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Can I Connect A Thunderbolt Display (A1407) to an iMac Retina 27?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1871377" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Hi Chris:</p><p></p><p>We sure would like to solve this one. I found this (which is over-simplified)</p><p></p><p><em>Can you connect a Thunderbolt display to an iMac?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>If you</strong>'re using an <strong>Apple Thunderbolt display</strong>, the <strong>connection</strong> is the easiest <strong>you</strong> will ever have to <strong>do</strong>. However, note that these <strong>displays</strong> are especially expensive, but, <strong>if you</strong> have <strong>one</strong>, all <strong>you</strong> have to <strong>do</strong> is <strong>connect</strong> the <strong>display</strong> directly to the <strong>Thunderbolt</strong> port on your <strong>iMac</strong>.</em></p><p></p><p>I know that you have tried the above and it did not work. You have made some progress in that the USB ports seem to be working which says that the display is powering on okay.</p><p></p><p>Check out this YouTube video to see if it helps you. According to the video, it should work by using the built in Thunderbolt cable. Also, it appears unless you have a Thunderbolt 3 iMac (like mine) you do not need an adapter.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]BN7_YgzTMlI[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1871377, member: 46727"] Hi Chris: We sure would like to solve this one. I found this (which is over-simplified) [I]Can you connect a Thunderbolt display to an iMac? [B]If you[/B]'re using an [B]Apple Thunderbolt display[/B], the [B]connection[/B] is the easiest [B]you[/B] will ever have to [B]do[/B]. However, note that these [B]displays[/B] are especially expensive, but, [B]if you[/B] have [B]one[/B], all [B]you[/B] have to [B]do[/B] is [B]connect[/B] the [B]display[/B] directly to the [B]Thunderbolt[/B] port on your [B]iMac[/B].[/I] I know that you have tried the above and it did not work. You have made some progress in that the USB ports seem to be working which says that the display is powering on okay. Check out this YouTube video to see if it helps you. According to the video, it should work by using the built in Thunderbolt cable. Also, it appears unless you have a Thunderbolt 3 iMac (like mine) you do not need an adapter. [MEDIA=youtube]BN7_YgzTMlI[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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