How To Get Dual Monitors to Be Recognized Instead of Just 1 Monitor Using a Docking Station - Sequoia 15.1 (Macbook Pro M4 Pro Chip)

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I just purchased a Macbook Pro with an M4 Pro chip. Love it so far!


However, I'm using a Lionwei docking station (picture attached). I have two monitors connected to the docking station via HDMI. When I connect the docking stating to my laptop using a USB-C port, both monitors are on and I can move my mouse around on them. However, they are recognized as 1 monitor instead of 2. Picture attached of my docking station set up.


I'd like things to be recognized as two separate monitors.


Any help would be greatly appreciated!


MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Apr 24, 2025 7:32 AM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2025 10:00 AM

System settings > Displays.

Turn off mirror mode.

Lower resolutions on monitors may be needed to drive two.


I don't know what resolution you are expecting.

That looks like a passive (no power) docking system.

It may be pulling more power from the laptop than you want.

If you want to protect your expensive laptop, get a powered docking system from a known Apple supplier (e.g., Belkin). There may be dual link software for the docking station if you want to run more monitors at higher resolutions.

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Apr 24, 2025 10:00 AM in response to MacAttack8

System settings > Displays.

Turn off mirror mode.

Lower resolutions on monitors may be needed to drive two.


I don't know what resolution you are expecting.

That looks like a passive (no power) docking system.

It may be pulling more power from the laptop than you want.

If you want to protect your expensive laptop, get a powered docking system from a known Apple supplier (e.g., Belkin). There may be dual link software for the docking station if you want to run more monitors at higher resolutions.

Apr 24, 2025 1:47 PM in response to MacAttack8

To be clear: There is NO driver that you can install that will let you drive two displays in a first-class, hardware-supported way over a plain USB-C dock. For two displays, a Thunderbolt dock is in order.


The drivers are for workarounds like DisplayLink. These workarounds may let you attach more displays than a Mac would support using hardware-support video, but they can also come with significant compromises.

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