Troubleshooting
Problems
Possible solutions
The mobile adapter is
not working on the
USB-A port on your
computer
The mobile adapter is compatible only with the USB-C
port on your computer. That is, Thunderbolt port or
USB-C (DisplayPort Alt Mode) port.
Multiple displays are
not working
The mobile adapter supports only single display out. You
can only connect a peripheral to the HDMI port, or
DisplayPort, or the VGA port at a time.
Utilizing all the ports at
the same time is not
working
• If you connect the mobile adapter to a Thunderbolt or
15 W USB-C (DisplayPort Alt Mode).
port on your computer, you can use one video out port,
one Ethernet port, and two USB ports.
• If you connect the mobile adapter to a 7.5 W USB-C
(DisplayPort Alt Mode) port on your computer, you can
use one video out port, one Ethernet port, and only one
USB port.
Power Surge message
pops up when
• The peripheral you connected to the mobile adapter
needs more power.
connecting a peripheral
to the mobile adapter
• Disconnect other peripherals connected to the
mobile adapter.
• For high-power peripherals, it is recommended to
connect the peripheral to your computer directly.
Unable to read and
write to an external
SSD/HDD and optical
• Some external SSD/HDD/Optical drives require
higher power than what your mobile adapter can
support.
(CD/DVD/Blu-ray)
drive when connected
to the mobile adapter
• It is recommended that you connect external
SSD/HDD/Optical drive to your computer directly.
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