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Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: pflower on November 08, 2017, 03:02:59 pm
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My wife is using our son's previous Macbook Pro - no idea what year it was built but probably about 5 or 6 years old and still running OSX 10.9 (which I would really rather not upgrade for her since everything is running fine at the moment). From what I can tell the Macbook has a thunderbolt port on it (at least system information says that it does). Lying around I also have one of the early Cinema Displays. This was originally connected to a Mac G5 and looks to me as if it has what is described as a DVI adapter/thingie. It also has its own power supply. Am I right in thinking that I can get a thunderbolt to DVI connector and get the Cinema Display working on the Macbook?
Anyone got any experience of this? I am ok with software but when it comes to hardware connectivity I feel like a complete dunce (and probably am one).
Thanks
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You're looking for a Mini-displayport to DVI adapter - snap photos of the Apple monitor connector (or just list the model info off it).
https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-DisplayPort-ThunderboltTM-Compatible/dp/B00DRK716G/ should work.
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I have a Apple 30" Cinema Display hooked up to my Mid-2014 MacBook Pro with this adapter.
Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter for 30" Cinema HD Display
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If it is a DVI connector then no problem as already described.
If it is the original Mac Monitor 15 pin D shaped connector then that is different.
These are shaped like a D with one long side longer than the other and the two short sides taper in to the shorter one. They are like the old serial connector on a PC but with 15 pins in two rows.
These are basically a VGA connector. There is a passive converter that converts from 15 pin to the 9 pin I think of VGA.
I probably have one around somewhere. You would then need to convert from VGA to Thunderbolt.