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How can I connect my Apple LED Cinema Display 24" which has a hard-wired cable with a Mini Displayport male plug to my Mac Mini M1?

How can I connect my Apple LED Cinema Display 24" which has a hard-wired cable with a Mini Displayport male plug to my Mac Mini M1?

Posted on Dec 9, 2020 8:58 AM

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Posted on Dec 12, 2020 4:38 PM

I now have both my Apple 27" LED Cinema Displays hooked up to my M1 mini.


If you want to hook up to USB-C, the adapter linked below works great.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07V828R4Q/


If you want to hook up to HDMI, you need to buy two adapters - one from HDMI to DisplayPort and another from DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort. I've tried a direct HDMI to Mini DisplayPort and it didn't work.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B014DV2RGG/

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00JQORLCG/


Works great. Love the M1.

Hope this helps.



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Dec 12, 2020 4:38 PM in response to Rex2512

I now have both my Apple 27" LED Cinema Displays hooked up to my M1 mini.


If you want to hook up to USB-C, the adapter linked below works great.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07V828R4Q/


If you want to hook up to HDMI, you need to buy two adapters - one from HDMI to DisplayPort and another from DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort. I've tried a direct HDMI to Mini DisplayPort and it didn't work.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B014DV2RGG/

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00JQORLCG/


Works great. Love the M1.

Hope this helps.



Jan 11, 2021 9:14 AM in response to paulnish

Thanks so much for this solution. I don't know how many searches I ran and threads I dug thru before I found this one. I got the suggested adapters today and now have both of my 27" Apple displays running on my M1 mini. The thunderbolt was easy with the Apple thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 and has been working without issue while I searched for a solution for my 27" Apple with Mini DisplayPort . Now with the mini Mini DisplayPort > DisplayPort and DisplayPort > HDMI I have my second monitor up and running.

How can I connect my Apple LED Cinema Display 24" which has a hard-wired cable with a Mini Displayport male plug to my Mac Mini M1?

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