Hello everyone!
So, I have a question about the target display mode on my late 2013 iMac 21.5"!
I'm trying to connect it with my new iMac m1 2021.
I've used mini dp cable and thunderbolt 2 cable. However, non of them worked.
I've seen it working with mac mini or macbook air m1s, but I have no idea why it doesn't work with iMac.
Please help me with this issue, so that I can keep my old iMac as a secondary monitor.
Thanks!!
iMac 24″, macOS 11.4
Unfortunately, that setup is not supported by Apple. The iMac cannot be used as a monitor for any of the newest Macs and target display mode is no longer a feature of macOS.
As Apple states them, here are the rules for target display mode on iMac:
click> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204592
Per the link above:
• Make sure that your target iMac is using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or earlier.
• The source Mac must have been introduced in 2019 or earlier and have macOS Catalina or earlier installed.
Unfortunately, that setup is not supported by Apple. The iMac cannot be used as a monitor for any of the newest Macs and target display mode is no longer a feature of macOS.
As Apple states them, here are the rules for target display mode on iMac:
click> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204592
Per the link above:
• Make sure that your target iMac is using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or earlier.
• The source Mac must have been introduced in 2019 or earlier and have macOS Catalina or earlier installed.
I'm questionable about
• The source Mac must have been introduced in 2019 or earlier and have macOS Catalina or earlier installed.
this part.
then, how do other mac users (macbook air, pro, or mini that are using m1 chips) could use old imac as a monitor?
Thanks!
hueinx wrote:
I'm questionable about
• The source Mac must have been introduced in 2019 or earlier and have macOS Catalina or earlier installed.
this part.
then, how do other mac users (macbook air, pro, or mini that are using m1 chips) could use old imac as a monitor?
Thanks!
They don't!
using old i mac as a secondary monitor!
