Trying to use 27' Mid 2010 Imac as secondary diplay

[BooShay]

Hi there i recently went to the Apple store and told one fo the employees that i was running Logic Pro on my Mid 2011 MBP and wanted to use my imac as a second display to improve workflow. He told me that i needed a thunderbolt to thunderbolt cable and said it should automatically detect it. Well here i am and its not detecting it. Command F2 also doesnt work, any help would be appreciated

 

[Stetrain]

With the 2010 iMac I believe you need a Mini-Displayport to Mini-Displayport cable, not a Thunderbolt cable.

 

[BooShay]

With the 2010 iMac I believe you need a Mini-Displayport to Mini-Displayport cable, not a Thunderbolt cable.

Would that still work on a 2011 MBP? Since it only has thunderbolt and firewire?

 

[Stetrain]

Would that still work on a 2011 MBP? Since it only has thunderbolt and firewire?

The Thunderbolt port on your Macbook Pro is backwards compatible with Mini-Displayport cables and adapters.

 

[BooShay]

The Thunderbolt port on your Macbook Pro is backwards compatible with Mini-Displayport cables and adapters.

But putting the thunderbolt in the mini-display for the imac isnt?

 

[Stetrain]

But putting the thunderbolt in the mini-display for the imac isnt?

I may be wrong but I don't think that Thunderbolt cables work as Displayport cables. Your 2010 iMac only accepts Displayport input, not Thunderbolt:

Connect a male-to-male Mini DisplayPort cable to the Mini DisplayPort on each computer.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924

Something like this should do the trick: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10246&cs_id=1024602&p_id=5991&seq=1&format=2

 

[BooShay]

I may be wrong but I don't think that Thunderbolt cables work as Displayport cables. Your 2010 iMac only accepts Displayport input, not Thunderbolt:


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924

Something like this should do the trick: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10246&cs_id=1024602&p_id=5991&seq=1&format=2

They should sell this at the Apple store right?