Specifications

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Table 3. Multiple displays with DP 1.2 Hub and/or DP 1.2 MST Monitor
HP ZBook 17 G2 with Hybrid Graphics enabled HP ZBook 17 G2 with Hybrid Grpahics disabled
Displays without a
docking station and
DP 1.2 Hub
Up to 6 displays may be active. A maximum of 2
of these are from group A and 4 from group B.
Group A:
Internal Panel
VGA
Group B:
Thunderbolt™ 2
2
Displays connected to DP1.2 Hub*
5
Up to any 4 combination of these displays may be active*
4
:
Internal Panel
Thunderbolt™ 2
2
VGA
Displays connected to DP1.2 Hub*
5
Displays with a
docking station and
DP 1.2 Hub
Up to 6 displays may be active. A maximum of 2
of these are from group A and 4 from group B.
Group A:
Internal Panel
Dock’s VGA
Group B:
Thunderbolt™ 2
2
Dock’s DVI
Displays connected to DP1.2 Hub(s)*
5
Up to any 4 combination of these displays may be active*
4
:
Internal Panel
Thunderbolt™ 2
2
Dock’s VGA
Dock’s DVI
Displays connected to DP1.2 Hub(s)*
5
* The VGA and DisplayPort connector on the HP ZBook 17 G2 are disabled when using the docking station.
Hybrid Graphics
By leveraging display outputs from both the integrated Intel® GPU and the discrete GPU, HP ZBook 17 G2 is able to
support a large number of independent displays. The usage of both integrated Intel® GPU and the discrete GPU is
available when Hybrid Graphics is enabled.
Hybrid Graphics is always enabled by default on the HP ZBook 17 G2. When Hybrid Graphics is disabled (may be disabled
through BIOS Setup), the display outputs from the integrated Intel GPU are not available for use. As a result of this, the
maximum number of independent displays supported is reduced to four on these models with NVIDIA® graphics. With
AMD graphics, the maximum number of independent displays is ve when Hybrid Graphics is disabled—however, two of
the external displays must be of DisplayPort type.
Special note on Hybrid Graphics during Pre-OS environment
With Hybrid Graphics, HP is using displays that may be connected to either one or both GPUs. Because the standard
industry support for Pre-OS session involves only one GPU, there is a standard industry limitation where only displays
connected to the integrated GPU may be used during Pre-OS. As such, display(s) attached to the discrete GPU are
not viewable during Pre-OS. For example, if users boot with the panel closed and an external display attached to a
DisplayPort connector driven by the discrete GPU, that display cannot show any image during Pre-OS session such as
during POST, when in BIOS setup, when running early diagnosis, when using Power-On Password, and so on.
HP has implemented special support to resolve this limitation. With Hybrid Graphics, any one display, whether it is
connected to the integrated or discrete GPU, is usable (viewable) during Pre-OS. This feature is called “Hybrid Graphics
Enhanced Display” and is by default enabled in BIOS. Users may disable this feature to only support Pre-OS session with
integrated GPU displays (which is typically limited to the internal Panel and VGA).