Today we'll take a look at how you can easily and quickly setup a second monitor with your Apple Mac computer. This method will work with any Mac desktop or laptop that has a Thunderbolt port. Buy the Adapter: Become a YouTube Partner: My Website: Twitter: Online Tutorials: DropbackTV Channel: Email: [email protected] My Amazon Associates Link: (Bookmark it!) -- Check out the products I use in my videos! Blue Snowball Microphone ► Das Keyboard Model S ► Logitech MX Performance ► Acer 27' Monitor ► Asus 24' Monitor ► Apple 27' iMac ► Long Description: In today's video, I'll show you how you can quickly and easily setup a second monitor on any of your Mac computers. This method will work for any Mac that has a Thunderbolt port on it, including: 1. IMac Workstations 2. Mac Pro Workstations 3.
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MacBook Pro Notebooks 4. MacBook Air Notebooks In order to setup a second monitor with your Mac, all you need to do is buy an adapter that will plug into your Thunderbolt port. Please keep in mind that Mini Display cords WILL work with Thunderbolt ports, as they are the same size.
You can use the MiniDisplayPort to HDMI to attach a secondary screen to the iMac to give your Mac extra workspace. However, to my knowledge, you can not use the iMac as a display for any computer.
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In the video, I use a Mini Display to DVI adapter to plug into my second monitor; however, if you prefer VGA, HDMI, or any other crazy conversion, if you can find the cord, it should work the same way, as long as your cable supports your iMac and monitor. After you plug in the monitor to your desktop, workstation, notebook, or laptop, you should be able to simply go into your System Preferences window. After that, go to the Display preferences pane, and you can configure your monitors from there. With configuring your monitor in System Preferences, you can change the color calibration, resolution, aspect ration, refresh rate, and much more.
If you have any questions about setting up a second monitor with your Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, or Mac Pro, please let me know down in the comments section below. I would be more than happy to help you setup your second or third monitor to your Apple Mac computer. Thanks for watching this video on how to setup a secondary display with your Apple Mac computer. I'll see you in my next video. Song: 'EDM Detection Mode' Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
If you have an iMac made in mid-2011 or later, then one thing you can do with it is to use it as an external monitor. Similar to Target Disk mode, where one Mac's internal hard drives can be mounted as external drives via FireWire or Thunderbolt to another system, Target Display mode allows an iMac's display to be captured and used by a second Mac. While Target Disk mode requires you to restart the Mac, Target Display mode can be invoked from within OS X. To do this, first to ensure it was made in 2011 or later, and then simply press Command-F2. Note that on most Macs, the F-keys are assigned to a system function by default, so you will either have to revert this in the Keyboard system preferences, or hold the 'Fn' key in addition to the Command key before tapping F2. When you press this hotkey, the system will remain running, but the display will now be accessible through the Thunderbolt connection of the iMac.
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