NVIDIA Card Not Active When Using DisplayLink - Page 2

ICY · 06-02-2021, 02:27 PM

Problem it found and is fixed?

tbonepolar · 06-30-2021, 03:33 PM

Hello,

Have you happened to find a fix to this? I am having the same issues as you.

BaNe TEK · 09-12-2022, 05:41 AM

For a Mini Desktop we use with PCI-E Graphics Card, we use a HDMI Dummy Adapter Set as primary monitor, with Cloning to DisplayLink. This could be an issue with a laptop as you could imagine. But, now the DisplayLink Monitor is fully powered by the NVidia Graphics card. It's not impossible.

HDMI Dummy Adapter: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

We do this because this is the primary monitor for a CineBot Camera Robot we developed.

Wehave · 11-15-2025, 03:10 AM

I really want to use my dGPU to run the displaylink services. Why the problem have not been solved after 8 years?

DianaClark · 11-21-2025, 10:40 AM

This is a common limitation with systems that use DisplayLink docks. DisplayLink works through USB graphics compression, so your external monitors are driven by the Intel GPU rather than the NVIDIA card. Because the screens connected through the dock are not wired directly to the NVIDIA GPU, the NVIDIA control panel will always say that no display is attached.

Unfortunately there is no setting in DisplayLink that can force the NVIDIA card to become active for external monitors. The only reliable way to use the NVIDIA GPU for gaming is to connect at least one monitor directly to the laptop’s HDMI or DisplayPort so the screen is physically routed through the NVIDIA card.

If you want to game on the external screens, try connecting one monitor directly to the laptop and use the dock only for peripherals and the second display. This usually lets the NVIDIA GPU stay active.

06-30-2021, 03:33 PM	#12
tbonepolar Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 1	Update Hello, Have you happened to find a fix to this? I am having the same issues as you.

09-12-2022, 05:41 AM	#13
BaNe TEK Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 1	HDMI Dummy Adapter For a Mini Desktop we use with PCI-E Graphics Card, we use a HDMI Dummy Adapter Set as primary monitor, with Cloning to DisplayLink. This could be an issue with a laptop as you could imagine. But, now the DisplayLink Monitor is fully powered by the NVidia Graphics card. It's not impossible. HDMI Dummy Adapter: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 We do this because this is the primary monitor for a CineBot Camera Robot we developed.

11-15-2025, 03:10 AM	#14
Wehave Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2025 Posts: 1	Any update? I really want to use my dGPU to run the displaylink services. Why the problem have not been solved after 8 years?

06-02-2021, 02:27 PM	#11
ICY Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 1	Problem it found and is fixed?

11-21-2025, 10:40 AM	#15
DianaClark Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2025 Posts: 2	This is a common limitation with systems that use DisplayLink docks. DisplayLink works through USB graphics compression, so your external monitors are driven by the Intel GPU rather than the NVIDIA card. Because the screens connected through the dock are not wired directly to the NVIDIA GPU, the NVIDIA control panel will always say that no display is attached. Unfortunately there is no setting in DisplayLink that can force the NVIDIA card to become active for external monitors. The only reliable way to use the NVIDIA GPU for gaming is to connect at least one monitor directly to the laptop’s HDMI or DisplayPort so the screen is physically routed through the NVIDIA card. If you want to game on the external screens, try connecting one monitor directly to the laptop and use the dock only for peripherals and the second display. This usually lets the NVIDIA GPU stay active.