The thunderbolt display does not charge macbook pro,

there is a magnetic adapter for the power cord...do I need to find a new cord for the display or is there a problem with the mac book pro?

The Thunderbolt Display has two cables to connect to the MacBook Pro.
The first is the Thunderbolt cable, identified by the lightening bolt on the connection. This carries data to the display for either passing through to other devices connected to the display (in this way, the display unit also acts as a hub for other devices (USB, Thunderbolt or maybe FireWire), or to the display unit to put on the screen. This cable does NOT charge the MacBook
The second is the power cable. The current version of the display (as of April 2013) contains the power cable to connect to the older type of MagSafe connections on the MacBook, and an adaptor to connect to the newer MacBook's (MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Retina). You have to (of course) use the the adaptor or not depending on how old the MacBook is. It is an akward thing, but you have to use the adaptor for the newer Macs and not for the older Macs (sounds backwards, but that is the way it is).
The older versions of the display (mid 2012) do not come with the adaptor and you have to buy one if you have a newer Mac. Or you can continue to use the power brick that came with the Mac.
Soon, (hopefully - but not soon enough IMHO) Apple will release a new version of the display which will (in addition to being thinner, lighter, use less power, etc.) will contain a power cord that will fit right into the newer Macs and you will need an adaptor if you have an older Mac.
Sounds kind of confusing, but if the power cable from the Thunderbolt does not fit your Mac, you have to use an adaptor.

Similar Messages

Connect a Thunderbolt Display to a mid2009 MacBook Pro with mini Displayport?

Hello Fellars,
Is it possible to connect a Thunderbolt Display to a mid2009 MacBook Pro with mini Displayport?
Best regards,

That means i can either buy a new Macbook WITH Thunderbolt AND a Thunderbolt Display or
use my 2009 Macbook Pro with Displayport and an older Display??

I have updated my Iphone5 with new IOS6 - now the screen/display does not react to my taps on screen as in i cant tap in my pin to start???

I have updated my Iphone5 with new IOS6 - now the screen/display does not react to my taps on screen as in i cant tap in my pin to startup???

I have updated my Iphone5 with new IOS6 - now the screen/display does not react to my taps on screen as in i cant tap in my pin to startup???

3 Thunderbolts Displays to a 2014 Macbook Pro Retina?...is there a way

Hi -
I was wondering if there is anyway to connect 3 Thunderbolt Displays to a 2014 MacBook Pro Retina?

No.
<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5219#18>

The iPad Mini does not charge using a laptop

My brand new iPad Mini does not charge using my macbook pro, but it does when is connected to de ac power wall adapter !!!

That is the way is is supposed to work. Your MBP does not supply enough power to charge the battery efficiently. It may be charging, but at a trickle rate and it will show as not charging. That is why a power adapter is included with the iPad. Use it.
Read more about charging the battery here.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4060

The ethernet port on the thunderbolt display is not working

The ethernet is working when the cable is connected directly to my mac laptop but when connected the thunderbolt display there is no connection. Is there some type of set up for the ethernet connection or can this port just be broken?
Thanks for the help!

Afterthought on an older post: it isn't immediately clear that the Ethernet port on the Thunderbolt Display works through the "Display Ethernet" interface, rather than through the "Thunderbolt Ethernet" interface. The latter was already present in the list of network interfaces in Network Preferences, while the former had to be added via the + button --- at least that was the case when I installed the TB display to work with my 15-inch MacBook Pro Retina this week.
The AppleCare rep didn't know the difference either and agreed with me that it was puzzling that using the Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter on the Thunderbolt port of the display did work, wheras using the Ethernet port directly didn't (even though there were lights flashing on the Ethernet port of that other computer I tried to connect to in Internet Sharing mode). Close reading of the above posts made me go look for that mysterious "Display Ethernet" interface... thank you Clinton!

IMac does not recognize MacBook Pro over wireless network

Hi,
I have an iMac running MAC OS X version 10.5.7. It is connected to the Internet via an Airport Extreme Base Station. I just bought a 13-in MacBook Pro that runs the same version of MAC OS X. I connect it to the same wireless network. The MacBook Pro recognizes the iMac (there is an icon of the iMac in the Shared Section of the Finder window). The iMac, however, does not recognize the MacBook Pro. If you have come across this problem and have a solution, I would be most grateful for your advice.
Regards,
MTL

I'm having a similar problem with an Intel iMac and a G4 iBook (both running Leopard 10.5.7) since the recent replacement of the iMac's hard drive. Occasionally the iMac will 'see' and allow me to connect to the laptop, but often the connection just drops out, and then I can't find the iBook any more. The iBook, on the other hand, can't detect the iMac at all. I know I have all the settings right - before the HD replacement, everything worked fine in both directions. Interestingly, in the 'WINS' settings in network preferences, the iMac's 'name' bears no relation (just a list of numbers and letters) to the computer's actual name, while the iBook uses the first word of its own name. It's frustrating, as I have to synchronise my work between the two on a daily basis. I can't get them to connect via ethernet cable either.

I have two Thunderbolt Displays connected to my MacBook Pro, can I also use the built in MacScreen as a 3rd screen?

Thunderbolt Displays are daisy chained

It depends on what MacBook Pro and video card you have. What I have seen is this:
MacBook Pro with Retina display can drive four screens simultaneously
New MacBooks can manage many, many monitors

HT5299 I bought a macbook air yesterday and the thunderbolt update does not support my new mac

I purchased a new mac among with the thunderbolt to gigabit adaptor and now i tried to install the thunderbolt update on my new mac and it says that it is not supported on my mac.

A new Mac comes with 90 days of free tech support from AppleCare.
AppleCare: 1-800-275-2273

How do I share a Thunderbolt display between a 2011 MacBook Pro and 2011 MacMini?

I'd like to share a Thunderbolt display with my MacMini and MacBook Pro. The MacBook would presumably be connected periodically via the Thunderbolt / power cable from the display. Can I connect the MacMini via the Thunderbolt port on the back of the display?

Noooooo... The statement you have as a correct answer is INCORRECT!!! I'm not sure where Smudge got that idea originally from, but it is NOT the case.
@ericfromoak ridge: PLEASE Remove that as correct so that other users don't read and believe that!!!
Basically, if it's a Thunderbolt port... it contains both the PCIe (data) and DisplayPort (video) information.
Just from the Apple website alone it shows otherwise...
http://www.apple.com/displays/
In their example (from apple page), it shows (1) MBPro connected to the first TB display (via built-in cable... you can see this because it is the combo-cable with both the TB plug and power cable). Then the 2nd TB display is connected into the back of the 1st display. There-by "Daisy Chaining" and also showing that TB devices can plug in and work in any order... and that VIDEO (along with data) is still passing thru (bi-directionally) via the backport. No Difference.
ericfromoak ridge wrote:
I'd like to share a Thunderbolt display with my MacMini and MacBook Pro. The MacBook would presumably be connected periodically via the Thunderbolt / power cable from the display. Can I connect the MacMini via the Thunderbolt port on the back of the display?
In regards to your original question...
- Do BOTH of your machines (your MacMini & MBPro) have Thunderbolt capabilities? If either one or both don't have TB on the computer, you will Not be to run the scenario you are trying.

Osx 10.8.4 does not run macbook pro late 2011

does any have issues after installing osx 10.8.4??? because i have an issue after i update my macbook pro late 2011 ,it doesn't start and only stay on the mac logo and appears the pointer i restarted many times and does not work the only option i had is to reinstall the osx 10.8.3. can anybody help me with this issue?? thank you.

Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

LED 24 will not charge Macbook Pro

Can anyone help, just purchased 24 inch LED Screen and it will not charge my Macbook Pro. Has anyone had the same problem and what was the fix?
Thanks
Phil

Ok . . Call me impatient. .
I spoke with tech sup' . . . We ran through all the who hah. . . I called the nearest Apple Official Service gaff to book the screen in to be checked. . .
I got home . I looked. . I thought, "What haven't I tried" ? .
"Ah ! . . I know" . . So;
I have the MBP closed. I plugged the magsafe from the screen into the MBP. . Nothing. . . I then just pulled the mains ( power ) from the back of the LED screen & plugged it in again , , Boff ! ! There it was ! The little green LED on the magsafe from the screen. . . I'm up & running . .
Hazah !!!

The photo displayed does not match the "film strip" shown below

Hello everyone,
I hope someone can help me.
I have started to spend some time with iPhoto, creating events an tagging, naming faces etc. trying to finally put some order against my photo collection and everything has been great until yesterday I noticed that the picture I was working on was different to the 'film strip' images below. Infact, the film strip images related to a completely different event....
Firstly, Is this something I need to worry about?
And wether it is or isn't something I need to worry about, how can I fix it?
But also, I can see some photo's in the film strip, but when I click on them they appear in the 'main' photo area as blank, in fact there is a kind of greyed out warning triangle with an exclamation mark there. Where have those photo's gone, and why can I still see them in the film strip if I have stupidly deleted them (I hope I haven't by the way!)
I've tried "Examine and repair iPhoto Library file permissions" and rebuilding the thumb prints, but neither fixes these problems.
(I've also done the close, re-open iPhoto and reboot the laptop scenarios!)
Can anyone help me please? Any, and all advice welcomed!
Thanks in anticipation
Westie
Oh - it's iPhoto 11 version 9.2.3 I'm using and I'm running it on a MacBook Pro running Max OS X 10.7.3

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD

My battery is not charging (Macbook Pro 15" 2.53 ghz (mid 2009))

so I tried resetting smc (followed instructions from apple: shift+ctrl+option+powerbutton) NO result I guess? no way to check it? Is it at all possible on a Macbook Pro mid 2009 15" 2.53 ghz with OSX 10.6.7
Tried: resetting Pram(alt+cmd+p+r) did not help.
Tried reinstalling osx. did not help
The Battery is curently at 7 %
Computer works with the adaptor in(green light all the time) - maybe it would work with the battery aswell, but I dare not try using any of the battery power.
Is there any thing else I can do? Or is it the battery that needs to to be changed?(1 1/5 years old..??)
Thanks

So far Apple has not released the specs for Mountain Lion yet.
It appears that the graphics card is going to be the deciding factor. So far everything is just rumor.
If you want my guess I think you are in better shape then I am. I have 2007 MBP and I think that one is right on the knife edge about running or not running Mountain Lion.
Allan

Facebook photo albums display fine but when I click on an individual picture in the album only the caption displays. (does not happen when I use AOL as my browser)

In Facebook, when I click on any individual photo it will not display. Everything, including the caption, displays fine but not the picture itself. If I use AOL as my browser this does not happen, only on Firefox.

Check the image exceptions: Tools > Options > Content: Load Images: Exceptions - See [[Options window - Content panel]]
A way to see which images are blocked is to click the favicon (Site Identification icon) on the left side of the location bar. 
A click on the "More Information" button will open the Security tab of the "Page Info" window (also accessible via "Tools > Page Info"). 
Open the Media tab of the "Page Info" window. 
Select the first image and scroll down though the list with the Down arrow key. 
If an image in the list is grayed and there is a check-mark in the box "Block Images from..." then remove that mark to unblock the images from that domain. 
See also [[Images or animations do not show]] and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Images_or_animations_do_not_load

The thunderbolt display does not charge macbook pro,

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for