I am trying to connect a 4K monitor to my HP Pavilion 14-ce0505sa laptop using the USB type-c port on my laptop. My monitor has a displayport 1.2 port so I am trying to find a USB type-c to display port adapter or cable that works for this purpose. I recently just bought this one but my laptop didnt recognise the cable being connected at all.
The specs for the external ports on the HP ce0505sa state (from here):
"1 USB 3.1 Type-C™ Gen 1 (Data Transfer up to 5 Gb/s, Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.2, HP Sleep and Charge); 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (1 HP Sleep and Charge); 1 HDMI 1.4; 1 RJ-45; 1 headphone/microphone combo"
Therefore, it is my understanding that the USB type-c port on my laptop is capable of the alternative mode of DP 1.2 for video output at 4K 60Hz resolution but I do not know what sort of cable or adapter is compatible. Does it need to be an active adapter? Or is there something I need to change in my laptop settings for the USB-c port to recognise the alternative DP 1.2 mode? Any suggestions and adapter recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.