Difference between revisions of "ThinkPad Ultra Dock"

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* 3x USB 3.0 ports
 
* 3x USB 3.0 ports
 
* 10/1000 Gigabit Ethernet port
 
* 10/1000 Gigabit Ethernet port
* Stereo/Microphone Combo Audio Port (4-pin TRRS connector with CTIA standard pinout)
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* Stereo/Microphone Combo Audio Port (4-pin TRRS connector with CTIA standard pinout, details: http://pinoutsguide.com/HeadsetsHeadphones/samsung_moment_pinout.shtml)
 
* Key lock (to secure system to the Dock)
 
* Key lock (to secure system to the Dock)
 
* Kensington cable Lock Slot (to secure Dock to the desk)
 
* Kensington cable Lock Slot (to secure Dock to the desk)

Revision as of 21:03, 24 October 2014

Features:

  • 1x VGA port
  • 1x DVI-D port, 2x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI port (only 2 can be active)
  • 3x USB 2.0 ports, one port supports always-on USB charging
  • 3x USB 3.0 ports
  • 10/1000 Gigabit Ethernet port
  • Stereo/Microphone Combo Audio Port (4-pin TRRS connector with CTIA standard pinout, details: http://pinoutsguide.com/HeadsetsHeadphones/samsung_moment_pinout.shtml)
  • Key lock (to secure system to the Dock)
  • Kensington cable Lock Slot (to secure Dock to the desk)

The display ports are connected via an internal DisplayPort MST hub


The dock has upgradable firmware.

Linux support for multiple screens

Linux does not yet offer explicit support for the DisplayPort MST hub built into this dock, so multi-screen support is not fully functional under Linux. A single screen works fine and is fully controllable, but multiple screens are handled by a some unconfigurable fallback mode, and appear a single display; they cannot be individually configured in terms of resolution, relative position etc.

On the ThinkPad X240, one way to use two external screens is to attach one to a dock port, and another to the laptop's own mini DisplayPort port.

Supported ThinkPads

  • ThinkPad X240
  • ThinkPad T440 Integrated graphics models only (Discrete graphics models not compatible)
  • ThinkPad T440p
  • ThinkPad T440s Integrated graphics models only (Discrete graphics models not compatible)
  • ThinkPad T540p

Ref: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd028010