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Hi
I've got a Macbook Pro (early 2011 model) and I was wondering my options for connecting to my HPZR24w monitor. I'm not sure of the connector names, so I have taken a pic of what I have. I've had a look on the apple store, but as I'm not 100% sure what the connectors are, if someone could point me in the right direction, that would be great.
Many Thanks
Wayne
Your HPZR24w has DisplayPort, DVI-D, and VGA ports (one of each). You can use any of them, but each requires different cabling.
Best bet: Buy a Mini DisplayPort male to DisplayPort male cable. Plug the Mini DisplayPort end into the Thunderbolt port on your MacBook pro (the one just below the middle of your picture, with a little lightning-like icon) and the other end into the DisplayPort port on your monitor (which is the lowest one in that picture).
Alternatively, you could buy a Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter and male-to-male VGA cable to connect to the VGA port (the blue one), or a Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter and male-to-male DVI-D cable to connect to the DVI-D port (the white one).
Your HPZR24w has DisplayPort, DVI-D, and VGA ports (one of each). You can use any of them, but each requires different cabling.
Best bet: Buy a Mini DisplayPort male to DisplayPort male cable. Plug the Mini DisplayPort end into the Thunderbolt port on your MacBook pro (the one just below the middle of your picture, with a little lightning-like icon) and the other end into the DisplayPort port on your monitor (which is the lowest one in that picture).
Alternatively, you could buy a Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter and male-to-male VGA cable to connect to the VGA port (the blue one), or a Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter and male-to-male DVI-D cable to connect to the DVI-D port (the white one).
Hi markwmsn
Thanks for your reply. So a Mini Display Port will fit into the thunderbold port? I guess this is where I was getting confused before I was looking for a thunderbold to "whatever I needed" connector.
Thanks
Wayne
Yes, a MDP plug will fit into a TB socket and work. They use the same pin arrangement, and DisplayPort protocol is essentially a subset of Thunderbolt (or TB is a superset of DP).
Connecting Macbook Pro to Monitor
