Product code: HMC-6GM2
Category: Docking stations , One video output , Combined & multipurpose
Multiport USB-C 10Gbps hub AXAGON HMC-6GM2 GEN2COMBO 6in1 expands your laptop, computer or phone with five ports and external box for M.2 disk.
You can easily and quickly connect up two USB devices, SD card reader, one monitor, and an NVMe or SATA M.2 SSD to your computer via the reversible USB-C connector. You also get the possibility to supply laptop using Power Delivery technology at the same time. The USB-C hub will provide you with a simple and compact 6in1 docking station for notebook like MacBook Air or Pro.
The USB hub offers two USB 10Gbps outputs. One with standard USB-A and one with USB-C data connector. The hub can also handle permanent connection of two external drives simultaneously. Thanks to the fast USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface, the hub's transfer rate is up to 10Gbps.
Another USB-C connector is reserved only for charging phones or laptops using Power Delivery 3.0 technology with up to 100W of power. Connect a suitable USB-C Power Delivery charger into the hub and connect the hub to a laptop that supports Power Delivery. This saves one USB-C port.
HDMI output provides high quality image up to 4K/60Hz Ultra HD resolution and supports multi-channel audio transmission. High frequencies at popular gaming resolutions of 2K/144Hz or FullHD/240Hz are also supported. Thanks to HDR (high dynamic range) support, you can enjoy a significantly expanded range of colors and contrasts without restrictions. For video outputs to work properly, the laptop must have a USB-C port with DisplayPort Alternate Mode (DP Alt Mode) support or a Thunderbolt 3 port and above.
You can connect a NVMe or SATA M.2 SSD drive thanks to the built-in slot on the back. The multiport hub thus becomes an external drive. M.2 cards can be single-sided or double-sided up to a size of 22x80 mm. The external M.2 box has no capacity limitations for SSDs and supports modern functions such as TRIM, UASP and enables reading S.M.A.R.T. disk status monitoring information.
Card reader supports all versions of SD and microSD cards including SDXC and microSDXC with capacity up to 2TB. Thanks to the high-speed USB interface, you can make the most of the potential of modern memory cards. The card reader enables simultaneous handling of cards in both slots and direct copying between them.
The elegant aluminum body ensures not only mechanical resistance, but also passive cooling. You will also be pleased with the finely textured surface, which does not leave fingerprints. The port replicator is the ideal accessory for laptops with a lack of USB connectors, memory or video outputs. Fixed USB-C cable 20 cm long.
You can use your current USB peripherals without having to purchase new ones. Thanks to the Plug and Play and Hot Plug functions, connecting the hub itself is very simple without complicated installation, and peripherals can also be easily connected and disconnected while the computer is running. The hub does not afraid of connection to phones with a USB-C connector. For example, you can connect a flash drive, keyboard, mouse, display, TV or projector to the phone.
Input:
• USB 10Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen2).
• Compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and 4.
• Connection via reversible USB type C male connector on a fixed 20 cm cable.
USB outputs:
• 1x USB 10Gbps port, USB-A female connector.
• 1x USB 10Gbps port, USB-C female connector.
• 1x USB Power Delivery 100W (only for charging), USB-C female connector.
• USB-C hub handle the connection of two external drives simultaneously.
HDMI output:
• 1x HDMI A port, HDMI A female connector.
Video resolution and properties:
• Maximum supported resolution 4K / 4096 x 2160 at 60 Hz.
• For the video output function, the hub must be connected to a USB-C port supporting DisplayPort Alternate Mode (DP Alt Mode) or to a USB-C port supporting Thunderbolt 3/4. A suitable OS is also required. The video output function will not be available without these requirements.
• HDR support (High dynamic range, 10bit support) - realistic reproduction of light and dark details.
• HPD (Hot-Plug-Detect) support.
• TMDS (Transition Minimized Differential Signalling) support.
• HDCP 1.4 and 2.3 (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) full support.
• Supports up to 8-channel LPCM audio, compressed audio (AC-3, DTS), and HBR audio formats.
• Supports sample rates up to 192 kHz and up to 24-bit audio - depends on the source and destination device, i.e. laptop/phone and TV/monitor/AV receiver.
Power Delivery:
• Power Delivery 3.0 support – device power supply from the wall charger via USB-C hub
• Maximum power supply power via PD USB-C hub output 100W - 20V/5A
• Required PD support from the device (laptop, phone) and a suitable PD wall charger
The card reader - two slots:
• Micro SD slot: microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC / TransFlash.
• SD slot: SecureDigital / SDHC / SDXC, MultiMedia Card, MMC 4.0, MMC Dual Voltage, MMC mobile, RS-MMC, with adapter miniSD, microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC, MMC Micro.
The reader supports the following flash card specifications:
• SD 1.0/1.1 (SD - Secure Digital, up to 2GB).
• SD 2.0 (SDHC - Secure Digital High Capacity, up to 32GB).
• SD 3.0 (SDXC - Secure Digital eXtended Capacity, up to 2TB).
• MMC and eMMC 3.x /4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5 / 5.0 (8-bit).
• Supports SD 3.01 and SD Jukebox applications (CPRM functions).
• Supports Ultra High Speed bus UHS-I (SDR12/SDR25/SDR50/DDR50/SDR104) speeds up to 104 MB/s.
• Supports hardware ECC (Error Correction Code) function and CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) function.
• 2 LUN - the reader is indicated as two disk drives in the file manager.
M.2 SSD slot:
• NVMe & SATA M.2 SSD disks.
• Designed for M key or B+M key format cards.
• NGFF 75-pin M-key slot for M.2 drives.
• Supports M.2 drives with a size of 2242, 2280 mm.
• Support of both one-sided and double-sided M.2 SSDs.
• Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 3.1a specification.
• Compliant with NVM Express 1.3 specification.
• Compliant with Serial ATA 3.2 specification (SATA/600), bit rates of up to 6 Gb/s (600 MB/s).
• Compliant with USB Mass Storage Class specification.
• Supports UASP (USB Attached SCSI) for faster data transmission in Windows 8 and later.
• Support of TRIM functionality to limit gradual degradation of the SSD performance over time.
• Support for booting from an SSD in the hub's M.2 slot.
Other features:
• Compatible with USB 10Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 2).
• Backward compatible with USB 5Gbps (3.2 Gen 1 / USB 3.0).
• Supports transmission rates 10.000 / 5.000 Mbit/s.
• Possibility to connect your device while running thanks to the Hot Plug support.
• Full Plug and Play support.
• Standby mode support.
• Power via USB bus - USB bus power or from PD wall charger.
• Heavy-duty aluminium body for better hub cooling. Higher surface hub temperature is not a problem - the heat generated by the hub and M.2 disk operation is better dissipated and transferred to the surroundings.
• The LED indicates the data transfer of the M.2 drive.
• High quality shielded cable ensures fast communication speed and minimal unwanted interference.
• Dimensions 149 x 65 x 17 mm.
• Weight 178 g (incl. cable).
• USB cable length 20 cm.
Supported operating systems:
• Windows 10 / 11 and later, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS and Android.
• Compatibility depends on used OS and support from device manufacturer.
• DisplayPort Alternate Mode (DP Alt Mode) is only supported in updated OS and also depends on support from device (notebook, phone) manufacturer.
• Graphics card drivers may also affect the correct operation of the product. We recommend downloading the latest version of drivers.
Package contains:
• USB-C hub with fixed 20 cm long cable
• mounting material
• multilingual manual in CZ / DE / DK / ENG / ESP / FIN / FR / GR / HR / HU / IT / NL / PL / PT / RO / RU / SK / SWE / TR / BG / CN / ARA
• packed in a cardboard box
- USB-C hub with a permanently connected 20 cm cable
- installation guide
- printed multilingual manual CZ / DE / DK / ENG / ESP / FIN / FR / GR / HR / HU / IT / NL / PL / PT / RO / RU / SK / SWE / TR / BG / CN / ARA
- a cardboard box
- package dimensions 21 x 12.9 x 2.5 cm
- weight of 1 pc package 306 g
- EAN 8595247907462
- number of pieces in the box: 117
- total weight of the box: 14.1 kg G.W.
- box dimensions: 48 x 38 x 28 cm
HMC-6GM2 - multilingual manual - CZ / DE / DK / ENG / ESP / FIN / FR / GR / HR / HU / IT / NL / PL / PT / RO / RU / SK / SWE / TR / BG / CN / ARA
A): If the network card is not displayed in "Device Manager", a USB port (or a PCIe slot in the event of an internal network card) may be malfunctioning.
B): Try plugging the network card into another USB port (or another PCIe slot on the PC motherboard in the event of an internal network card, or temporarily disconnect all other PCIe cards). The network card should be detected and you should be prompted to install the drivers. If the problem persists, plug the network card into the USB port (PCIe slot) of another computer to verify its functionality.
A): By initializing the disk, you can set the mode in which the hard disk will work.
B): You can use the partition with the master boot record (MBR) or the GUID partition table (GPT). For disk up to 2TB, use the MBR option, we recommend selecting GPT on a larger disk than 2TB. Subsequently, the initialized disk should be formatted.
A): If this happens, it means that the Windows operating system did not assign a drive letter to the new storage device.
B): If the drive letter is not assigned, open "Disk Management", right-click on the desired drive and manually assign the drive letter. If the drive letter can not be assigned to the disk, it is possible that the disk is formatted as "dynamic". If you want to keep disk data, connect it to the original device and make a backup of the disk. Then convert it to a normal disk, initialize it to MBR (or GPT, see other points), and then perform Low Level Format (e.g. using the Low Level Format Tool)
A): The newly purchased disk must be initialized before first use.
B): If the new disk is not initialized automatically, open "Disk Management", right-click on the desired disk and initialize it.
A): The necessary drivers are already included in all operating systems and install completely automatically, and no additional drivers are needed.
B): Plug the USB hub into another USB port (on the back of the computer where the USB ports are integrated directly into the motherboard). It should re-detect the USB hub and reinstall the drivers. Alternatively, try replacing the USB cable. The obsolete driver of the USB controller could also cause problems. Manufacturers of USB 3.0 chipsets often issue new versions of drivers to improve compatibility with different devices. If the problem with the USB bub persists, plug it into the USB port of another computer to verify its functionality.
A): Drivers are included with operating systems and are installed completely automatically. The card reader is detected as a standard storage device, such as a USB flash disk, no other drivers are available.
B): No other drivers need to be installed and are not even available. If you continue to have problems with your reader, check out more tips that can help you troubleshoot problems.
A): If the card reader is not displayed in "Device Manager," there may be a USB port (or a 20-pin USB 3.0 connector on the PC motherboard in the case of an internal reader) malfunction.
B): Try plugging the reader into another USB port (or another 20-pin USB 3.0 connector on the PC motherboard, if available, in the case of an internal reader). The card reader should be detected and the drivers loaded automatically. If this does not solve the problem, try checking the USB controller status in "Device Manager" in the "USB Drivers" section. If the problem persists, plug the card reader into the USB port of another computer to verify its functionality.
A): If this happens, it means that the operating system failed to get the necessary information to install the drivers.
B): The cause may be a defective USB cable or damaged device. Another option is to remove the record of the connected USB device using "USBDeview". After connecting the reader, the drivers should be reloaded. If the problem is caused by a driver error, the problem should be eliminated. If the problem persists, plug the card reader into the USB port of another computer to verify its functionality.
A): If this happens, it means that the operating system failed to get the necessary information to install the drivers.
B): The cause may be a defective USB extension cable or damaged device. If the problem persists, plug the network card into the PCIe slot of another computer to verify its functionality.
A): If this happens, it means that the operating system failed to get the necessary information to install the drivers.
B): The cause may be a defective USB extension cable or damaged device. If the problem persists, plug the network card into the USB port of another computer to verify its functionality.
A): If this happens, it means that the Windows operating system did not assign a drive letter to the new storage device.
B): If the drive letter is not assigned, open "Disk Management", right-click on the desired drive and manually assign the drive letter. Another option is that the correct formatting of the memory card is not performed. Format the card in "Disk Management" or in the device on which you are using the card (for example, the camera).
A): In the vast majority of cases, the USB hub can handle connection of one 2.5" external box. If more external boxes are connected, a higher current is needed that ordinary USB cannot deliver.
B): In this case, an auxiliary power supply is required. Use a USB hub with auxiliary power supply.
A): Before connecting the USB network card to an Android device (tablet), you first need to verify with the device manufacturer whether the device supports the Ethernet network feature and also whether the USB network card drivers are included in your specific ANDROID ROM installation.
B): Use a USB connector with OTG support to connect the USB network card to your tablet. If the device (tablet) is equipped with a Mini USB or Micro USB connector, use an OTG reduction or cable to connect it.
A): By initializing the disk, you can set the mode in which the hard disk will work
B): You can use the partition with the master boot record (MBR) or the GUID partition table (GPT). For disk up to 2TB, use the MBR option, we recommend selecting GPT on a larger disk than 2TB. Subsequently, the initialized disk should be formatted.
A): You can use a passive USB cable to connect a USB hub to your computer. However, with longer cables the USB hub may not work reliably.
B): In this case, we recommend using an active extension USB repeater cable, such as AXAGON ADR-205 or ADR-210.
A): The sound interference is probably caused by the wireless mouse transmitter.
B): We recommend placing the mouse transmitter as far away from the sound card as possible (preferably on the opposite side of the computer – connect the transmitter to a USB port on the front panel of the PC and the sound card to a USB port on the back panel – use a USB extension cable if necessary). In the case of a laptop, place one device on each side.
A): The problem could be a lack of resources, check (when a problem occurs) the processor load and operating memory filling in "Task Manager".
B): If the CPU usage is 100% or memory is full, you need to find out what causes this situation. Another option is to connect a sound card to another computer to verify that the sound card is not damaged.
A): You probably have allowed to listen to the microphone in Microphone Properties.
B): To disable this feature, follow these steps: Start -> Control Panels -> Hardware and Sound -> Sound -> Recording -> Microphone (USB Sound Device) -> Properties -> Listen -> Listen to this device - uncheck this box and confirm with "Apply".
A): Yes, it is possible to play two different tracks simultaneously on one computer.
B): This is primarily a software matter, requiring a player that supports redirecting sound to a different audio output than the one set as the “default” in the operating system. Such functionality is supported, for example, by VLC media player.
In the ACTIVE profile, set the hard drive sleep time for battery and mains power to 0 minutes / Never.
A) Path in Windows 10: Settings > System > Power & Sleep > Additional power settings > in the ACTIVE profile Change Schema Settings> Change advanced power settings > Hard drive > Turn off hard disk after
B) Path in Windows 11: Search for: Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options > in the ACTIVE profile Change Schema Settings> Change advanced power settings > Hard disk > Turn off hard disk after.
You need to set the function of the headphone buttons to track skipping/playback control.
A) Example setting for Xiaomi phones (HyperOS overlay):
1st option:
In the notification bar, when headphones are connected, Audio playback via USB > click > Change headphone buttons to Playback control.
2nd option:
Settings > Sounds & Vibration > Sound effects > Change headphone buttons to Playback control.
B) Example setting for Xiaomi phones (MIUI overlay): Settings > Sounds & Vibration > Headphones > Change headphone buttons to Playback – back/next.
The keyboard is set to Apple mode. Switch it using Fn+S (mode for Windows and Android).
The keyboard is set to Windows mode. Switch it with Fn+A (Apple mode).
A: Check if the USB-C in the device supports video output.
B: Leave the HUB connected to the device and turn off the HUB via the ON/OFF button. Wait 5 seconds and then turn it back on with the ON/OFF button.
A: Check if your charger and device support the Power Delivery protocol and if the charger has sufficient power.
B: Leave the HUB connected to the device and turn off the HUB via the ON/OFF button. Wait 5 seconds and then turn it back on with the ON/OFF button.