Connect Thunderbolt Display to Desktop Pc

Hi guys, i would like to know if is it possible to connect the T.D. to a desktop pc which i want to buy soon..if this pc has a mobo like this i mean: http://www.asus.it/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z77V_PROTHUNDERBOLT/ or this http://it.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-GD80.html
I don't know much about thunderbolt technology, but i read on the web that it's not possible to use a minidisplayport cable, am i right?
Thanks in advance!

I found the following review which has a video where the guy shows a PC running an Apple Thunderbolt display. I found it helpful. I'm personally going to swap out my existing motherboard for an ASUS Z87-Expert. It's a difference of $80.00 from my existing MB. A bit pricey, but at least it'll work. :-)
Review: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5829/a-first-look-at-thunderbolt-on-windows-with-m sis-z77agd80

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can i connect thunderbolt display to macpro i tried alot but its not supporting

Please tell us what model of Mac you really have. In the body of your post you refer to a Mac Pro, but your profile says you have a MacBook Pro and you've posted in the iMac forum. We need to know what you really have before we can offer any advice. We also need to know what "tried alot but it's not supporting" means.
Regards.

Is it possible to connect Thunderbolt display to a PC (hp pavilion) modem?

Is this possible through some sort of adaptor? I have an old PC modem I need to run some programs, however it's currently hooked up to one of those huge CRT monitors from like 1998 and I'd like to free up some space.
Edit: for example could I somehow connect the modem to a device such as a laptop and then run the thunderbolt display through that?

The HP Pavilion is a computer, and not a modem. Or rather it is a computer with a built-in modem. So you already have a computer to run your programs and no other computer is needed.
About the display, a major advantage of the Thunderbolt display is a function of the Thunderbolt interface and its ability to support multiple I/O technologies including Thunderbolt, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2, and Firewire 800 in addition to the video signal. I know of no adaptor, or PC compatible display card that will enable all of that from a computer that was not built with Thunderbolt built in.
However, if you are primarily interested in the 27" display, then Apple's LED display will work quite nicely with an appropriate $35 adaptor available through the Apple Store. Which particular adaptor you need depends on the video output port on the PC. SInce you say it is an old HP Pavilion, it probably has a VGA or SVGA video port.

MacBook Pro doesn't go into sleep mode after connecting Thunderbolt display

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after connecting a Thunderbolt display to the 2011 MacBook Pro 13", the system doesn't stay in sleep mode.
When pressing cmd.alt.eject it goes into sleep for 1 or 2 seconds and then goes back on.
everything works fine otherwise and the MacBook goes to sleep without problems if the Thunderbolt display is not attached.
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Thanks in advance,
Jordi

I found the problem.
It turns out that it has nothing to do with the Thunderbolt Display, but with Bluetooth and the Magic Trackpad.
When I installed the TD, I also added a wireless keyboard and Magic Trackpad that I had been using with another system.
If the option to allow the system to wake up by Bluetooth devices is enabled (system preferences, Bluetooth, advanced), the MacBook Pro will go to sleep and immediately wake up.
Simply disabled that option and everything works fine.
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Jordi

Connecting Thunderbolt display to 2009 MacPro

I have a 2009 Macpro with the GT 120 graphics card which has a dvi and mini display port. Can the thunderbolt be connected to the mini display por? I'm not interested in the extra thunderbolt facilities.

Just like jhingston mentioned... the new Thunderbolt display will Not work with the older (non-TB) computer.
As mentioned in the TB display Specs (on the Apple site)... the display REQUIRES a "Thunderbolt-Enabled Mac".
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Yosemite became terribly slow after connecting Thunderbolt display

Macbook pro 2011 16GB memory, SSD (instead of HDD), OS 10.10.1
After updating to Yosemite i realize that everything became very slow, all system is terribly slow. Finder, Safari, any other application. It doesnt matter what i use - OS X yosemite became unusable. In activity monitor - just after connecting THD kernel_task starts using 545% of CPU!!!!
But after disconnecting Thunderbolt display - everything goes back to normal.
I try to disconnect al external hdd connected to Thunderbolt display - nothing change.
I try to turn off transparency - also no effect at all, the only solution is not to use Thunderbolt display!
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Port Micro Firmware Version: 2.1.3
Please anyone who had the same issue, can you advise something?

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Gray-screen freeze when connection Thunderbolt display

When I connect my 27" Thunderbolt Display to my 15" Macbook Pro it freezes up and I get a gray screen.
But when I start-up without met TB Display I starts fine. What could be the problem?

Welcome to AD!
Try using Disk Utility to do a Disk Repair, as shown in this link, while booted up on your install disk.
You could have some directory corruption. Let us know what errors Disk Utility reports and if DU was able to repair them. Disk Utility's Disk Repair is not perfect and may not find or repair all directory issues. A stronger utility may be required to finish the job.
After that Repair Permissions.
No need to report Permissions errors....we all get them.
Also here's a Gray Screen Apple doc.
DALE
p.s. It would help us, so we can advise you correctly, if you would fill in your Mac's specs. in My Settings over on the right, near your name and under the logout choice, please. Over there-->>>>>>>>
If you're unsure about the specific Mac model you have, you can plug in its serial number here and it will give you the model and its specifications.
DALE

Is it possible to connect Thunderbolt display to older 17" MBP that has only a Mini displayPort?

Hello all readers.
I'm in a dilemma, and your input and help will be appreciated.
So, in my household, we have 3 17" MBP we are usng. One has the Thunderbolt, but the other two has only a mini diplayPort (Unibody 2009 models).
I want to buy the 27 " Cinema display (Thuderbolt) but am wondering, if the display can be used for hooking up all the MBP?.
Also the fact that I work remotely from home (I'm in IT). Sometimes I'd like to hookup Windows Laptops (Sorry for the W word) to the screen also.
Does the new 27" Thunderbolt display support this?.
Thanks in advance for your inputs.
Cheers.

You cannot make a TB monitor work on machines that lack a TB port.
So, unfortunately, that's a no to both of your questions - unless your Windows laptop has a TB port.
If you want 1 display that will work with both mDP and TB laptops, you need the 27 LED Cinema display, Apple still sells them from their refurbished store.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC007LL/A

Connection between Mac book pro and thunderbolt Display

When im connecting my mac book pro to the thunderbolt display ,it keep disconnecting from the internet.What i need to do with connection? Please guide me ,what i need to do when im connecting thunderbolt display to my macbook pro and wifi will work?

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How to connect the macbook with thunderbolt display 27" to TV with RGB port?

Hi,
I have the following equipments in hands:
1. Macbook PRO 15 inch with 1 thunderbolt port, OS is Mavericks 10.9.2
2. Apple Thunderbolt display 27" identical to this : http://www.apple.com/displays/
3. A Samsung TV with RGB port, & HDMI port.
I want all these displays ( macbook, Apple thunderbolt display & the Samsung Tv) connected at the same time, I had a trial to connect them using a minidispaly adapter to RGB port & HDMI port in the TV but it didnt worked.
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The Thunderbolt dock adds extra ports:
HDMI (up to 2560x1600 with the Elgato, 1920 x 1200 with the CalDigit)
3 USB 3
Ethernet
Audio in
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You could also use a Belkin Thunderbolt dock.
<http://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-F4U055/>
It includes a FireWire port, but no HDMI port, so would need a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter (1920 x 1200 max) for the TV. This would use the second Thunderbolt port, so the Belkin dock has to be used with the port on the back of the Thunderbolt display, not between the computer and display.
If you don't need the extra ports, use a Thunderbolt hard drive (with two Thunderbolt ports)
<http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/backup-plus-desk -mac-thunderbolt/>
This can be your Time Machine drive. Connect the Thunderbolt display to the computer, one port of the drive to the port on the back of the display, and a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter to the second Thunderbolt port on the drive.
You will have three displays with differing resolutions, so mirroring is not going to fill each screen at full resolution.

Connecting 2 Thunderbolt displays to imac using bootcamp

Hello all and festive greetings!b
I bought an imac5 retina display yesterday and connected it normally and works perfect with my 2 thunderbolt displays either side.
I now tried to set up bootcamp (for work I can only use bootcamp due to my nature of work) and I can only seem to get one of the thunderbolts to work. The other is working fine, the sound actually comes out of it! But when I press Screen Resolution I can only see the imac and thunderbolt "1" display instead of having an option to add the third monitor.
Usually you have a desktop/laptop and add two monitors but because the imac is a computer that is a monitor too it makes it difficult to get around.
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Is it possible to connect an external USB 2.0 hard drive to a Thunderbolt Display?

Hello,
Is it possible to connect an external USB 2.0 hard drive to a Thunderbolt Display and back up a MacBook Air to the external hard drive using Time Machine?
I intend to connect my MacBook Air to the Thunderbolt Display using a Thunderbolt cable.
I would also like to connect my printer via USB 2.0 to the Thunderbolt Display. Will this also work?
Effectively using the Thunderbolt Display as a USB hub or docking station.
Regards,
Ben

Ok, thanks.
My 1 cable to ThunderBolt Display objective
MacBook Air -> (via 1 x Thunderbolt cable) -> Thunderbolt Display -> (via 1 x USB cable) -> USB 2.0 external hard drive
I would like to know if this configuration is possible and Time Machine will run correctly.
Your 2 cable suggestion (I think)
MacBook Air -> (via 1 x Thunderbolt cable + 1 x USB cable) -> Thunderbolt Display + USB 2.0 external hard drive
This configuration requires 2 cables to disconnect/reconnect from my MacBook Air.

How to connect two DVI screens to Thunderbolt Display's Thunderbolt Port?

Hi everyone,
I have a new MBP and an external Thunderbolt Display. The Thunderbolt Display itself has a Thunderbolt port, and I was wondering if there is anyway to connect to DVI screens to that. My goal is to have the Thunderbolt Display and 2 x 24" Samsung DVI screens connected to my MBP.
Alternatively, has anyone had success using a third party device like the Matrox 2 go to drive multiple monitors from the usb port?
Thanks,
Dave.

You could try a TB>DVI adapter (here's one from Monoprice) but I don't know that it will work - I'm thinking that you could have at least one of your Samsung displays use it. You may also want to see if you can find a HDMI>DVI adapter for your second Samsung display - something like this?
I know that I've seen three monitor set-ups on YouTube - but I'm not sure what was connected to what. Easy enough to daisy-chain ATDs but it gets a bit tougher when utilizing HDMI ports, etc., and I'm not sure about the GPUs ability to drive all three displays.
Oops - sorry - strike that second paragraph - I thought that you were running a Retina display MBP...
Clinton
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How to connect VGA Monitor via Thunderbolt Display

I've been using my Macbook Air mid 2013 with a Samsung monitor connected via the Mini Display Port to VGA adapter. I've now bought a 27" Thunderbolt display, which I've connect to my Mac, and assumed I could now daisy chain my samsung monitor into the Thunderbolt port in the back of the monitor. This isn't working.
Is this expected behaviour? Some people have said online that it will work if there's some other Thunderbolt peripheral between the Thunbolt Display and the VGA adapter, but I don't know what kind of peripheral they mean.
Apple support says that my model Macbook air can power two external displays.
How can I get this to work?
Thank you

I want to know if I can connect a vga monitor to the quad by simply getting a vga to dvi adaptor.
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Hi - How do I connect an HDTV as a second monitor to Thunderbolt display with macbook pro in clamshell mode?

I have a Late 2011 Macbook Pro in clamshell mode connected to a Thunderbolt Display with the built in Thunderbolt cable. I want to then connect an HDTV via the Thunderbolt port at the back of the Thunderbolt display. I already had a cable that I thought would work which turns out to be a MiniDisplay port to HDMI cable and therefore not compatible with Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt (Mini DisplayPort not being the same technology although it uses the same port - although I'm not an expert !!) So far a web search has provided me with the only solution being using a Thunderbolt dock or storage that has multiple Thunderbolt ports and then using that to daisychain inbetween the Thunderbolt Diplay and the HDTV. The cheapest solution I can find for this would be about £250. Surely not ??!!!!
Many thanks for any comments - Nik

You could also use aThunderbolt dock with HDMI, such as:
<http://www.belkin.com/uk/F4U055-Belkin/p/P-F4U055/>
<http://www.caldigit.com/thunderboltstation/>
<http://www.elgato.com/en/thunderbolt/thunderbolt-dock>

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