![]() A not-terribly-messy-looking, serviceable way to connect at 2010 27” Apple Cinema Display to a modern MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3. In the end, I figured it out - hopefully this will help you. There are dedicated connectors that only pass video using the DisplayPort standard. In the process I learned a lot about the difference between Thunderbolt 3 & USB-C, which use the same connector but don’t provide the same functionality. For newer Mac computers, use a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Mini DisplayPort adapter to connect the display to your Mac. My only complaint about this adapter is that it gets very hot. Connect an Apple LED Cinema Display: Plug the display’s cable directly into the Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt 2 port on your Mac. Syntech USB C to USB Adapter, Thunderbolt 3 to USB 3.0 AdapterĮLECJET Anywatt, USB C Magsafe Adapter, Type C I eventually found the right combination of adapters: UPTab USB-C Type C to Mini DisplayPort Adapter has the important feature of the extra pass-through power port. Unfortunately the 13” MacBook Pro only has 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports, so I also needed some way to daisy chain or collapse two of these functions into one port. A USB-C to USB-A adapter for everything else.A Thunderbolt 3 to Mini DisplayPort for video Apple used ADC for its LCD-based Apple Cinema Displays and their final CRT displays, before deciding to use standard DVI connectors on later models.A MagSafe to USB-C adapter for power delivery.Link to the 23 Inch DVI display manual, I have both and they are identical. If the display is listed, go to the No Video symptom. If the display is not listed, replace the main board. menu under Hardware, check the hub to see if the display is listed. To get all three functions on my MacBook Pro, I needed: Click the More Info button to open System Profiler. The Apple Cinema Display provides 3 ports in its cable - MagSafe power delivery USB-A for the included USB hub, webcam, and speakers and Mini DisplayPort for video. I went through 4 different orders on Amazon before I found a third-party combination that works, but now it’s working great. It turns out that Apple doesn’t even offer a first-party solution to connect the new Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C shaped port) MacBook Pro to the Cinema Display. Should be easy, right? They’re both Apple products? Power and display cords are combined into a single. I wanted to fit my new MacBook into my existing 27” Apple Cinema Display from 2010, which I’ve been using with my personal 2013 MacBook Air for 5 years. It sports three USB 2.0 ports on the back of the display, built in iSight camera, and 2.1 speaker system. When I started my new job, I was provided a new MacBook Pro to use as my work computer. Connecting an Apple Cinema Display to a 2017+ MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3 ![]()
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