Dell XPS 2710 driving 4K Screen via HDMI

thewarehouse.co.nz: Veon 55″ UHD TV

  • Bought new in Mar 2016 NZ$899
  • Manufactured by Soyo in 2014 according to MonInfo
  • Reminder to self: Only HDMI4 port does 60hz refresh others are 30mhz max

Dell XPS 2710

  • Doesn’t have HDMI 2 (1.4)
  • Intel HD-4000 onboard graphics

With target UHD screen attached

  1. Right Click Right desktop and navigate to (Intel option) Graphics Options->Custom Resolutions
  2. Accept the Intel warning re damage
  3. Select the target display in the drop down (“Digital Television TV” for me)
  4. Enter Width of 3840, Height of 2160
  5. Enter 25 as refresh rate
  6. Select CVT-RB as timing standard
  7. ADD
  8. Accept
  9. Reboot
  10. Right Click Right desktop and navigate to (Intel option) Graphics Properties
  11. Select the target display in the drop down (“Digital Television TV” for me)
  12. Select the new resolution & apply

To test:

MENU button + 0 4 times