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adding monitor to M1 imac

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macklin burnham

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I just upgraded from Imac to M1 Imac. My second monitor wont work. I bought an adapter cable, so I am connected
VGA-Thunderbolt 2(display port)-thunderbolt3-Imac. Three cables involved. I get no signal to the monitor. Should this work?
 
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joevt

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What Thunderbolt 3 to DisplayPort adapter are you using?

The Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter is only for Thunderbolt devices - it cannot connect DisplayPort devices unless there's a Thunderbolt device between the adapter and the DisplayPort device.
 
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theluggage

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macklin burnham said:
I just upgraded from Imac to M1 Imac. My second monitor wont work. I bought an adapter cable, so I am connected
VGA-Thunderbolt 2(display port)-thunderbolt3-Imac. Three cables involved. I get no signal to the monitor. Should this work?
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Probably not. You'd be better of with a (direct) USB-C to VGA adapter.

Most likely your "Thunderbolt 2 to VGA adapter" is just a MiniDisplayPort to VGA adapter - these are sometimes confusingly sold as "Thunderbolt 1/2 compatible" and while they'll work with the TB1/2 ports in older Macs (which also supported DisplayPort & HDMI) but not with (most) TB3-to-TB2 converters.

Also, though, if your monitor has anything better than VGA - i.e. DisplayPort, HDMI or even DVI - that, with the appropriate USB-C-to-whatever cable, will give you a batter picture.
 
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