Thunderbolt display with Mac Pro

Help404

macrumors newbie

Original poster

Feb 3, 2011

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France

• Jun 3, 2014

• #1

Hello,

I own a Mac Pro early 2008 with two ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 Mo in it.

Would the last thunderbolt display fit, even with an adaptor?

Thanks for your consideration.

Best,

 

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g4cube

macrumors 6502a

Apr 22, 2003

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• Jun 4, 2014

• #2

No. The Apple Thunderbolt Display can only be connected to a computer that has a Thunderbolt port.

 

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sirio76

macrumors 6502a

Mar 28, 2013

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• Jun 5, 2014

• #3

g4cube said:

No. The Apple Thunderbolt Display can only be connected to a computer that has a Thunderbolt port.

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Edit. I was wrong.

 

Last edited: Jun 5, 2014

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Volkan1984

macrumors member

Feb 7, 2013

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• Jun 5, 2014

• #4

sirio76 said:

Wrong, thunderbolt display can be attached to every Mac having mini display port(sharing the same thunderbolt connector).

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Actually you are wrong. Please see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5219?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US#16 and scroll down to "16. What are the system requirements for using my Apple Thunderbolt Display in OS X?".

 

MCAsan

macrumors 601

Jul 9, 2012

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Atlanta

• Jun 5, 2014

• #5

Thunderbolt needs a Thunderbolt port on the Mac. An older Mac with Mini Display port could be connected to a Cinema Display.


I think it is time to start planning the retirement of the 2008 Mac Pro. There is too much it is missing....USB 3, Thunderbolt 1 & 2, 4K capabilities. Donate it to Good Will for a tax credit.

Even consider a new iMac if we get an updated one announced in the fall with Retina display, TB2, DDR4 memory, and latest Intel CPU and chipset.