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Kyzer4689 · 03-24-2016, 05:09 PM

obviously i understand keyboard and mice being a possible delay but these docks are all the same exact model, all that is plugged in is a usb keyboard and mouse that MAY be different. All printers are network printers so they would need downloaded.

Why if they have already been docked on the same exact hardware, would they need to download a new video and Ethernet driver when it already exists from their first dock? This wasn't an issue when we had HP universal docks, if a user switched seating positions and docked everything came right up, you heard the new device added sound but there was no driver download.

So what you are saying is if i had one laptop that was docked at someones desk and all was working fine and I have 400 identical "guest" dock setups and they decide to use a different one; it would require a 1-3 minute driver install for:

Display Link Display Adapter
Display Link Display Adapter
Targus Audio
Targus Giga Ethernet
Targus USB 3.0 DV2K Dock w Power

that just doesn't make sense to me

I could see a keyboard and mouse being installed if a different model but i don't understand why the displaylink display adapter needs to install separately for every different dock.

Maybe it is just something Windows 7 wise? I did the same dock redock test with a windows 10 laptop and the display came right up on 6 different docks it was never on before. All it grabbed was the different mouse and keyboard.

03-24-2016, 05:09 PM	#3
Kyzer4689 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: NJ Posts: 2	obviously i understand keyboard and mice being a possible delay but these docks are all the same exact model, all that is plugged in is a usb keyboard and mouse that MAY be different. All printers are network printers so they would need downloaded. Why if they have already been docked on the same exact hardware, would they need to download a new video and Ethernet driver when it already exists from their first dock? This wasn't an issue when we had HP universal docks, if a user switched seating positions and docked everything came right up, you heard the new device added sound but there was no driver download. So what you are saying is if i had one laptop that was docked at someones desk and all was working fine and I have 400 identical "guest" dock setups and they decide to use a different one; it would require a 1-3 minute driver install for: Display Link Display Adapter Display Link Display Adapter Targus Audio Targus Giga Ethernet Targus USB 3.0 DV2K Dock w Power that just doesn't make sense to me I could see a keyboard and mouse being installed if a different model but i don't understand why the displaylink display adapter needs to install separately for every different dock. Maybe it is just something Windows 7 wise? I did the same dock redock test with a windows 10 laptop and the display came right up on 6 different docks it was never on before. All it grabbed was the different mouse and keyboard. Last edited by Kyzer4689; 03-24-2016 at 05:16 PM.