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iMac as monitor for PC
Long story short; I have a slow, overheating and SUPER NOISY 2010 iMac that I really wan't to replace with a brand new (non-noisy) iMac. Only problem is that my current iMac also doubles as an external monitor for my boyfriends Windows PC (for gaming). I know that the "new" iMacs (2010+)... -
Resolved DP/Thunderbolt monitor - wakeup problem solved
DISREGARD THIS POST! PROBLEM NOT SOLVED! ... if Apple presents a new mini this fall, chances are I'll switch. I'm so fed up with this recurring problem. >:-( Original post: I had posted in a few threads, warning people of the problem I had with connecting the mini via DP / Thunderbolt. After a... -
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Reasonably Priced Ultrawide Monitor Help. What to buy?
Hello all. I am hoping someone can help me find a decent ultrawide monitor that will only use the one port to display and charge at the same time. A couple of months ago I bought my wife a 13 inch Macbook Pro since her work was switching from PCs to Apple. She loves the laptop but she needs a...- WlLL
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- cheap macbook pro (13" 2017) monitor thunderbolt ultrawide
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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2 Extended Displays on 15in Mid-2012 MBP
So I've recently been looking into purchasing 2 displays to connect to my MacBook Pro. After days of research I've come to the conclusion that MST (daisy chaining through Display Ports) won't work, as Mac OS doesn't support it. So my main issue is how am I supposed to connect to 2 monitors...- Quinn McGoniga
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- daisy chain displays help me macbook pro 15 2012 thunderbolt
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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CPU usage, USB vs. Thunderbolt
Comrades, I have a Focusrite Scarlett 1st generation, and am bugged by the latency while tracking, so I am thinking of upgrading. I know that the 2nd generation Scarlett has considerably less latency, but am pondering digging deep in my pockets and go Clarett (Thunderbolt). Not just for the...- Ylan
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- audio interface cpu consumption thunderbolt usb 2
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- Forum: Digital Audio
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Thunderbolt 3/USB-C to Thunderbolt 2 dongle with bus power?
I'm not sure why there is such a dearth of these items, but I'm finding it extremely difficult (and frustrating) trying to reconcile hard drives with my 2018 macbook pro with my 2013 mac pro, namely reconciling the thunderbolt 2 ecosystem with the usb-c/thunderbolt 3. Does anyone have silver...- lehestro
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- adapter bus-powered cable dongle legacy thunderbolt usb-c
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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Run LG Ultrafine 5K & 4K from CalDigit TS3 Dock
I have a 2017 15" MBP and one of each of the LG Ultrafine 5k and 4k monitors. I wanted to try and run these from my CalDigit TS3 Thunderbolt dock (using the 4K in portrait and the 5K in landscape), but it looks like it's not working as I expected. CalDigit specifies that the dock can support one...- jangoforhire
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- 4k display 5k display lg ultrafine macbook pro 15" 2017 thunderbolt
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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Share Cinema screen among MacBook Pro and Ubuntu Desktop
I've got a nice newish 27'' cinema screen which I use together with my MacBook pro in clamshell mode. Loving how it works as a docking station - e.g. I've a time machine drive attached to the screen so every time I attach my laptop to the screen it takes a backup. But I have some computational...- mkborregaard
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- cinema display kvm macbook pro (13" early 2015) thunderbolt ubuntu
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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Thunderbolt 2 > firewire 400 adapter
I am looking for a Thunderbolt 2 to a firewire 400 adapter. Anybody knows where to get one? I have googled it, but can't seem to find one. :( Is the trick to go for thunderbolt to firewire 800 and then a converter from firewire 800 to 400 (will this work with audio recording - stable) ...- soduno
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- 400 800 adapter audio converter firewire macbook pro recording stable thunderbolt
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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ANEUVIDEO splitter from an iMac (thunderbolt to HDMI)
hey guys, please help. I just purchased a 1x4 splitter, here's the link to the actual unit... It works well on up to 50ft CAT 6 cables but when I connect a 100ft cable I don't get a signal. Going out of an iMac (thunderbolt to HDMI) to the splitter. The unit says it supports up to 164 feet... -
eGPU for 2011 13" MacBook Pro 8,1 with Thunderbolt 1st gen?
Hello everyone! I have a 2011 13 inch MacBook Pro with original Thunderbolt. I was curious as to if Thunderbolt 2 enclosures would work, and if they do, could I use these parts? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071DZBDGN/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A1OB26G8TSLEZQ&psc=1...- CregoryNootinger
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- 13 inch 13" 2011 egpu macbook pro thunderbolt
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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JBOD 2x SSD 850EVO 512 tb2->tb3 adapter + APFS: YES/NO?
Hi all (apologies if this should go into another subgroup - please move if you please). I‘m about to receive a 2017 iMac 27 with 512SSD (yeah!). Well, I wanted to expand it with an Atiko 2x 2.5 drive (?) external enclosure that connects via Thunderbolt2 using two Samsung 512GB SSDs (850 EVO I...- fb3
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- jbod ssd enclosure thunderbolt trim
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- Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
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NAS mount via launch daemon script - what else could be recreating mount? + Thunderbolt woes
I've created a launch daemon (no KeepAlive, but RunAtLoad is true) that runs a script at boot time that essentially does this: mkdir /Volumes/homes /sbin/mount_nfs nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn:/homes /Volumes/homes Background (why I've done this) 1) The users don't have to logon to the NAS separately. The...- OS/4
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- automount launchdaemons nfs qnap thunderbolt
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- Forum: Networking
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Am I only one not bothered by iMac having all ports on the back?
I really don't understand all those people all those years complaining about the ports on the back, it actually bothers me reading those complaints, I have late 2012 iMac since release and it wasn't big deal for me for a second, I have no problem at all using all those ports, and I never...- Darajavahus
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- ethernet imac jack sd card thunderbolt usb
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- Forum: iMac
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Connecting two intel/PPC Macs with FireWire / Thunderbolt and without Target-Disk-Mode
This was very new to me! Today I was looking for a fast and easy way to copy/sync data from my desktop-macbook to the one I use on the go using CCC as my Sync-application. Yesterday I started with a FireWire-Connection setting one Mac to Target-Disk-Mode. Great and fast solution but a bit...- bobesch
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- connection fw400 fw800 target thunderbolt
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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USB 3.0 thru Thunderbolt Dock
Hi, I have a iMac (medio 2011) with thunderbolt 1 port. There is only USB 2.0 ports. But I have USB 3.0 external harddrives. I bought a Belkin thunderbolt 2 express dock, to connect the USB 3.0 harddrives thru the thunderbolt port in my iMac, to get faster transfer. But when I test the disk... -
nMP: daisy chain or direct connect thunderbolt displays (same bus)
Looking for pros and cons; all things equal If one has nothing on a thunderbolt bus, bus 1 for example, is there any benefit to directly connecting two separate thunderbolt displays directly to the two thunderbolt ports for bus 1, verses connecting one TB display to the nMP and daisy chaining...- Daniel Reed
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- 4k editing daisy chain direct connect lag nmp thunderbolt thunderbolt display thunderbolt display monitor
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Thunderbolt PowerOn Failed
Every boot on my MacBook Air(Late 2012) I get an error message saying "Your computer was restarted because of a problem". When I close the lid on my Air it shuts down and upon opening it, same error message. It does not output to any external display, but my MacBook pro does. It is crucial that...- JustDami
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- crash error failed high sierra late macbook air macos poweron thunderbolt
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Target mode with thunderbolt not working
hello! I am attempting to connect 2 MacBook pros via a thunderbolt cable, in order to run a data recovery on one of the MacBooks. Ie: a host computer (mine) the target mode computer (my sister’s MacBook) with the intention to load hers onto mine as an external HD to scan using third party...- Jess__1990
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- hard disk macbook target disk mode thunderbolt
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Mini DP to dual-link DVI adapter alternatives
I'm considering picking up an older Mac mini to hook up to my 30" Dell Ultrasharp monitor. The catch is that the Dell monitor only has one input - dual-link DVI. Most of the minis I've been shopping for have either HDMI or MiniDP/Thunderbolt connectors. Apple sells a mini-DP to dual-link DVI...