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July 11th, 2022 02:00

Inspiron 3910 USB-C port not connecting to 4K monitor

Hi, I have 

Monitor: Dell 27" 4K S2722QC

PC: Inspiron 3910 i5 12th Gen with intel UHD 730 GPU

I tried connecting the S2722QC monitor to the PC via the supplied USB-C cable, but the monitor reported no signal from the PC. I connected the monitor to my Dell work laptop (Latitude 5420 i7 11th Gen) and it worked fine (plus able to display 4K). Dell Support told me the Inspiron 3910's USB C port doesn't support video display - which sounded rather odd to me. I spent 45 mins on the phone with Dell and they checked all the drivers etc on the PC - no issues identified.

Has anyone else come across this issue and is there a fix? Will a high speed HDMI 2.0 connection allow me to get 4K resolution?

Thanks

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July 11th, 2022 06:00

Re: Dell Support told me the Inspiron 3910's USB C port doesn't support video display - which sounded rather odd to me

they are correct.  The desktop USB-C does not have Display port over USB function.

Inspiron 3910 spec does not mention DP over USB-C.  all it says is 

  • One USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port

What happens if I plug my display into a USB Type-C port that does not support DisplayPort over USB Type-C?

No video data will be received by the display, hence there will be no image on the screen. 

How will I know if the USB Type-C connector on my device supports DisplayPort over USB Type-C?

USB Type-C connectors that support the DisplayPort over USB Type-C will normally include the DisplayPort (DP) logo near the connector

many modern laptops on the other hand have Display over USB-C built in their USB-C port.

your latitude 5420 spec mentions 

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July 11th, 2022 06:00

to connect your 3910 to the Dell 4k monitor, you can use HDMI-HDMI cable (however PC has HDMI 1.4 and not HDMI2.0.  so it supports 4k at 24 frames, not 50-60 frames).

3910 has 

Intel UHD Graphics

  • One HDMI 1.4b port
  • One DisplayPort 1.4 port

 

Dell S2722QC monitor has 

Connectivity • 1 x USB Type-C upstream port (Alternate mode
with DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery up to 65 W)

• 2 x HDMI ports version 2.0 (HDCP 2.3 & 1.4)

to achieve HDMI2.0 in PC, you would need to add a discrete video card, or use an active DP to HDMI converter and use the PC's DP1.4 out.

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