Can HP E24m G4 monitor work with MacBook Air?

[RustyFox]

I have a 'working from home' setup with the HP E24m G4 USB-C monitor which plugs into a Windows laptop via a single USB-C cable. The monitor is daisy-chained via a DisplayPort cable to a second monitor. When I do my main job, this is my setup, I plug the Windows laptop in, close the lid and work with the 2 monitors. This monitor has 'docking' function so powers my laptop etc. Works well.

I switch to a personal MacBook Air M1 for my freelance job, but if I plug the USB-C cable from the HP monitor the second daisy-chained display won't work, only the main HP one does.

The current workaround in place is that instead of using this HP USB-C cable/docking function, I have a separate DisplayLink dock from Hyper which is connected to each monitor via separate HDMI cables (i.e. no daisy-chaining) and I plug my MacBook Air into this. This works fine, but it annoys me and isn't ideal.

So the basic question: Is there a way to make my MacBook Air work like the Windows laptop does i.e. plugging it into the single USB-C cable coming from the HP monitor?

 

[ReVRiN]

Try this:

Go into the monitor menu using the buttons bottom right side of monitor.

Scroll Down to Input > DisplayPort Mode > Change to DisplayPort 1.1

Let me know if that works for you.

 

[RustyFox]

Try this:

Go into the monitor menu using the buttons bottom right side of monitor.

Scroll Down to Input > DisplayPort Mode > Change to DisplayPort 1.1

Let me know if that works for you.

Sadly this didn’t work.

 

[ReVRiN]

Damn I'm sorry for both of us. I too have this monitor and am about to get a MacBook Pro and a MacBook Air for testing...

 

[RustyFox]

Damn I'm sorry for both of us. I too have this monitor and am about to get a MacBook Pro and a MacBook Air for testing...

A Reddit user told me it’s because MacBook’s only support daisy-chaining via thunderbolt, not usb-c

 

[ReVRiN]

Just wanted to verify you are using the Display Port out on the E24M to the second monitor correct?

 

[RustyFox]

Just wanted to verify you are using the Display Port out on the E24M to the second monitor correct?

Yes that’s right. It works well with the Windows laptop, but not the Mac. The main display works no problem, but the daisy-chaining appears to be a non-starter. I’ve tried literally everything I can think of/find online and have no given up - I’ve brought a separate dock which I’m going to use when I want my MacBook with these screens.