MacBook Air :: Using DisplayPort (for Monitor) And Thunderbolt At Same Time?
Jun 21, 2012
I have a mid 2011 MacBook Air 13 inch with a single Thunderbolt port. I have the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter cable which I am able to use to run a Dell 24 inch monitor - this cable connects to both the DisplayPort/Thunderbolt port and also a USB port on the Air. I want to be able to run this Dell monitor, and also run a Thunderbolt hard drive - one with 2 Thunderbolt ports. Is this possible? Can I connect the DisplayPort part of the cable to the pass-through Thunderbolt port on the hard drive, and then connect the hard drive to the Thunderbolt port on the Air? I would like to buy the Apple Thunderbolt display (which would solve this issue), but I suspect it will may refreshed soon. So I don't intend to get one until then.
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MacBook Air
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Mar 22, 2012
I have an early 2011 MacBookPro 17" running Lion (OSX 10.7.3)Â
Anytime I plug *anything* into the Thunderbolt port, the temperature jumps up by 15C-20C.Â
To be specific, if I plug a "DisplayPort->HDMI adpater" in even if it's not connected to an actual display the temparature increases.Â
SMC reset and EFI updates don't seem to help resolve the problem.  some users have reported that "InsomniaT" is sometimes the cause of the problem, however I don't have this sofware installed.Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Early 2011 17"
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Jul 3, 2012
I bought 2 new Macbook Pro 13' , 2.9 Ghz Intel Core i7, with 8 Go 1600Mhz DDR3, Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB, Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E2617).Â
I have connected a Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter in order to show presentations on different LCD projectors but no image appear.Â
The external monitor is detected but no image is shown. I have tried to change the frequencies: parts of the screen appears but no a correct image. I have the same symptoms with the 2 Macbook Pro. Using old Macbook Pro with the same Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, the slides are showns normally.Â
I make a test with a Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter and with a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter and everythings works correctly with both adapters. Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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May 28, 2012
I have a new imac with 2 thunderbolt ports - and I want to run a mini displayport cable over a thunderbolt port
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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May 28, 2012
I own a MBP 13 that I wish to connect with my Acer external mobitor. I bought a miniDisplayport to HDMI [male] cable for this purpose. Now the problem I am facing is that even though my 40" Samsung TV detects the MBP and works as an extended monitor, the MBP fails to detect the Acer monitor. However, I currently use the Acer monitor with my Mac Mini, Tata Sky+ set top box and also my Playstation 3
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 29, 2009
I have a 15" unibody MBP bought in Nov '08.
Had been using the Mini Displayport > DVI adapter just fine with both HDTV and Dell monitor, BUT then all output has stopped completely!
No monitor is detected by the laptop (although the display does blink blue, as if it had detected it), tried different cables, different displays, using the Displayport firmware update, speaking to Apple, deleting the com.apple..plist files, etc
Edit: it also doesn't work in XP on Bootcamp!!!?
None have worked even a bit!.. Also read lots of forum posts of similar problems, but I can't find a solution that works!
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Jul 4, 2012
I have a MacBook Pro 2012 (Lion) and am connecting to my monitor via the mini displayport and a VGA adapter. This worked fine for a while, but now is intermittent. It's not the cable or the monitor as I have tried with several and get same results. The port works fine with an Apple monitor and no adapter. I've seen several threads on this, but no solutions other than starting up with monitor plugged in which I've done.I updated the OS and it worked fine yesterday, but today not working again.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 22, 2012
I have a 2007 MacBook Pro, and I use the VGA adapter to connect to my TV. I always connect/disconnect while the Mac is off. My dad has a new MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt, and I'm getting him a Thunderbolt to HDMI cable. Does he need to have his Mac off while connecting to the TV, or is it hot-swappable?
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Feb 27, 2012
I bought my Macbook Pro last september along with my Thunderbolt monitor.Everything was working until today (yes today was my first time bringing my Macbook Pro elsewhere) and when I moved it, the display shut off.then I realized that when I just move the Thunderbolt plug around it would turn on and off the display depending which side I would hold. would it be a problem with the Monitor cable? or a problem with the Macbook Pro itself? both are still under warranty, so I'm not worried, but it saves me the trouble of lugging either (especially the monitor) back to the Apple store.Â
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Apple Thunderbolt screen
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Jun 4, 2012
About half a year ago I got a Macbook Air, and a Thuderbolt monitor. Then I installed Windows 7 64-bit on it. Everything worked fine until recently the Thunderbolt monitor started to go black during Windows startup without any particular reason. Using OS/X the monitor works fine. I already scanned for malware and viruses but cannot fine any. Windows restore refuses to work? I also tried several different boot options, installed latest drivers, reinstalled bootcamp drivers but no luck so far. Â
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MacBook Air, Windows7, bootcamp dual boot
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Jun 11, 2012
My external monitor stopped working after performing tonight's software updates. 2011 MBA 13inch running 10.7.4. Computer takes 2 minutes to boot to a grey pattern on the MBA and an all blue desktop on my external. Boots fine when I unplug the monitor and reboot.
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Mar 14, 2009
I have the standard 13" aluminum macbook, and I was looking into getting the 'Mini DisplayPort to VGA' adapter to connect my 22" Samsung monitor. On the Apple website, I have seen nothing but horrible reviews about the connection cable, saying that it exclusively does not work with Samsung brand monitors and TV's. On the other hand I only see good things about it connecting to other devices and monitors.
Can anyone shed any light on this? It's already ridiculous that i have to pay the 30$ price for this cable just to use an external monitor, the least I can do is know that it will for sure work.
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Apr 29, 2010
So I've got a Macbook Air, a cheap 3d party miniDP to DVI dongle I just got from ebay that's connected to a DVI to VGA adapter which is in turn hooked up to an old-ish VGA monitor. The monitor isn't receiving any signals, so I'm wondering if I'm right in concluding that this setup isn't supposed to work?
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Apr 29, 2012
I found an adapter the Atlona AT-HD620. They say IT WILL work with thunderbolt iMac but not thunderbolt display. I don't know if it would work as I tried the Belkin av360 and it didn't work.
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 31, 2012
I guess I can turn the question around and ask how many differnt ways are there to attach a monitor to a MAC MINI?
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Mar 23, 2012
With my 'old' Intel iMac using a Display Port adapter, my 24" LG Monitor would be detected correctly and worked first time. With my new 2011 iMac 27 using a genuine Apple mini DisplayPort adapter plugged into the Thunderbolt port, this same monitor now shows up as a generic VGA monitor and the range of resolutions is severely reduced - basically it looks terrible. I've tried disconnecting the cable, reconnecting, using the second Thunderbolt, changing resolutions, detecting displays, showing displays in the menu bar. All with no success.
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iMac
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Aug 27, 2014
Connect a HP 2309m Monitor to iMac with Thunderbolt to Hdmi Adapter.
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May 9, 2012
I have a MBP 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 and have tryed to connect a Lacie Thunderbolt eSATA Hub to the Thunderbolt port. Â
1 Will it work with the Thunderbolt Display port?Â
2/ Why won't it see and Thunderbolt devices in the Systems Report?Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jun 24, 2014
I have the latest MacBook Pro Retina 15 with 16gb of RAM but am having problems with one of my external HDDs (1TB LaCie Rugged USB 3.0/2.0). I was using 500GB for Time Machine and that seemed to be working well but when trying to write to the other 500GB I have been getting write errors with some files of late.Â
I have now bought another LaCieRugged Thunderbolt 1TB HDD and want to copy files from the 500GB partition (non-TM) to that before doing a complete reformat of the now 2 partition drive(1TB LaCie Rugged USB 3.0/2.0). Then after restoring the files to the reformatted HDD I want to use the new Thunderbolt drive for Time Machine. Any free/non-free 100% reliable backup software.
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Oct 28, 2009
I have an ATI Radeon 4870HD graphics card which has a Mini Displayport and a Dual-Link DVI port.
I'm connecting this to two Dell U2410 which each have a Displayport, HDMI ,DVI and VGA ports.
I can connect one of the monitors straight to the DVI port, but what should I do with the other? I can't find a Mini Displayport to Displayport adapter for sale in the UK. But there are Mini Displayport to HDMI adapters and Mini Displayport to DVI adapters available.
Also, would it be best to have both monitors on the same connection? If i go the HDMI route should I buy a DVI to HDMI adapter for the other port? Or have both on DVI? Will there be a visible difference between the monitors if they're not on the same type of connection?
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Aug 30, 2014
I need to use Time Machine to backup my MacBook Pro with thunderbolt.
I would like to use the Promise R4Â RAID that is attached to my Mac Pro 6.1 ( as a set up for the Mac Pro time machine and storage). What is the best way to do this ? I am a bit unsure if I can do this by thunderbolt daisy chaining without disconnecting the Promise from the Mac Pro.
Is there a way to use the thunderbolt capabilities for speed. I am running Mavericks.
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Dec 4, 2014
The new firmware for the thunderbolt display now is making the screen go black all the time. How do I uninstall this update?Â
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, thunderbolt display firmware
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Apr 18, 2012
So I've had a monitor hooked up to my MBP since I got it. But just recently when I walk away and come back, it won't come back on when I hit the trackpad or keyboard. It has become very annoying because everytime I want to use my computer now, I have to take the MBP off its stand, open it up then unplug my monitor and plug it back in, in order to get it to work. I then can close my MBP and put it back on the stand and continue using it. Â
I have shut off power saver and screen saver, but still no luck at getting it to work. I have no clue as to what else this could be or what caused it.Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Oct 30, 2009
Would a Macbook Pros Graphics Card Support two monitors? If so what kind?
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Apr 17, 2010
I need to get a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter for my new MacBook Pro, but I know there are much cheaper ones about than the ones Apple sells.
Ideally, I'd like a single cable (rather than an adapter to plug a seperate VGA cable into) for a little less clutter on my desk, but if there's no decent solution I'll go with the adapter. I know most people recommend (URL), but I'm in the UK.
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Aug 17, 2010
tried hooking my MBP up to my external display with the mini display port dvi adapter and the screen on the MacBook Pro just flashes blue when I turn it on. This is the same DVI cable that I use with my desktop computer that works fine.
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Dec 17, 2010
The Mac Pro people seem to have trouble with their computers hooked up to monitors using a MiniDisplayPort to DisplayPort connection. There might be issues both with cables and adapters:
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I'm trying to figure out if it's a problem specific to the Mac Pro video card or if it's a general issue that affects MacBook Air users as well. If you're connecting your MacBook Air to a monitor using a MiniDisplayPort to DisplayPort connection, could you please post which adapter+cable or cable (brands, links if possible) you are using with which monitor?
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Jul 28, 2009
I have a new MBP 13", and I was wondering is it possible to use a Mini DisplayPort to DVI -adapter and a DVI-VGA adapter combined? Or is it just the safest way to buy both of the Mini DisplayPort -adapters (to DVI and VGA) separately, even though I would have an extra DVI to VGA adapter.
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Apr 18, 2010
I'm gonna get the new MBP 13" really soon, and I'll need the Mini DisplayPort to VGA and to HDMI cables. Where, besides Apple Store, should I get these cables?
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May 3, 2009
I am wanting to connect my MacBook Pro, which has a mni displayport, to my TV. My TV is still of the CRT variety, but supports component video (R, G, B RCA connectors). Has anyone has any luck doing this?
I have found mini DisplayPort to DVI-I adaptors and DVI-I to component video adaptors. Will connecting the two between my Mac and my TV provide me with a working solution?
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