On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 3:42 PM, Samuel Sieb <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 04/17/2017 12:28 PM, InvalidPath wrote: > >> Actually, Im trying to power up the laptop with the dock.. which since it >> has a power button its made for that. But leaving teh lid shut and just >> using the two external monitors. You can do that with Windows.. I'd want >> to suspect that with a superior OS this should be possible too. >> >> On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Samuel Sieb <[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> On 04/17/2017 08:36 AM, InvalidPath wrote: >> >> This morning I had some time spent trying to get my Dell XPS 13 >> 9550 to output to three displays. Using the thunderbolt/USB-C >> Dell 3100 dock, and HDMI cable/monitor and a DP to >> mini-DP/monitor. But my question is, during this fight, I >> attempts to run the laptop with the lid shut. Outputting to the >> two external displays, powered up by power button on the dock. >> Long story short it did not work.. but what's weird is that I >> raised the lid ever so slightly and could tell that it was on. >> Now if the system senses the lid when it shuts to suspend.. why >> not in this case? Could this have anything to do with the >> hybrid graphics? >> >> It's not clear to me what you're trying to do. Are you trying to >> get the laptop screen to turn off when you close the lid, but keep >> the other two monitors on? I don't think that's a supported option >> (other than manually turning it off in the control panel). >> >> Something has changed and replies don't automatically go to the list > anymore... > > If you set the monitor configuration to have the two external monitors on > and the laptop screen off, what happens when you push the power button on > the dock? Hybrid graphics cause a lot of problems, so that could be an > issue as well. > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > Sorry for the reply snafu. Let me toss in a related question then.. would disabling either of the graphics adapters help matters possibly? I am about to begin looking into that also.. But to answer your question, I don't know. I guess I was afraid of it not registering when off the dock and then for some reason not sending display to the laptop screen. But I will definitely try that at the end of the day.
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