Apple Thunderbolt Display A1407 to use with PC Thunderbolt 4 .

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Apple Thunderbolt Display A1407 to use with PC Thunderbolt 4 .

I try to use my Apple 27" Thunderbolt display with my laptop MSI Vector 16 HX A14V , it has Thunderbolt 4 ( IRQ 1134) follow @Karimmd thread recommended to use Gigabyte Alpine-Ridge (rev 2.0).

I try to purchase

1- apple adapter thunderbolt 2(mini DP) to Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)

2- after market startech adapter StarTech.com Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter (Non-Reversible) - TB3 Laptop to TB2 (20Gbps) or TB1 (10Gbps) Devices / Displays - Black - Windows/Mac (TBT3TBTADAP) .

None of them works.

Can you help to support ? My cinema display works fine with modern Mac devices

Posted on Apr 8, 2025 7:41 AM

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samtenor

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Apr 8, 2025 2:59 PM in response to AppleCinema2PC

Thunderbolt Displays are very different from Cinema Displays.

You can not plug the wires, connecting to TB display (along with correct adapters), and then expect plug-n-play while under Windows operation systems.

There will be needing many drivers (remember "BootCamp"? - that Mac can run Windows with its supplies of Windows drivers for TB display) -- might not worth the effort since 4K displays are quite attractive, in terms of price.

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