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I would like to use my iMac as a second display for my MacPro. My MacPro has a mini-display port, and I would like to know if that's a possibility.
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Only the current 27" iMacs (October 2009 and later) support video input.
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What's the big mystery? The tech specs clearly state "27-inch models also support input from external DisplayPort sources"
You'll need a cable with MiniDisplayPort connectors on each end or a pair of MDP-DisplayPort adapters and a DisplayPort cable. DVI, HDMI, or VGA cables with adapters will not work.
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Why should he check the easy to understand tech specs when he can just ask you and me to do it for him? 
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Originally Posted by mduell 
What's the big mystery? The tech specs clearly state "27-inch models also support input from external DisplayPort sources"
You'll need a cable with MiniDisplayPort connectors on each end or a pair of MDP-DisplayPort adapters and a DisplayPort cable. DVI, HDMI, or VGA cables with adapters will not work.
I did what you recommended, I used a cable with the MiniDisplayPort connectors on each end, and it didn't work. I tried screen sharing but that was totally unworkable. What am I missing?
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Originally Posted by chabig
Why should he check the easy to understand tech specs when he can just ask you and me to do it for him?
I hope I made your day. Thanks much for your clever input!
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Once again, a quick Google search turned up Apple's support document:
Using a 27-inch iMac as an external display
It looks pretty neat, actually. I always assumed the computer part of the iMac would be off but instead it's a full running Mac in the background. This could be a neat way to run a server and have an external display for a notebook at the same time.
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