Hey everybody! I just read this whole thread. I have been frustrated for months with the same issues as everyone else. Here's my setup:
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 with BIOS 1.45.1.21
Intel Core i7 Q720 @ 1.6GHz (8 logical processors)
4GB RAM
Win8 Enterprise 64-bit
NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M with driver 9.18.13.2000 from 2013-04-18
Intel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller
Renesas USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller
Lenovo USB 3.0 dock with driver 7.2.46733.0 from 2013-03-19 (DisplayLink)
Lenovo USB 3.0 to DVI monitor adapter with driver 7.2.46733.0 (DisplayLink)
DisplayLink Display Adapter (4311) with driver 7.2.46733.0 (DisplayLink)
DisplayLink Display Adapter (4302) with driver 7.2.46733.0 (DisplayLink)
Microsoft Natural Wireless Ergonomic Desktop 7000
Microsoft Natural Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard 7000
Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 7000
USB extension cable to put Microsoft Wireless 2.4GHz Receiver v1.0 inches from keyboard
ThinkPad Display 1600x900
Lenovo D221 Wide DVI monitor (1680x1050)
Lenovo D221 Wide DVI monitor (1680x1050)
Lenovo L220xwC DVI monitor (1920x1200)
All the latest Lenovo driver, BIOS, firmware updates installed via Lenovo System Update 5
I have experienced the horrible intermittent fuzziness on my monitors. At times the fuzziness would affect one monitor at a time but at other times it would affect all monitors at the same time. And at other times the intermittent monitor fuzziness would go away completely for a while. But when my computer is working properly, I'm very hesitant to undock it or shut it down in fear that the problems will return. I have also had very frustrating mouse freezes and keyboard unresponsiveness where keystrokes are missing. I tried using a USB extension cable to put the 2.4GHz wireless receiver inches from my mouse and keyboard but that hasn't helped. I have noticed that if my cell phone (HTC Evo 3D) is anywhere near my keyboard, it seems that the keyboard and mouse problems get worse.
I have the latest drivers and firmware installed for the Lenovo USB 3.0 dock and I installed the latest DisplayLink drivers directly from DL. I also have the latest video driver directly from NVIDIA for the Quadro FX 880M. I set my power plan to "High performance" and it does seem to have helped somewhat but not completely resolved the issue. The "Processor power management"->"Minimum processor state"->"Plugged in" setting is at 100%.
Also, I've tried running everything through the single USB 3.0 connection back to the ThinkPad W510. In other words, I have only the Lenovo USB 3.0 dock plugged into he ThinkPad and then all other USB devices, audio, Ethernet, DVI connections are all running through it. The reason I run it this way is that I found that when I plugged other USB devices directly into the ThinkPad (such as hard drives, iPod, Android phone), it would cause the displays (connected to the Lenovo USB 3.0 dock) to flick off to black temporarily.
It looks like this idea wouldn't apply in my case since my eXtensible USB 3.0 Host Controller is "Renesas" instead of "Intel"?
http://plugable.com/2012/12/01/windo...st-controllers
And yes, this is USB 3.0 2.4GHz wireless interference is VERY interesting:
http://www.displaylink.com/support/ticket.php?id=340
I already have my 2.4GHz keyboard/mouse receiver about 3 feet from the ThinkPad W510 (with several USB 3.0 ports) and the ThinkPad USB 3.0 dock and yet I still get interference that causes the keyboard and mouse to not work consistently. I could, for now, plug the 2.4GHz wireless receiver into the ThinkPad W510's USB 2.0 port. That might help. But going forward, I thought I'd only be using one USB port to connect to all my peripherals. I will be getting a Lenovo ThinkPad Helix soon and was planning to connect it to the USB 3.0 dock. I wonder if it's okay to have the USB 2.0 2.4GHz wireless receiver connected to a USB 3.0 port at all?
I haven't tried the attached 7.2M1 "with freezing fix" DisplayLink drivers yet. I'll probably try that next.
In theory, is there any reason that I shouldn't be able to run multiple DVI displays off a single USB 3.0 connection (currently I have 3 external DVI displays) as well as a USB 3.0 hard drive, USB 2.0 hard drives, keyboard/mouse, webcam, GigE Ethernet, USB audio?