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Using 2011 iMac as display monitor with Macbook Pro 2022

I'm wanting to use my old 2011 iMac OS X Yosemite as a display monitor with my new 2022 Macbook Pro M2.


I currently have the Thunderbolt 2 cable (male to male) connected to an adaptor with Thunderbolt 2 (female) with Thunderbolt 3 (USB C - male) into my Macbook Pro M2. I'm pressing Command + F2 but it's not working.


Is there a way to make it happen? Or is it not possible since the Macbook Pro is too new? I'm aware of "The other Mac that you're connecting it to must have been introduced in 2019 or earlier and have macOS Catalina or earlier installed." issue as well but want to see if anyone knows a way around this.


Thanks!


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Feb 3, 2023 12:17 AM

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Feb 5, 2023 2:29 PM in response to trunguyen94

Hello trunguyen94,


It seems like you're wanting to use your iMac as a display with target display mode, is that correct? If so, please check out the following link, and ensure all of the requirements there have been met, so we can make sure there aren't any issues: Use your iMac as a display with target display mode


For issues using target display mode, please check out the information and suggestions from the above link, which may help:

If target display mode doesn't work

If your iMac doesn't show the desktop of your other Mac, try these steps first:

1. Restart your iMac.
2. Restart the other Mac.
3. Unplug the Thunderbolt or Mini DisplayPort cable from the other Mac, then plug it back in.
4. Press Command-F2 on the iMac.

If that doesn't work, try these other solutions:

• If you're currently logged in to the iMac that you want to use as a display, choose Apple menu  > Log Out to return to the login window. Then press Command-F2 again.
• Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Keyboard. If ”Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys” is selected, target display mode uses Command-Fn-F2 instead of Command-F2. It might also help to use the keyboard that came with your iMac. Some third-party keyboards and older Apple keyboards don't support target display mode. 
• Make sure that your iMac is using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or earlier. You can't use target display mode with later versions of macOS, or with Boot Camp and Windows.


Thanks!

Using 2011 iMac as display monitor with Macbook Pro 2022

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