HP Multiple Displays on zbook 14,15,17

Technical white paper | Multiple displays on HP ZBook 14, 15 and 17 Mobile Workstations
Table 2. Multiple displays with a docking station
HP ZBook 14 Mobile Workstation HP ZBook 15 / 17 Mobile
Workstations
HP ZBook 15 / 17 Mobile
Workstations with hybrid graphics
disabled
Displays with 2013
HP UltraSlim
Docking Station
Up to any 4 combinations of these
displays may be active:
Internal Panel
DisplayPort*
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DisplayPort*
Displays with previous
generation HP UltraSlim
Docking Station
Up to 4 of these displays may be active:
Internal Panel
DisplayPort*
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DisplayPort*
Displays with HP Standard
Docking Station
Up to 5 of these displays may be
active:
Internal Panel
Thunderbolt
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DisplayPort*
Dock’s DVI
Up to any 4 combinations of these
displays may be active:
Internal Panel
Thunderbolt
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DisplayPort*
Dock’s DVI
Displays with HP Advanced
Docking Station
Up to 5 of these displays may be
active:
Internal Panel
Thunderbolt
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DisplayPort*/ DVI
Dock’s DisplayPort*/ DVI
Up to any 4 combinations of these
displays may be active:
Internal Panel
Thunderbolt
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DisplayPort*/ DVI
Dock’s DisplayPort*/ DVI
*DisplayPort connector supports a DisplayPort display, a HDMI display with a DP-to-HDMI dongle, a VGA display with a DP-to-VGA dongle, or a DVI display with a DP-to-DVI dongle
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Note: The VGA and DisplayPort connector on the HP ZBook 15 and 17 are disabled when using the docking station.
HP ZBooks and DP 1.2 “daisy-chain” feature
DisplayPort v1.2 supports “Multi-Stream Transport,” which allows multiple video streams across a single DisplayPort
connection. This is commonly referred to as DP 1.2 “daisy-chain” feature where multiple displays may be driven by a
single DisplayPort connector.
The HP 2013 ZBook models, UltraSlim Docking Stations, Docking Station, and Advanced Docking Station support the
DisplayPort v1.2 “daisy-chain” feature. With the use of a DisplayPort 1.2 hub or a DisplayPort 1.2 display that supports
Multi-Stream Transport or “daisy-chaining,” a user may connect multiple external displays to a single DP connector on
either the ZBook or a supporting docking station.
On all HP ZBooks, this capability provides for more exibility on the type of displays that may be used. For example,
three DP displays may be connected with the use of a DP 1.2 hub with all three DP monitors connected to the hub, and
the hub connected to the DP connector on the ZBook.
On HP ZBook 15 and ZBook 17, the maximum number of independent displays is increased to six with the use of DP 1.2
“daisy-chain” feature. This requires hybrid graphics to be enabled, one monitor connected to VGA, and at least one
daisy chain connection on (a) system DP, (b) docking station DP 1, and (c) docking station DP 2.