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Got a new laptop from work, no choice on the type, but want to plug it's docking station into my iMac so I can use dual screens while using the laptop. Can I use the Ethernet port for this?
iMac, Got a new laptop from work today.
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Target Display mode only supports Late 2009 and Mid 2010 27-inch iMacs, and Mid 2011 and newer iMacs to use them as external displays, but it only works over Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt, not Ethernet.
Your PC needs Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt (depending on your iMac) to be able to use your iMac as an external display, so it is probably that you cannot use the iMac as an external display. Instead, look for information in the Internet about VNC viewers that allow you to do that
Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Target Display mode only supports Late 2009 and Mid 2010 27-inch iMacs, and Mid 2011 and newer iMacs to use them as external displays, but it only works over Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt, not Ethernet.
Your PC needs Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt (depending on your iMac) to be able to use your iMac as an external display, so it is probably that you cannot use the iMac as an external display. Instead, look for information in the Internet about VNC viewers that allow you to do that
That's great,
You answered my question. My iMac only 1 year old, so will go find a adaptor to connect laptop base to thunderbolt port.
Thanks very much.
Dan.
Adapters will not work, and as you bought your iMac a year ago, the PC must have a Thunderbolt port to be able to use the iMac as an external display
Oh, ok.
The laptop is a very unimpressive Lenovo Thinkpad. Doesn't look like the docking station has a thunderbolt port, so will have to give it a miss. Thanks anyway.
You are welcome
Were you able to figure out any way to connect your Lenovo and use iMac as a second display, or did you just end up giving up? I'm trying to do the same - I have a Lenovo laptop that does not have Thunderbolt. I'm wondering if there is any way we can convert MiniDisplay to Thunderbolt signals or vice versa (via an adaptor) on either one of the devices to make them compatible.
Does anyone know if there is a product out there that does this? Or any way to use an iMac in Target Display with a PC?
Thanks!
hi,
I was informed dell M3800 is fully compatibil and will work with iMac in TDM but no luck so far. It has just arrived and I couldnt manage to see Dell desktop on iMac. According to specs it shall work. Both are Thunderbolt 2 devices.
Has anyone been successful. Bought a mini thunderbolt to hdmi cable thinking that would work to connect to my dell laptop but it didn't work.....
would a displayport to mini display port cable work?
Can i connect my non apple laptop to my iMac and use the iMac as an extra/dual screen while using my laptop?
