- #DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI 2011 WINDOWS 10#
- #DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI 2011 PRO#
- #DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI 2011 PC#
#DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI 2011 PC#
When I connect my 55" Television to my Apple mid-2011 iMac via the mini-Display to HDMI cable, I was able to use my TV as a secondary screen but why not the other way - like connecting my Windows PC with the same cable to my iMac to make it a secondary screen? Is it because the iMac only support Video-out on mini-Displayport but not Video-in?.There's too much confusion around this topic and I saw some Apple experts answer it incorrectly here. Mine's a 21inch Apple mid-2011 iMac and it only has Thunderbolt 1 (not Thunderbolt 2 as I was assuming). Thanks for the amazing information and clarity you provided on several topics. So even if you got a USB-C to Mini DisplayPort cable, it would not work with your iMac as a display.Īnd as has been pointed out, Apple doesn't support Target Display Mode with non-Mac primary computers, but in my experience it works about as well as Apple's 27 inch LED display and Thunderbolt Display did with PC's, so ymmv, if you get a PC with Thunderbolt, that is.
Nothing will work if you use that adapter on your USB-C only laptop with no Thunderbolt 3.Īlso, since your iMac has a Thunderbolt port, it will only work in TDM with Thunderbolt cables connecting to Thunderbolt ports. Not sure if that's what you meant.Īnd I assume your windows laptop doesn't have a Thunderbolt port? If the port is USB-C, and not Thunderbolt 3, (check for thunderbolt symbol near the port) then this doesn't work.įrom the start, the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter has a very misleading name, it does not convert USB-C signals to Thunderbolt 2 (nor does anything else, it's just not possible). įirstly, your 2011 iMac doesn't have Thunderbolt 2, it has two Thunderbolt 1 ports.
#DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI 2011 WINDOWS 10#
They are, however, labelled “late 2011” in this knowledge base article.I have been persistently trying to connect my Apple iMac mid-2011 (has Thunderbolt 2 for Video-in) to work as external display for my Windows 10 laptop.
Update: As 9to5mac points out, Apple mentions a “late 2011 iMac” model with support for two Thunderbolt Displays – Apple released EDU iMacs back in August, but those computers don’t have a Thunderbolt port. The 27-inch Thunderbolt Display still reports shipping times of 2-3 weeks on Apple’s online store. Mac mini (Mid 2011): Supports two Thunderbolt displays. Mac mini with AMD graphics can support a HDMI compatible device on its HDMI port when using two Thunderbolt displays. IMac (Mid 2011 and Late 2011): Supports two Thunderbolt displays. iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) with two Thunderbolt ports supports a total of two Thunderbolt displays “regardless of which Thunderbolt port each display is connected to”.
#DISPLAY FOR MAC MINI 2011 PRO#
The 13” MacBook Pro has a different “expected behavior” in that the screen will turn black if a second Thunderbolt Display is connected. MacBook Pro (Early 2011): Supports two Thunderbolt displays.
MacBook Air (Mid 2011): Supports one Thunderbolt display. Mini DisplayPort displays will not light up if connected to the Thunderbolt port on an Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch).
For those users who want to daisy-chain Thunderbolt devices and a display, Apple recommends to connect the Thunderbolt Display to a Thunderbolt port on a Mac, and start daisy-chaining off that for “best performances”.Ī note of interest from this document is that Mini DisplayPort displays won’t work if connected to the Thunderbolt Display, thus removing any possibility of daisy-chaining with old Mini DisplayPort interfaces and the newest Thunderbolt. The document in particular outlines some daisy-chaining options for the display and different Mac models, specifying which ones can connect to multiple monitors at once. With a new support document posted earlier this afternoon, Apple details some of the connection options for the 27-inch Thunderbolt Display, now shipping to customers who bought it after it was announced, and close to retail availability.
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