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I have a 27" Apple LED Cinema Display (2010) with a cable with three connectors
A) mini Display Port connector (mDP) for video
B) USB for Audio/Video Camera/Mic (I think that it is a Type A
C) MagSafe connector for charging
The display backside also has three USB ports.
Are there any adapters that can be used to allow the display to work with Mac Studio M-2 Ultra and if so how would they be connected?
Mac Studio (2022)
For the video connection, you need a USB-C (male) to Mini DisplayPort (female) adapter, or equivalent. You can find lots of these on Amazon. Do not use a Apple Thunderbolt 3-to-2 adapter – the physical connectors are the same, but it doesn't know how to speak plain DisplayPort on the TB2 side, so you wouldn't get a video signal.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=usb-c+to+mini+displayport+female+adapter
For the USB connection, you could use one of the Mac Studio's USB-A ports.
There are also many ways to connect this (and other) USB-A (USB) accessories to your USB-C / Thunderbolt ports. One would be using an Apple USB-C to USB Adapter . Another would be through a hub or a dock with USB-A ports.
That old-style MagSafe connector is not compatible with current Mac laptops (which use MagSafe 3) – and does not have any use with a Mac Studio. You could tape something non-conducive over it, to reduce the chances of it touching something that would create a short circuit.
A: You need a USB-C to Mini DisplayPort Adapter. such as: https://www.startech.com/display-video-adapters/cdp2mdp
Plug it into a Thunderbolt port on the computer.
B: Plug it into one of the USB-A ports on the computer.
C: Not used.
mkozy1940 wrote:
The display backside also has three USB ports.
Those are downstream ports. If you connect the USB "head" of the "hydra" cable to your Mac, you can use these ports to plug in accessories.
They only run at USB 2.0, or lower, speed, so they're better suited for attaching things like a wired keyboard, wired mouse, or printer, than for attaching external drives.
Old Display, New Computer
