IMac 24 2008 Connecting External Display

[Bikkies]

I’ve got a 2008 (early?) 24” iMac, and I’ve just picked up a 27” display, I think it’s a Thunderbolt. The iMac has what looks like a mini DVI video out socket, the monitor looks like Thunderbolt- I’m guessing as I’ve never used thunderbolt previously. Been looking for an adapter, but haven’t found one. Any ideas? I’ve got photos.

 

[Nurgle2024]

get a DVI male cable for the oMac and then one of these.
Sandy

 

[Bikkies]

 

[Bikkies]

No idea what the second lead from the display is, looks like a MacBook recharge cable.

 

[Nurgle2024]

hi,
Photo 1 back of iMac 2009? the last port on the right is the external display (L-R 1 & 2 are sound in and sound out, next 3 are USB2, the next 2, the Y looking ones is Firewire 400, the next is Ethernet, and last Display port.
Phot 2 is Display port male plug That should fit the last port on the iMac.
3 is mag-safe charger lead for a Mac portable, as is last photo
can't make out the 4, bit looks like uSV Mini.? bit don't quote me.

regards

Sandy

 

[Bikkies]

Info says early 2008 24”. From what I’ve been able to gather online the video out on the iMac is a mini DVI, none of the plugs out of the display fit so it needs an adaptor- the 27” has an adapter to later Thunderbolt by the looks, don’t know what the one before the adapter is but they both have Thunderbolt markings.

 

[Bikkies]

2 is before the adapter, 4 after.

 

[Bikkies]

 

[Bikkies]

Bigger photos of the standard and adapter plugs from the display. Thunderbolts or USB-C?

 

[Bikkies]

& rear ports on the iMac, vid out on the left- Mini DVI or Mini DisplayPort?

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello,

Your iMac (24-inch Early 2008) has 1 - Mini-DVI (DVI, VGA, Composite and S-video with adapter) video output

Sounds like you picked up one of the following Apple Displays:

• LED Cinema Display (27-inch) - Mini DisplayPort video connector, USB, and MagSafe for charging MacBook computers
• Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch) - Thunderbolt video connector and MagSafe for charging MacBook computers

Can you get the serial number for the iMac and display and get the exact name from this site: Check Your Service and Support Coverage and a photo of the back of the 27" display?

Unfortunately, I am not sure it would be possible to find an adapter or adapters to connect either of those Apple displays to the Mini-DVI port on the 2008 iMac.

C

 

[Nurgle2024]

labeled posts below

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hi,

A few small corrections if this is an iMac (24-inch Early 2008):

C

 

[Bikkies]

Can’t find model/serial # on the display. I suppose it’d be too easy if it’d hook up with the iMac via FireWire or USB. Tried Ethernet & no success as expected.
I’d have thought this was a relatively common issue, plenty of older Macs around with mini DVI ports etc that people would want to hook up a bigger monitor to?

 

[Nurgle2024]

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Can’t find model/serial # on the display. I suppose it’d be too easy if it’d hook up with the iMac via FireWire or USB. Tried Ethernet & no success as expected.
I’d have thought this was a relatively common issue, plenty of older Macs around with mini DVI ports etc that people would want to hook up a bigger monitor to?

 

[Nurgle2024]

Hi,

A few small corrections if this is an iMac (24-inch Early 2008):

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the dome on Firewire 400 ports when placed vertically were all ways at the top. so this is not fire wire 400. and as far as I remember, no Mac had mixed Firewire ports Built in. though G5;s that too cards could.

C

 

[Bikkies]

Headphone socket far left, speakers plugged in.

 

[Bikkies]

FireWire (plugged in) is to an external hard drive, internal drive’s dead.

 

[Bikkies]

So I need a mini DVI to Thunderbolt (which type?) adapter? Can’t seem to find one

 

[Nurgle2024]

the lightening strike symbol above the port also means it is a thunderbolt port... by as it also serves a mini Display plug, so you
both of these...

(My ebay is Australia so you will have to try or ebay for the country you are in)

regards

Sandy