My 2009 iMac has a mini-display port, and my 2012 MacBook Pro has a Thunderbolt port. The instructions on Apple support say to use a mini-display port cable. I have bought one and connected them. After many tries and troubleshooting efforts, I cannot get the iMac to respond as a target display. Can anyone help me?
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I don't see on that page where it says the 2009 model must be "late" and 27 inches. Could you point it out to me? In fact, I read:
"24-inch and 27-inch iMac models introduced in 2009...." My iMac is an early 2009, but it is indeed 2009, as described on the Apple support page.
It MUST be a late 2009 and a 27”. Anything else and you are wasting your time, we have been doing this for years and we know what will and will not work.
Posting the same question in multiple threads is not going to get you a different answer, we know what you want to hear, you not hear it on these forums.
You, rkaufmann87, might try taking a little gentler approach, i.e. you don't have to insult people. Obviously, if you are right, that would be evident from your useful replies, so no need for the snide attitude.
The problem is both of you sent me to the same page on Apple, where nothing is said about 27-inches or "late" 2009. In fact, it specifically includes 24-inch iMacs from "2009," not "late 2009."
And I only reposted my question in order to correct the error that you (correctly) pointed out (my use of G5). No slight intended to you, and I'm not fishing for a response that I "want to hear," since that would obviously be useless.
I am finding other websites that agree with you. If this is true, why doesn't Apple clarify this in their page about target display mode? I have suggested they do so just now.
I have a call into Apple help via phone tomorrow. I'll update if they corroborate your statements. You could be right, but it's very annoying when several Apple chat agents tell me it's possible, that I have the wrong cable, and yada yada.
A mistake was introduced into that Article when it was updated. Sadly an Early 2009 24” iMac will not work and you must have a Late 2009 27” iMac for Target Display Mode.
You must have a Late 2009 27” iMac to use as a display in Target Display Mode.
Having trouble connecting my 2009 iMac to my 2012 MacBook Pro with target display mode
