Reply Helpful 1 Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. Reply Helpful Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. User profile for user: woodmeister50 woodmeister As stated, there is just no way. Even if the Windows machine had a Thunderbolt port it would still not work.
There are fundamental hardware limitations that prevent it. The only alternative is to use some form of VPN or desktop sharing via ethernet WiFi would perform really bad. Unfortunately, there are still a few applications that won't work in Mac world and require a native Windows machine.
So I am stuck. I hope that Apple, so long a leader in technology, will restore the functionality it abandoned when it embraced thunderbolt as its only video iniput in Target Display Mode.
Mar 21, AM. Were you ever able to figure out a workaround running target display mode with a non osx client machine? I was hoping to alternate between my imac and a mac mini with bootcamp on it until I found your post!
Aug 27, AM. Aug 29, AM in response to julien In response to julien I tried to identify a thunderbolt windows graphics card to see if that would work, but had no success. Thunderbolt simply has not been embraced in the PC world. There may be thunderbolt PC graphics cards out there, but I could not find one.
I did succeed in configuring a friend's Windows 7 PC using the Gigibit thunderbolt motherboard with a motherboard thunderbolt connector, but it would not display on the thunderbolt IMac in TDM. This is clearly a step down in capability from the older IMacs which use the Mini DisplayPort video connector. I guess that most users are satisfied with the functionality of Parallels or VMWare running Windows, but it simply will not support Windows Dragon Voice recognition software via Citrix remote access nor does Dictate for Mac function through Citrix.
Native Windows via Boot camp or a PC is the only thing which works for these applications. So I am compelled to use either my older hardware or boot camp which eliminates the OSX side of the world where all of the rest of my work lives.
I hope that Apple figures this out, but am not optimistic. This is one of the examples of Apple's early adoption of technology limiting its versatility. The other possibility is that thunderbolt becomes more widely used in the PC world, and that it works from that end. Aug 29, AM. Oct 20, AM. Currently, Macs will not connect i. The OS on the source computer doesn't matter at all. Use your iMac as a display with target display mode.
How could i use an iMac as secondary monitor for a Windows 7 laptop. Using an iMac as a display for PC laptop in dual mointor configuration. However - you could bootcamp the iMac and use Windows 10's built in display extension features to create a software base solution? Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. What are the requirements to use iMac screen as a second monitor - Target Display Mode? Ask Question. Asked 1 year, 8 months ago. Active 11 months ago. Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of third-party websites or products.
Apple makes no representations regarding third-party website accuracy or reliability. Contact the vendor for additional information. Use your iMac as a display with target display mode Target display mode is a feature available with certain older Mac models. The other Mac that you're connecting it to must have been introduced in or earlier and have macOS Catalina or earlier installed.
The cable connecting the two Mac computers must be a Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 cable. The cable connecting the two Mac computers must be a Mini DisplayPort cable. How to use target display mode Make sure that your iMac is started up and meets the system requirements above.
0コメント