Please help.... I am losing my mind.

graemebinnie · 11-08-2025, 02:45 PM

I know this might not be the correct part of the forum to use...

Hey folks,

Bit of a noob here looking for some advice.

I have a MacBook Air M2 2023 and I’m fully aware that I can only support one additional display however using this software along with a piece of hardware there is a Work around

This is the current stage that I am at:

I have my MacBook screen (obviously) and then my two other screens which both display a small computer icon and the para that says choose or extend to mirror from < Display Link Manager>.

I can get it to recognise one of the additional displays, and the other for that fact, but they just mimic each other, they do not extend as I wish them to. But only one display ever appears in the software,,,

Can somebody please help me? I’ve burnt out websites looking at them trying to find a solution and didn’t think to use the forum here.

Thanks, folks
Graeme

P.S This is the equipment I have which I believe ie adequate:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CJBVH2...sin_title&th=1

graemebinnie · 11-08-2025, 03:06 PM

This is what I can currently get to:

DianaClark · 12-03-2025, 09:35 AM

It sounds like your setup is almost working, so don’t worry — this is usually a configuration issue, not faulty hardware.

When both external monitors mirror each other, it normally means macOS is only detecting one DisplayLink virtual display. A couple of things to check:

Open DisplayLink Manager and make sure “Enable DisplayLink Display” is active.

Go to System Settings → Displays and look for all connected screens. Sometimes macOS stacks them on top of each other, making it look like only one is detected.

Try unplugging both monitors, quit DisplayLink Manager, reconnect one monitor at a time, and relaunch the app.

Make sure your dock/adapter uses two DisplayLink chips, not one. If it has only one, both screens will mirror no matter what.

If everything above checks out, it may just be the dock limiting you, even if it claims dual-display support.

Hopefully this helps you narrow it down. Let us know what happens when you reconnect them one by one.

11-08-2025, 02:45 PM	#1
graemebinnie Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2025 Posts: 11	Please help.... I am losing my mind. I know this might not be the correct part of the forum to use... Hey folks, Bit of a noob here looking for some advice. I have a MacBook Air M2 2023 and I’m fully aware that I can only support one additional display however using this software along with a piece of hardware there is a Work around This is the current stage that I am at: I have my MacBook screen (obviously) and then my two other screens which both display a small computer icon and the para that says choose or extend to mirror from < Display Link Manager>. I can get it to recognise one of the additional displays, and the other for that fact, but they just mimic each other, they do not extend as I wish them to. But only one display ever appears in the software,,, Can somebody please help me? I’ve burnt out websites looking at them trying to find a solution and didn’t think to use the forum here. Thanks, folks Graeme P.S This is the equipment I have which I believe ie adequate: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CJBVH2...sin_title&th=1 Last edited by graemebinnie; 11-08-2025 at 03:26 PM.

11-08-2025, 03:06 PM	#2
graemebinnie Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2025 Posts: 11	This is what I can currently get to:

12-03-2025, 09:35 AM	#3
DianaClark Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2025 Posts: 2	It sounds like your setup is almost working, so don’t worry — this is usually a configuration issue, not faulty hardware. When both external monitors mirror each other, it normally means macOS is only detecting one DisplayLink virtual display. A couple of things to check: Open DisplayLink Manager and make sure “Enable DisplayLink Display” is active. Go to System Settings → Displays and look for all connected screens. Sometimes macOS stacks them on top of each other, making it look like only one is detected. Try unplugging both monitors, quit DisplayLink Manager, reconnect one monitor at a time, and relaunch the app. Make sure your dock/adapter uses two DisplayLink chips, not one. If it has only one, both screens will mirror no matter what. If everything above checks out, it may just be the dock limiting you, even if it claims dual-display support. Hopefully this helps you narrow it down. Let us know what happens when you reconnect them one by one.