After choosing the extend these displays option it says "the display setting could not be saved. Please try a different combination of display settings"
Microsoft surface dock 4 total displays. Original setup worked without this tip for 6 months then this "Disconnect this display" happend to 2 monitors and this tip did the trick to get me back. Thank you
Super helpful, I had that same problem for about a month and had seen a bunch of videos here in YT but your explanation helped me fix this issue and now I am so grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you!🙌🏾
I am probably just dumb, but when I say Extend desktop to this display it asks me "Keep these display settings?" then "Keep changes" or "Revert" and no matter what I click my display doesn't show
@@LllaKI989 Yes I have. Searh on your task bar for device manager. Click on Display adapters and choose your adapter. Then go to "Driver" and click update driver
God Bless you!!! This fixed my third monitor display issue in 10 seconds. I was starting to feel that I would need a new docking station. Thank you SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much!! This was very helpful for me! The vice president needed me to fix their laptop with their new docking station and I ran into this problem!! Thank you so much 🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Dude you solved my issues that I had for over a year! I had no clue I had to scroll down and there are other options :). Stupid windows and how it displayed the display settings. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
I have similar issue, but I am not using it in docking station. 1 laptop Rog strix scar2 2 external monitors of Dell p2419hc. One screen is on HDMI port (working fine) Other screen (3rd) is with mini DP to HDMI adaptor. All 3 can see in display settings but 3rd screen is not showing anything.
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is your 3rd monitor just duplicating the second monitor? if so I am having the same issue. My display settings only shows 2 connected monitors when there are 3...
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This video was kinda helpful but for me is that monitor 2 is extended to 3 but when I extend it to my desktop but it goes back to disconnect this display.
The reason it dose that is because you would need a graphics card that can handle 3 monitors and the device is just stretching the 2nd display to ur 3rd monitors but I wish he would have said it in this video (hope this was helpful)
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i have internal elgato with two displays, mistakenly clicked on disconnect the display, now I'm unable to use elgato, when i unplug my elgato hdmi cable, then only getting display output, while connecting it back it's not working anymore. any solutions?
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Thank you very much for this video! This helped me a lot. I felt like a banana trying everything, and nothing worked, but your solution fixed the issue.
This is happening to me except it is happening on my 4th monitor. It won’t allow me to extend it. It shows me all 4 screens and the 4th is grayed out just like you showed in this video. Any advice for the 4th screen?
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Question. When I go to display settings they don't pop up at all. I have guaranteed all the wires are connected to the doc and pc but still no luck. Any idea?
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Having this exact issue, but when I followed your steps to extend desktop to the last display it just keeps defaulting back to "Disconnect this display." 1. The cord and monitor works, whenever I unplug one of my other screens the monitor comes on without having to shift cords. 2. The graphics card is good for it. This setup was working until I unplugged it and plugged it back in this morning. 3. I made sure all drivers are up to date. 4. I did try restarting the PC. Any help anyone can provide would be amazing.
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@@Plugable No, I was just web searching the issue I was having and your video came up. I didn't realize until just now that your video is by and for a specific product. My bad.
Given your description, the first thing to double-check is that the source video input setting within the non-working display is set to the correct video input given the type of video cable in use (for example HDMI, DVI or VGA). * Please note - DisplayPort displays are not supported with the UD-3900 * If that does not help and you are using a Plugable UD-3900 docking station, please reach out to us directly via support@plugable.com with the Amazon Order ID number for your UD-3900 purchase and the output of our diagnostic utility PlugDebug --> plugable.com/support/plugdebug while everything is connected (even if not working as expected) so that we may assist.
I'm using a desktop. all 3 ports are used and have displays connected to them, but when I click "extend desktop to this display" it disconnects the other display, basically keeping me with 2 displays, rather than 3. is there a fix for this?
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I have 2 monitors connected via display port, and third one tv via 2.1 hdmi cable, when they are all powered on everything is fine, but when i turn off my TV second monitor turn off also, and every time i have to go into nvidia control panel to enable that monitor, what is fix for this so my second monitor dont turn off?
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I am having a similar issue. I have 2 monitors plugged into the docking station for my laptop, ThinkPad (in case that makes a difference). The were working fine when I decided to rearrange my desk. I unplugged everything. Move things around. Then when I plugged everything back in including the 2 monitors the laptop only recognizes one at a time. So it will display on one monitor but not the other but then I unplug the first monitor then the second monitor will display the screen. I have switched which monitors is plugged into what part of my docking station but still the same thing happens. I have replaced all of the cord incase that was the problem but same thing. Not sure how to fix this issue.
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my problem is apparently i cant have all 3 slots used up on a gpu (desktop pc). When i would change a monitor to extend, a different one would disconnect. Im now using a better GPU, with 2 slots, but one monitor is using internal graphics. HDMI and DVI are in the GPU, while the worst monitor of the 3 is using the internal VGA slot on the motherboard.
I have a hdmi splitter adapter that hooks up both monitors to my laptop via one hdmi port .. But the two monitors show up as 1, so when I go to display settings I only see 1 & 2 instead of 1 2 & 3... Is there a solution for that
This exactly happens to me, but the 3rd display just can't be enabled even with this, gives error "The display settings could not be saved. ..." Both my alternate monitors work if I plug them individually to my laptop, but if I try to use them both at the same time, that issue happens. Any idea? I have an Alienware m17x (2012)
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I'm having troubles with it recognizing my TV for the hdmi output. I have tried multiple hdmi cables and it still does not recognize it. I am using a M1 Mac mini
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i try to connect 2 external monitor in ubuntu 23.10 , It show only one external monitor in display setting how to visiable 2 external monitor in display setting could you help me to resolve issue
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What if no monitor is detected when I connect my docking station? The docking station works fine on one computer and even on an iPad and MacBook but not on my laptop.
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Mine were working fine...updated drivers and i lost a screen...i reverted to the old driver...screen was still gone. However...the displays still have the screen listed as one of the three, but when you identify them...the screen stays black.
In this instance, we'll want to take a closer look at what is going on with the system. If you're able, we'd recommend reaching out to our product owners (how we refer to our tech team) and they should be able to point you in the right direction in regards to this missing display. They can be reached easily here: plugable.com/pages/support We look forward to hearing from you.
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My main monitor has no signal but it’s detected by the pc and the other one shows display but I can’t click on anything ok the second monitor cuz it thinks it’s the main one but the main one has no screen on it
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Omg, thank yu so much. This was doing my head in. I don't know why i didn't check this first, but i guess i hit that wall where you think you know everything, but obviously still need help lol Thanks again :)
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What about when it says it's connected - one display port and one hdmi cabled in - cables good - using now direct connect hdmi to laptop with no problems and the only video in dock now is display, but no issues of blinking - not coming on etc
Not quite we understand the present condition based on your description, however any video cable with a 'DisplayPort' connector is not compatible with the UD-3900 dock. Only HDMI, DVI and VGA cables are compatible. More information about compatible video cables for the UD-3900 is here --> plugable.com/2015/07/06/video-cables-untangled/ If you are using a Plugable product and that information does not help, please reach out to us directly via plugable.com/support/email/ with your Amazon Order ID number and the output of our diagnostic utility PlugDebug --> plugable.com/support/plugdebug/ and we will be happy to help.
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02:19 i clicked on extend displays & the red font error says (the display setting could not be saved. please try a different combination of display settings) PLEASE HELP its been 10 days i am lookinfor a solutions
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In 1 of the video on TH-cam a guy said we need to enable such multi monitors from advance options in bios.. but i cant even find that advance options there 😔 really mad
@@amr9186 We recognize and understand that you are not using a Plugable brand product. Unfortunately, we can only provide assistance to our customers that are using Plugable brand products. Given that you are using a HP computer, we would suggest that you contact HP directly for assistance. Apologies we cannot be of more help in this specific case...
Sadly, it didn't work for me. If I choose "Extend desktop to this display" for the greyed-out monitor (monitor 3 in my case) the monitor 2 becomes greyed out.
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Hello everyone, I have problem with connecting 3rd monitor. My main monitor is on hdmi cable, second one is on DVI cable and 3rd is on VGA cable. But 3rd one doesnt work until i unplug one of those who works. When i go to display settings and press on 3rd display it wont change to extend or duplicate screen, it awlays revert "on disconnect this display". I dont know what is the reason but i would be pleased if someone have solution to this problem. Best regards!
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Thank you so much. It turned out I simply needed to extend to display. I had never done this before, as my monitors originally just worked when I first plugged them in, but it seems a Windows Update reset my monitors settings.
Hi buddy, thanks for your videos! I do see my second screen but when I select it and try to change the "Multiple displays" to "Duplicate display", it just doesn't let me do that change and keeps saying "Show only in 1" Do you know how I can fix this problem? Thanks
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Thank you for this video. for some reason my 3rd work monitor will spontaneously just not connect or duplicate the display of my 2nd monitor if i am idle for a bit. will keep this fix in mind.
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Hello everyone, I have problem with connecting 3rd monitor. My main monitor is on display port to hdmi cable, second one is on hdmi cable and 3rd is on dvi to VGA cable. But 3rd one doesnt work until i unplug one of those who works. When i go to display settings and press on 3rd display it wont change to extend or duplicate screen, it awlays revert "on disconnect this display". I dont know what is the reason but i would be pleased if someone have solution to this problem. Best regards! i know this comment is copied but i have the same problem..
So I am using an hdmi splitter because my laptop only has one hdmi port but when I have both monitors on they are both mirroring each other, one of them is a drawing tablet monitor. So my issue here is that in the display settings it's only detecting the 1st and 2nd monitor, 1 is my laptop, 2 is the drawing tablet monitor, there is no 3rd option for my 3rd monitor even though it is on. It's just acting as a mirror for the drawing tablet monitor. How do I get my computer to detect all of the monitors so all of them can extend? The drivers for both are installed on my computer so I don't think that's the issue.
mind you there is nothing grayed out, it just isn't showing up it only shows my laptop being connected to 2 displays which is the laptop itself and the drawing tablet
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Your three minute video solved my problem. I have wasted over an hour reading forums and you fixed it within minutes. Thank you!
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After choosing the extend these displays option it says "the display setting could not be saved. Please try a different combination of display settings"
me too
same
did you found a soulution to fix it ?
Same problem
Same prblm plz solution suggest plzz
Microsoft surface dock 4 total displays. Original setup worked without this tip for 6 months then this "Disconnect this display" happend to 2 monitors and this tip did the trick to get me back. Thank you
Exactly the same here!
Super helpful, I had that same problem for about a month and had seen a bunch of videos here in YT but your explanation helped me fix this issue and now I am so grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you!🙌🏾
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I am probably just dumb, but when I say Extend desktop to this display it asks me "Keep these display settings?" then "Keep changes" or "Revert" and no matter what I click my display doesn't show
I have same problem mate. Have you found any solution so far?
@@LllaKI989 Yes I have. Searh on your task bar for device manager. Click on Display adapters and choose your adapter. Then go to "Driver" and click update driver
@@KILLERCANE42 Thanks, thats good advice. But i just found out that my graphic card doesnt support 3 monitors...
@@LllaKI989 oh damn man sorry about that
God Bless you!!! This fixed my third monitor display issue in 10 seconds. I was starting to feel that I would need a new docking station. Thank you SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you so much!! This was very helpful for me! The vice president needed me to fix their laptop with their new docking station and I ran into this problem!! Thank you so much 🙏🏽🙏🏽
You're very welcome!
Thank you for this video!! This is exactly what happened to me with both additional monitors. You saved me hours of troubleshooting!!!
this channel deserves to have way more followers
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I have this problem, but clicking "extend desktop to this display" just makes another displayed become greyed out
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Dude you solved my issues that I had for over a year! I had no clue I had to scroll down and there are other options :). Stupid windows and how it displayed the display settings. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
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I have similar issue, but I am not using it in docking station.
1 laptop Rog strix scar2
2 external monitors of Dell p2419hc.
One screen is on HDMI port (working fine)
Other screen (3rd) is with mini DP to HDMI adaptor.
All 3 can see in display settings but 3rd screen is not showing anything.
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Whenever I click on extend nothing happens on my 3rd monitor. Is it the hdmi cable???
is your 3rd monitor just duplicating the second monitor? if so I am having the same issue. My display settings only shows 2 connected monitors when there are 3...
@@Misoraaauninininiii. same
Hey did you end up finding a solution for this? I am having the same problem.
@@Misoraaauninininiii. hey did you find a solution
@@ven.9531 hey did you find a solution
Thank you!! Works perfectly!!
I see good content, I click the like, and I click subscribe. Forever grateful for small unfluffed content. To the point and informative. Thank you again!!
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This video was kinda helpful but for me is that monitor 2 is extended to 3 but when I extend it to my desktop but it goes back to disconnect this display.
My too
The reason it dose that is because you would need a graphics card that can handle 3 monitors and the device is just stretching the 2nd display to ur 3rd monitors but I wish he would have said it in this video (hope this was helpful)
@@nickowen4285 Hey, did you end up finding a solution for this? I am having the same problem.
Gio Pascual so what the problem was was that the splitter is only meant to replicate the 2nd screen to the 3rd
this really helpped u guys ... extend the disply we got real issues over here
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i have internal elgato with two displays, mistakenly clicked on disconnect the display, now I'm unable to use elgato, when i unplug my elgato hdmi cable, then only getting display output, while connecting it back it's not working anymore. any solutions?
i LOVE YOUUUUU!!! WE'RE BACK BABYYYY. Thanks so much for this video!
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When i did that another one got disconnected so i try to enable that again and the loop goes on😅 my GPU is MSI 730 2gb drivers up to date
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Thank you very much for this video!
This helped me a lot. I felt like a banana trying everything, and nothing worked, but your solution fixed the issue.
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i was so close to starting a revolution this video helped thank you
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Hi. is it possible to turn-on/off the 3rd monitor conveniently? How? I'm thinking of adding a 3rd monitor only as optional.
worked like magic sir, thank you so much , solved my 1 month problem in a minute
Thank you for just jumping to the fix here. Your are the boss.
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thank you so much! my main monitor kept going black when I plugged in the 2nd monitor but your fix helped me fix it! you just earned a subscriber!
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This is happening to me except it is happening on my 4th monitor. It won’t allow me to extend it. It shows me all 4 screens and the 4th is grayed out just like you showed in this video. Any advice for the 4th screen?
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Question. When I go to display settings they don't pop up at all. I have guaranteed all the wires are connected to the doc and pc but still no luck. Any idea?
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your a goat fam, i smashed my desk during league and been trying for 2 hours now to fix it
After Hours of Troubleshooting I finally stumbled upon this Video. Thank God you saved me! (I feel so dumb now btw Lol)
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Having this exact issue, but when I followed your steps to extend desktop to the last display it just keeps defaulting back to "Disconnect this display."
1. The cord and monitor works, whenever I unplug one of my other screens the monitor comes on without having to shift cords.
2. The graphics card is good for it. This setup was working until I unplugged it and plugged it back in this morning.
3. I made sure all drivers are up to date.
4. I did try restarting the PC.
Any help anyone can provide would be amazing.
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@@Plugable No, I was just web searching the issue I was having and your video came up. I didn't realize until just now that your video is by and for a specific product. My bad.
I have a other problem. My screen is still black while its on "Extend destop to this display. Is it a hardware fault or should I buy a new monitor?
Given your description, the first thing to double-check is that the source video input setting within the non-working display is set to the correct video input given the type of video cable in use (for example HDMI, DVI or VGA). * Please note - DisplayPort displays are not supported with the UD-3900 *
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I'm using a desktop. all 3 ports are used and have displays connected to them, but when I click "extend desktop to this display" it disconnects the other display, basically keeping me with 2 displays, rather than 3. is there a fix for this?
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I have connected 3rd ony by HDMI. When I extend, the new one is extended but the old one is disconnected.
Me too the same ! How to fix this issue ?
Hey did you end up finding a solution for this? I am having the same problem.
I have 2 monitors connected via display port, and third one tv via 2.1 hdmi cable, when they are all powered on everything is fine, but when i turn off my TV second monitor turn off also, and every time i have to go into nvidia control panel to enable that monitor, what is fix for this so my second monitor dont turn off?
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Thank you!! I have two monitors and they both just turned off while in the middle of a project, glad I found this!
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You are the man!! Detection drop down just needed to be adjusted. THANKS!!!!
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I am having a similar issue. I have 2 monitors plugged into the docking station for my laptop, ThinkPad (in case that makes a difference).
The were working fine when I decided to rearrange my desk. I unplugged everything. Move things around. Then when I plugged everything back in including the 2 monitors the laptop only recognizes one at a time. So it will display on one monitor but not the other but then I unplug the first monitor then the second monitor will display the screen. I have switched which monitors is plugged into what part of my docking station but still the same thing happens. I have replaced all of the cord incase that was the problem but same thing. Not sure how to fix this issue.
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When I make the change to extend the desktop it reverts back to no display, any idea why?
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Hey I have the same problem but I don't have the "monitors" at the top at 0:54, I don't know why.
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my problem is apparently i cant have all 3 slots used up on a gpu (desktop pc). When i would change a monitor to extend, a different one would disconnect. Im now using a better GPU, with 2 slots, but one monitor is using internal graphics. HDMI and DVI are in the GPU, while the worst monitor of the 3 is using the internal VGA slot on the motherboard.
I have a hdmi splitter adapter that hooks up both monitors to my laptop via one hdmi port .. But the two monitors show up as 1, so when I go to display settings I only see 1 & 2 instead of 1 2 & 3... Is there a solution for that
Hi, did you find a fix for this? facing same issue
This exactly happens to me, but the 3rd display just can't be enabled even with this, gives error "The display settings could not be saved. ..." Both my alternate monitors work if I plug them individually to my laptop, but if I try to use them both at the same time, that issue happens. Any idea? I have an Alienware m17x (2012)
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I have 4 monitors and I do this and it turns the display on but turns off the display for another monitor. Help please any ideas?
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Thank you thank you thank you!!!!! You fixed my scary problem in 3 minutes.
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I'm having troubles with it recognizing my TV for the hdmi output. I have tried multiple hdmi cables and it still does not recognize it. I am using a M1 Mac mini
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Bob I my laptop continues to have a problem trying to view the 3rd monitors even though it worked before...
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i try to connect 2 external monitor in ubuntu 23.10 , It show only one external monitor in display setting how to visiable 2 external monitor in display setting could you help me to resolve issue
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Unfortunately, we do not support Linux on our USB 3.0 docking stations. DisplayLink (the manufacturer of the chipset and software used in many of our docking stations) does offer support for Ubuntu Linux here (www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu) with a FAQ here (support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/topics/103927-troubleshooting-ubuntu) that contains installation instructions.
While we do not recommend or support Linux with our USB 3.0 DisplayLink based docking stations, I just wanted to provide this information as a courtesy.
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why does my laptop still try to show multiple displays after I have removed it from the dock?
What if no monitor is detected when I connect my docking station? The docking station works fine on one computer and even on an iPad and MacBook but not on my laptop.
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Mine were working fine...updated drivers and i lost a screen...i reverted to the old driver...screen was still gone. However...the displays still have the screen listed as one of the three, but when you identify them...the screen stays black.
In this instance, we'll want to take a closer look at what is going on with the system. If you're able, we'd recommend reaching out to our product owners (how we refer to our tech team) and they should be able to point you in the right direction in regards to this missing display. They can be reached easily here: plugable.com/pages/support
We look forward to hearing from you.
You’re a life saver brother
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How do you get rid of the 3rd screen?
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My main monitor has no signal but it’s detected by the pc and the other one shows display but I can’t click on anything ok the second monitor cuz it thinks it’s the main one but the main one has no screen on it
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Help , may 3rd monitor not viewing , if i extend the 3rd monitor ,they are swap to 2nd monitor , may 2nd monitor now not display, help
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Hey so I followed the steps and it worked but it turns off my other display once I click keep these settings
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loved this it worked! happens a lot to me bought new adapters for no reason. thanks!
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Omg, thank yu so much. This was doing my head in. I don't know why i didn't check this first, but i guess i hit that wall where you think you know everything, but obviously still need help lol
Thanks again :)
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i got MAJOR problem how do i turn on my third one i try to extend it but then monitor says no support
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What about when it says it's connected - one display port and one hdmi cabled in - cables good - using now direct connect hdmi to laptop with no problems and the only video in dock now is display,
but no issues of blinking - not coming on etc
Not quite we understand the present condition based on your description, however any video cable with a 'DisplayPort' connector is not compatible with the UD-3900 dock. Only HDMI, DVI and VGA cables are compatible. More information about compatible video cables for the UD-3900 is here --> plugable.com/2015/07/06/video-cables-untangled/ If you are using a Plugable product and that information does not help, please reach out to us directly via plugable.com/support/email/ with your Amazon Order ID number and the output of our diagnostic utility PlugDebug --> plugable.com/support/plugdebug/ and we will be happy to help.
When I extend these displays it removes one of them what do I do
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02:19 i clicked on extend displays & the red font error says (the display setting could not be saved. please try a different combination of display settings) PLEASE HELP its been 10 days i am lookinfor a solutions
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@@Plugable no i am using the built in hp graphics 4000
In 1 of the video on TH-cam a guy said we need to enable such multi monitors from advance options in bios.. but i cant even find that advance options there 😔 really mad
@@amr9186 We recognize and understand that you are not using a Plugable brand product. Unfortunately, we can only provide assistance to our customers that are using Plugable brand products. Given that you are using a HP computer, we would suggest that you contact HP directly for assistance. Apologies we cannot be of more help in this specific case...
Sadly, it didn't work for me. If I choose "Extend desktop to this display" for the greyed-out monitor (monitor 3 in my case) the monitor 2 becomes greyed out.
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Thank you, i have been looking to fix this simple issue for 2 hours your video was perfect! Problem solved!!!
Thanks so much - fixed my third monitor problem.
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Thank you so much!!! It was indeed a simple problem but easy to overlook if you don't know this option exists ^^'
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what if both displays are greyed out?
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Hello everyone,
I have problem with connecting 3rd monitor. My main monitor is on hdmi cable, second one is on DVI cable and 3rd is on VGA cable. But 3rd one doesnt work until i unplug one of those who works. When i go to display settings and press on 3rd display it wont change to extend or duplicate screen, it awlays revert "on disconnect this display". I dont know what is the reason but i would be pleased if someone have solution to this problem.
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This is my problem too ) :
ive had this problem for over a year r u mad. life saver.
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I am trying but my 3rd monitor still not active??
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So when I do that, it turns off my other monitor. Which makes no sense .
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Is there a solution for Windows 7? I'm having trouble, plus audio is not playing.
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@@Plugable I have and no one is responding.
We appear to have received two requests for help from you via support@plugable.com on 11/11, and we responded on 11/12 but we did not hear back (possibly our response was caught in a spam filter?). We also appear to have received a new request for help from you today 11/14. These requests will be merged together to help keep all communication in one place, and we will send a fresh reply shortly. Thank you for your patience.
How can i fix it
Thank you so much. It turned out I simply needed to extend to display. I had never done this before, as my monitors originally just worked when I first plugged them in, but it seems a Windows Update reset my monitors settings.
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Hi buddy, thanks for your videos! I do see my second screen but when I select it and try to change the "Multiple displays" to "Duplicate display", it just doesn't let me do that change and keeps saying "Show only in 1" Do you know how I can fix this problem? Thanks
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Man, why everytime i change it the another monitor will not connected
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With mine it’s disconnected but it dosnt say it’s disconnected an whenever I click extend it goes back to only show on monitor 1. Can anyone help me?
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Exactly what I needed! Thank you so much.
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Excellent, great job, solved my problem, thank you!!
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I can’t access my screen tho
when i click keep changes it immediately goes back to disconnect this display
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what happens when that doesn't work
my screen open for like 1 seconds and shut down. I don't know what's happening there
Same. Any fix?
Every time I plug my second monitor in it detects it but my monitor starts to flicker on and off
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Thank you! Got this problem after using "Span displays with Surround" in Nvidia Control Panel.
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Thank you for this video. for some reason my 3rd work monitor will spontaneously just not connect or duplicate the display of my 2nd monitor if i am idle for a bit. will keep this fix in mind.
Hello,
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Hello everyone,
I have problem with connecting 3rd monitor. My main monitor is on display port to hdmi cable, second one is on hdmi cable and 3rd is on dvi to VGA cable. But 3rd one doesnt work until i unplug one of those who works. When i go to display settings and press on 3rd display it wont change to extend or duplicate screen, it awlays revert "on disconnect this display". I dont know what is the reason but i would be pleased if someone have solution to this problem.
Best regards!
i know this comment is copied but i have the same problem..
Thanks, this solved a lot of trouble for me 🙂
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That was EXACTLY my problem It's a very sneaky Windows setting.
thanks man i was going crazy you helped me alot!
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I clicked extent but it still does not display
So I am using an hdmi splitter because my laptop only has one hdmi port but when I have both monitors on they are both mirroring each other, one of them is a drawing tablet monitor. So my issue here is that in the display settings it's only detecting the 1st and 2nd monitor, 1 is my laptop, 2 is the drawing tablet monitor, there is no 3rd option for my 3rd monitor even though it is on. It's just acting as a mirror for the drawing tablet monitor. How do I get my computer to detect all of the monitors so all of them can extend? The drivers for both are installed on my computer so I don't think that's the issue.
mind you there is nothing grayed out, it just isn't showing up it only shows my laptop being connected to 2 displays which is the laptop itself and the drawing tablet
This video works for me. Genius.
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Thank u bro been 2 hours
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this method is not working for me can anyone help me pls?
i tried this but it just disconnected one of my other monitors
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mine displays for a couple seconds then screen goes black
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You are a life saver !!!!!
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Not really a fix more like just enabling it.
You saved me, thank you!!!!!
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It doesn’t give me that option
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