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You can connect up to four 4K external displays or two 5K and above displays using the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports available

on your XPS 17 9700.

Before you begin, ensure that you:

●

Check the graphics options on your computer

● Check the ports available on your external displays and decide on the

Check the graphics options on your computer

The number of external displays supported depends on the type of graphics card available on your computer.

NOTE:

On computers with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card installed, you can connect up to four external

displays or two 8K displays by enabling the Direct Graphics Controller Direct Output Mode in the BIOS. For more

information on enabling this mode, see

For more information on the graphics card available on your computer, run Dell SupportAssist on your computer, or scan your

hardware at www.dell.com/support.

The following are the graphic options that may be installed in your computer:

● Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Integrated graphics)

● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Discrete graphics)

● NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Discrete graphics)

Modes of connection

Depending on the connectors available on your external display, you can connect the displays to the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)

ports on your computer using:

● Thunderbolt 3 cables, adapters or docking stations

● USB-C cables, adapters or docking stations

NOTE:

To experience the full resolution supported by your external displays, use appropriate cables. For example, use

DisplayPort or HDMI cables for 4K and above resolution.

NOTE:

USB-C or Thunderbolt docking stations can be used to connect external displays to the computer using a single

USB-C cable, while charging the computer. For more information about the types of docking stations available from Dell,

see the knowledge base article

NOTE:

USB-C adapters can also be used to connect external displays to the computer, though these do not allow power

charging at the same time. For more information about the types of USB-C adapters available from Dell, see the knowledge

base article

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These are the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports available on your computer:

NOTE:

When connecting a display indirectly using a adapter or docking station, it is recommended that you connect the

display to the docking station first, then connect the docking station to the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port on your computer.

NOTE:

The devices connected to the ports on the left side of the computer have priority over the ports on the right. While

connecting external displays, it is recommended that you connect the displays to the left ports.

Before you begin

Enabling Direct Graphics Controller Direct Output

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at www.dell.com/support.

Before you begin

mode of connection

Mode.