug one of the monitors the other 2 work, in any combination.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-08-25T15:30:23+00:00

    I havent tried that connecting it via a 3rd HDMI but will test it out and post the outcome here.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-25T15:34:45+00:00

    Hi all of my 3 displays are showing independent content, I am extending not duplicating. 

    My Surface Docking Station (dock) has ports to connect displays, in addition to the dock I have a port on the Surface device itself (located on the top right hand side above the USB port), known as the mini-displayport connector - I have a number of adaptor, which extend this port to HDMI or VGA.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-08-25T15:39:37+00:00

    As you can see in the image below - 2 of my displays are connected to the Surface Dock and a further display is connected via the VGA display port adapter directly from my surface.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-25T21:41:08+00:00

    Hi Bobby,

    That makes sense... I think we have the same ports on the Surface... one USB A and one USB C...    I bought a simple splitter to take the feed from the USB C and split it into an RGB and a HDMI feed, but its the same duplicated image.

    I can see what you have done. It seems I need the Surface Dock to get the extra two screens out. Can you tell me what Dock it is? is there a model number? 

    Also, do you use the Surface screen at the same time as well? Or three completely separate external monitors? Which would make 4 screens if you counted the Surface as well?

    Thanks very much. You have been very helpful.

    Regards

    Willem 

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-09-08T10:38:09+00:00

    Hi Bobbi

    Please clarify that your Surface Pro is a 6 not a 7 right?

    The Surface Pro 7 replaces the 6 Mini Display Port with a USB-C port.

    Currently I am using a Surface Pro 7 with 2 monitors connected to the Microsoft Dock using HDMI to Mini DP cables.

    Today i have tried connecting a 3rd Monitor using USB-C to HDMI and i am unable to get it working.

    Does anyone know how to get a 3rd monitor to the Surface Pro 7.

    Thanks

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