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leahmt47
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Q: Mid 2011 iMac with no airplay in displays preference

I just bought an iMac back in August of 2012. It is a Mid 2011 model. We also have 3rd generation apple tv. I have no air play in display settings which according to apple means its not supported on my imac. Something is clearly not right here since my computer is a mid 2011 iMac which is stated to meet the requirments for airplay miorroring. I'm confused and frustrated.

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Posted on Dec 28, 2012 4:35 PM

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Q: Mid 2011 iMac with no airplay in displays preference

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  • by vazandrew,Helpful

    vazandrew vazandrew Dec 28, 2012 5:24 PM in response to leahmt47
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    Dec 28, 2012 5:24 PM in response to leahmt47

    Your iMac is up to date (10.8.2), correct?

    Have you ensured that the Apple TV is up to date and both are on the same network?

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    leahmt47 leahmt47 Dec 28, 2012 5:32 PM in response to vazandrew
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    Dec 28, 2012 5:32 PM in response to vazandrew

    So I just talked to someone at apple support and apparently I'm not running mountian lion (I have 10.7.5) which is the issue. My frustration here is that when I ordered the mac back at the end of August it said it included mountian lion. I never even checked to make sure. Since this is my first mac I had nothing to compare the OS to and didn't think anything till this came up. Now it's probably too late for me to request a free upgrade... ugh irritating.

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    vazandrew vazandrew Dec 28, 2012 5:37 PM in response to leahmt47
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    Dec 28, 2012 5:37 PM in response to leahmt47

    Ah, that is frustrating. You can always see what you're running by clicking on the Apple (top left) and selecting About This Mac. Yes, I imagine it would be too late for the free upgrade (you can try). However, at $20 it's not too much of a hassle.