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Q: How do I connect a Mid-2011 15" MBP to two 27" iMacs (mid-2010 and mid-2011) as extra displays?

I have a Mid-2011 MacBook Pro 15" w/  and I want to extend it's desktop over two other iMacs. The MBP has two thunderbolt ports. In other words, I want the iMacs to be secondary monitors. How do I connect them? Or what combination of cables and/or target display modes do I require?

 

The two iMacs I have:

  • Mid-2011, 27” iMac (that has a Thunderbolt port)
  • Mid-2010 27” iMac (that has MiniDisplay port)

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Mar 4, 2016 6:01 PM

by Niel,Solvedanswer
Niel Niel
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A:

You need both a Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable and a Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt cable. Put each iMac into Target Display mode separately.

 

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Posted on Mar 5, 2016 1:43 PM

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