iMac Question

[Mandrew]

So i have a 27inch 1440p iMac for 2012 and was wondering if i could hook up another computer (something alone the lines of this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HGVff7) and use the iMac display only and have the other computer doing all the computer things

[brownninja97]

i believe you cant, at least with my fathers imac which is also 2012, i think its the same one.

[Mandrew]

i believe you can, at least with my fathers imac which is also 2012, i think its the same one.

any idea how to do it or know any tutorials that tell you how?

[elecxonica]

You can use a feature called Target display mode, but you need to use thunderbolt with that variant to connect to it, so basically no.

[brownninja97]

any idea how to do it or know any tutorials that tell you how?

sorry i meant to say you cant. We tried a lot.

[Mandrew]

You can use a feature called Target display mode, but you need to use thunderbolt with that variant to connect to it, so basically no.

 

 

sorry i meant to say you cant. We tried a lot.

ok thx

[Glenwing]

ok thx

Yeah, you can use Target Display Mode but it's a feature that only works with other modern Macs.