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New iMac as a monitor for XP Bootcamp on an old Air
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<blockquote data-quote="dlt74" data-source="post: 1336807" data-attributes="member: 227087"><p>Hello all -</p><p>Need your assistance getting an accurate answer on an Apple related issue. Trip to the Apple store (including speaking to 5 employees, 2 of whom were genius bar staff) did not provide the clarity/certainty I am after. More on that later.</p><p></p><p>I have a work issued 11 inch Air (running XP via Bootcamp). I cannot boot the Apple OS, nor make any changes to the XP environment.</p><p></p><p>My Air is an "older" model: 11 inch with mini-display port, not the "spark" Thunderbolt port, but same size of course.</p><p></p><p>I am thinking about buying an iMac, which would be dual purpose...second computer and monitor for my Air. But I am unsure if an iMac will do this smoothly with my Air (or which model can or can't do it).</p><p></p><p>Let me tell you what I have done:</p><p>- two visits to the Apple store</p><p> - conversation #1 (yes, it will work...21 or 27 inch...no mention of Thunderwire or mini-display issue, no issues with XP on Bootcamp)</p><p> - conversation #2 (yes, but 27 inch only....it is ok that Air has mini-display and is using XP via Bootcamp)</p><p> - conversation #3 (yes, but you need to buy an old model iMac that still has mini-display port, not firewire)</p><p> - conversation #4 (no, it will not work with Bootcamp with any configuration)</p><p> - conversation #5 (yes, will work with any 27 inch model...use mini-display to VGA (from Air), use Thunderwire to VGA (from iMac), and then use a male-male VGA to connect the two</p><p></p><p>Apple has a knowledge base article on the topic, which offers yet another view. However only speaks to 2009 and 2010 models. I am unable to find a similar entry for current iMac models.</p><p><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3924" target="_blank">Using a 27-inch iMac (Late 2009 or Mid 2010) as an external display</a></p><p></p><p>Apple won't test any of this at the genius bar (well, the genius I had - conversation #4 above).</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dlt74, post: 1336807, member: 227087"] Hello all - Need your assistance getting an accurate answer on an Apple related issue. Trip to the Apple store (including speaking to 5 employees, 2 of whom were genius bar staff) did not provide the clarity/certainty I am after. More on that later. I have a work issued 11 inch Air (running XP via Bootcamp). I cannot boot the Apple OS, nor make any changes to the XP environment. My Air is an "older" model: 11 inch with mini-display port, not the "spark" Thunderbolt port, but same size of course. I am thinking about buying an iMac, which would be dual purpose...second computer and monitor for my Air. But I am unsure if an iMac will do this smoothly with my Air (or which model can or can't do it). Let me tell you what I have done: - two visits to the Apple store - conversation #1 (yes, it will work...21 or 27 inch...no mention of Thunderwire or mini-display issue, no issues with XP on Bootcamp) - conversation #2 (yes, but 27 inch only....it is ok that Air has mini-display and is using XP via Bootcamp) - conversation #3 (yes, but you need to buy an old model iMac that still has mini-display port, not firewire) - conversation #4 (no, it will not work with Bootcamp with any configuration) - conversation #5 (yes, will work with any 27 inch model...use mini-display to VGA (from Air), use Thunderwire to VGA (from iMac), and then use a male-male VGA to connect the two Apple has a knowledge base article on the topic, which offers yet another view. However only speaks to 2009 and 2010 models. I am unable to find a similar entry for current iMac models. [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3924]Using a 27-inch iMac (Late 2009 or Mid 2010) as an external display[/url] Apple won't test any of this at the genius bar (well, the genius I had - conversation #4 above). Any thoughts? Thanks Dave [/QUOTE]
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