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Drj4imac Author

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2009 IMac as second monitor

I’m working remote and would like to connect my iMac as a second screen to my work laptop (Not an apple laptop). Can this be done?

iMac, OS X 10.10

Posted on Apr 30, 2022 9:36 AM

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Allan Jones

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Posted on Apr 30, 2022 9:47 AM

The now-defunct Target Display Mode was designed, intended, and supported as only Mac-to-Mac. Apple never documented any other use.

Even had you a Mac laptop 2019 or older, a 2009 iMac had to be an 27-inch model to work as a display for another Mac. You don't say what your iMac is.

The very limited hardware and software requirements for Target Display Mode are laid out in this Apple article:

Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support

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