Plugable Dock USB 3 VGA Adapter

tgaleza · 03-14-2014, 08:54 PM

I currently use 3 monitors that I run from my laptop. One of them is connected directly into the laptop's VGA port. The other 2 connect via separate USB ports using separate J5create's VGA/USB adapters.

I want to hook up a docking station to my laptop. The best reviews that I've found are for a Plugable USB 3 Docking Station (UD-3900). Since this docking station is a DisplayLink compatible unit, I was going to also purchase a couple of Plugable USB 3 VGA Adapters (DisplayLink certified) and basically scrap my J5create adapters in order to have the best docking station and to insure compatibility between the adapters and docking station. So, I have two questions before I start -

I'm assuming that I should uninstall the j5 drivers from my Windows machine to insure that there is not a video driver conflict before I go to install the DisplayLink drivers - is that correct?

Once I've uninstalled j5create and installed the necessary DisplayLink drivers, am I correct in assuming that plugging in the 2 DisplayLink VGA/USB adapters to 2 USB ports on the docking station should work just as if the adapters were plugged in directly to the laptop?

BTW - I'm running Windows 7 Professional on an HP ProBook 450 G1.

Thanks,
Tim

03-14-2014, 08:54 PM	#1
tgaleza Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 2	Plugable Dock USB 3 VGA Adapter I currently use 3 monitors that I run from my laptop. One of them is connected directly into the laptop's VGA port. The other 2 connect via separate USB ports using separate J5create's VGA/USB adapters. I want to hook up a docking station to my laptop. The best reviews that I've found are for a Plugable USB 3 Docking Station (UD-3900). Since this docking station is a DisplayLink compatible unit, I was going to also purchase a couple of Plugable USB 3 VGA Adapters (DisplayLink certified) and basically scrap my J5create adapters in order to have the best docking station and to insure compatibility between the adapters and docking station. So, I have two questions before I start - I'm assuming that I should uninstall the j5 drivers from my Windows machine to insure that there is not a video driver conflict before I go to install the DisplayLink drivers - is that correct? Once I've uninstalled j5create and installed the necessary DisplayLink drivers, am I correct in assuming that plugging in the 2 DisplayLink VGA/USB adapters to 2 USB ports on the docking station should work just as if the adapters were plugged in directly to the laptop? BTW - I'm running Windows 7 Professional on an HP ProBook 450 G1. Thanks, Tim