HT3924 Using 2011 27" iMac as a second display.

I am using a 2012 iMac 27" with a 2011 iMac 27" in target display more via Thunderbolt. Every time the display sleeps the iMac in target display mode's screen stays dark and does not wake up. Even after the recent Thunderbolt Update.

⌘-F2 Toggles it on and off. So when this happens, I try to do it quick enough that most of the windows don't reset, but most often it resets everything. So not only is it a couple extra steps everytime I use the computer, but I also have to move all the windows back.
The iMac in target display mode still thinks its connected to the other mac, in that all the windows are still stuck on the other side until I reset it.

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