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May 3, 2015 8:10 AM in response to Punch8833by Loner T,Yes, you can. Please see Thunderbolt ports and displays: Frequently asked questions (FAQ) - Apple Support .
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May 3, 2015 8:25 AM in response to Loner Tby Punch8833,Can you guild me of what I have to do? I have try and I don't know what to do, and I have also look into that page too but I dont think its telling me the process to do it
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May 3, 2015 8:31 AM in response to Punch8833by Loner T,What are the different inputs available on the external monitor?
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May 3, 2015 8:33 AM in response to Loner Tby Punch8833,its an old imac so 2 thunderbolts port without hdmi and normal usb port. I connect the thunderbolt cable from my macbook pro to the imac
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May 3, 2015 8:56 AM in response to Punch8833by Loner T,There are very specific requirements for using an iMac as an external display.
From Target Display Mode: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Apple Support
What are the requirements for TDM?
- A Mac notebook or desktop with a Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt connection
- A Thunderbolt or Mini DisplayPort cable
- A supported iMac with OS X 10.6.1 or later. The table below shows iMac computers that support TDM, the required cables, and the port of the computer to which you are connecting the iMac.
iMac Model
Cable Supported
Port on Source Computer
iMac (27-inch Late 2009)
Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort
Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt
iMac (27-inch Mid 2010)
Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort
Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt
iMac (Mid 2011)
Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt
iMac (Mid 2012 and later) Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt Thunderbolt Note that the iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) does not support Target Display Mode.