Thunderbolt extension cable for apple display?

A thunderbolt extension cable would do the trick, but they do not exist?

I'm guessing the answer to this is "no" they don't exists (TB-to-TB anyway, just did a google search for it, no luck). The reasons might be due to physical limitations, or because TB is relatively new on the market and companies that make such cables haven't released any as yet, or because I read apple has exclusive rights to the TB technology until 2012 and the various manufacturers may be prohibited from making such devices or don't yet see a wider market to warrant developing such cables.

The google search I did did turn up a TB-to-USB cable (which is why I explicitly qualified "TB-to-TB" in my first reply). But isn't that defeating the purpose of using TB? You're "down" to USB2 speed doing that. Not what you want for raid which is why I didn't originally mention it.

So if I understand you, you are saying...

computer ---> usb cable ---> TB display ---> TB cable ---> Pegasus

If that's correct how does that help? You would still be piping the data through usb at usb speeds. You need all TB cables:

computer ---> TB cable ---> TB display ---> TB cable ---> Pegasus

which is back to your original problem I think, i.e., getting long enough cables.

I don't have one of those TB displays so maybe I'm missing something in understanding this.

Oh that way 😊 I was viewing it the other way around. That may work unless there is some restriction about having the display be the first on the chain from the computer due to possible bandwidth limitations (I can't answer that).

X423424X wrote:

The google search I did did turn up a TB-to-USB cable (which is why I explicitly qualified "TB-to-TB" in my first reply). But isn't that defeating the purpose of using TB? You're "down" to USB2 speed doing that. Not what you want for raid which is why I didn't originally mention it.

NO... NO.... NO.... Don't get confused... That Google search you did gave you a USB cable that incorrectly connects to the VERIZON PHONE - HTC Thunderbolt!!!! Try NOT to get them confused or else you might get caught wasting time and money. Currently, there are no (Apple) Thunderbolt to usb cable...

Here is the APPLE THUNDERBOLT port and cable end:

This one connects to the Verizon HTC "PHONE" Thunderbolt:

WRONG.... WRONG.... WRONG.... WRONG....

:-)

Oops 😊

Doesn't matter anyway since it isn't what he wants or needs.

Danielle Smit wrote:

I was so excited when I received my Promise Pagasus raid system. But there is a problem:

I have a macbook pro, an Apple thunderbolt display and now I would like to daisy chain the Pegasus between the display and the computer.

- Just to verify... your MacBook Pro "HAS" Thunderbolt, correct??

- You already have a "Thunderbolt Display"???? How did you manage that? I haven't seen any in any store yet or heard of anyone else getting them yet.

Danielle Smit wrote:

The display has 3 cables going into the mac:

1. thunderbolt (this is where the data goes through)

2. usb (provides the usb connection to the hub on the back of display)

3. power (provides power to computer)

Are you saying there is a "USB" cable/connector coming from the display?? If so, that is NOT a Thunderbolt display.

From everything documented, the Thunderbolt display looks like this: (the only cables built-in are the normal A/C power cable, then one main cable that has (2) plugs at the end... 1) the magnetic power adapter that connects to laptops... and 2) a Thunderbolt plug.

Is this what your display looks like?

*** OR **** Does Your display ACTUALLY look like this one (which is the older 24-inch LED Cinema Display): This one actually had a USB cable/plug as one of the "Built-In" cables. If this IS what you actually have, it is NOT a Thunderbolt display, although it WILL still work with laptops and the hard drives that DO have Thunderbolt.

Danielle Smit wrote:

Would it work?:

1. display ->(TB Cable) pegasus -> (TB cable) mac

2. display -> (usb extension cable) mac

3. display -> nowhere. Instead I will use a regular power cable for the computer

This way I have the whole length of the display -> computer cable to work with and not just after it splits into 3.

If the display IS the older NON-Thunderbolt display, then the display HAS to be at the end of the chain (end of the chain).

It'll be like this (but you'd still need another power connection to the MBPro... since it's still short) :

MacBookPro ---> TB Cable ---> Pegasus Raid ---> mDP (built-in) connector of Cinema Display

If you actually HAVE the TB display, you can possibly set it up like this (using built-in power cable from display):

MacBookPro ---> TB cable (built-in) of the TB display ---> TB cable (separately bought... 2 meters long) from back panel ---> Pegasus Raid