I have an old Inspiron 5577 that I am trying to use with a Belkin docking station. When I connect to it by USB it wont port the video to my external monitors. The laptop has a hdmi port that will allow an external monitor but the resolution is terrible.
Am I able to connect to the dock and use external monitors with this laptop?
Something that might be relevant. I am using the same cable for both laptops. When I use it with the Inspiron that is having video troubles it will provide a network connection so its working on that level.
I do not see any evidence that dock has displaylink support -- it is claimed to be for Chromebooks. Since your Inspiron has no native USB video output, that is almost certainly the issue.
If you're looking for displaylink adapters, there are some in Dell docks -- or Synaptics.
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Posted August 1st, 2025 19:49
Only over HDMI, or with a docking station that has displaylink support -- the system itself has no video out over USB.
The HDMI port should be able to output at FHD (1920X1080) when connected directly to an HDMI monitor