Specifications

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Technical white paper | HP ZBook 17 G2 Mobile Workstation
HP ZBook 17 G2 without a docking station
HP ZBook 17 G2, without the use of a socking station, supports up to a maximum of four independent displays on SKUs
with NVIDIA® graphics and ve on SKUs with AMD graphics. These four displays include the internal panel plus three
external displays connected to the VGA, the DisplayPort (DP), and the Thunderbolt™ 2
2
Port connectors. On SKUs with
AMD graphics, an additional external display is supported for a maximum of ve independent displays through the use of
DP 1.2 “daisy-chain” feature (see below).
Table 2. Multiple Displays without a docking station
HP ZBook 17 G2 with Hybrid Graphics enabled HP ZBook 17 G2 with Hybrid Graphics disabled
Displays without a
docking station
Up to 4 of these displays
may be active:
Internal Panel
DisplayPort*
3
Thunderbolt™ 2
2
VGA
Up to 4 of these displays
may be active:
Internal Panel
DisplayPort*
3
Thunderbolt™ 2
2
VGA
* The VGA and DisplayPort connector on the HP ZBook 17 G2 are disabled when using the docking station.
Docking stations
The HP Advanced Docking Station has VGA and four digital display output connectors (two DVI and two DP). Of those four
digital display connectors, only two may be used at a time (two DVI, two DP or one DP and one DVI). When used together
with the HP ZBook 17 G2, a maximum of ve independent displays are supported. These ve displays are the internal
panel plus four external displays connected to three display output connectors from the HP Standard Docking Station or
HP Advanced Docking Station, and the Thunderbolt™ 2
2
connector from the HP ZBook 17 G2.
HP ZBook 17 G2 with Hybrid Graphics enabled HP ZBook 17 G2 with Hybrid Graphics disabled
Displays with
HP Standard
Docking Station
Up to 5 of these displays
may be active:
Internal Panel
Thunderbolt™ 2
2
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DisplayPort*
3
Dock’s DVI
Up to 4 of these displays
may be active:
4
Internal Panel
Thunderbolt™ 2
2
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DisplayPort*
3
Dock’s DVI
Displays with
HP Advanced
Docking Station
Up to 5 of these displays
may be active:
Internal Panel
Thunderbolt™ 2
2
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DisplayPort*
3
/DVI
Dock’s DisplayPort*
3
/DVI
Up to 4 of these displays
may be active:
4
Internal Panel
Thunderbolt™ 2
2
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DisplayPort*
3
/DVI
Dock’s DisplayPort*
3
/DVI
* The VGA and DisplayPort connector on the HP ZBook 17 G2 are disabled when using the docking station.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 UltraSlim Docking Stations, HP Standard Docking Station, and HP 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 HP ZBook or a supporting docking station. 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 HP ZBook 17 G2.
On HP ZBook 17 G2, 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, (C) Docking Station DP 2.