How to Install a 2nd Monitor to Your Mac

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install a 2nd monitor to your Mac

How to Install a 2nd Monitor to Your Mac

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Step 1 of 10
Buy a Mac

Buy a Mac

Step 2 of 10
Connect one end of DVI cable to the Adapter

Connect one end of DVI cable to the Adapter

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Connect other end to monitor

Connect other end to monitor

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Plug in the adapter to your Mac's mini display port

Plug in the adapter to your Mac's mini display port

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Open System Preferences

Open System Preferences

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Choose "Displays"

Choose "Displays"

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In the "arrangement" tab, align the 2nd blue box (the one without the white horizontal bar on top) to how your 2nd monitor is positioned

In the "arrangement" tab, align the 2nd blue box (the one without the white horizontal bar on top) to how your 2nd monitor is positioned

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See how it's aligned even if my monitors ...

See how it's aligned even if my monitors ...

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... Are on different levels

... Are on different levels

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Here's how it looks. Enjoy your Mac! :)

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7 Comments
Supplies

MacBook or iMac

DVI to mini display port adapter

2nd monitor with DVI out

DVI cable

Oscar Rojas

I have a MacBook pro :) and I was wondering if you can connect it to a two external monitors .

Oscar Rojas last year

Denton Chua

You can't connect the two laptops, but you can connect them to the same external monitor. :)

(author) last year

Cerahf C.

Yes, I'd like to connect two laptops, and one laptop is a Mac which runs iOS and the other laptop is a PC which runs Windows 7. Is it possible to connect these two laptops together?

Cerahf C. last year

Denton Chua

Not sure what your question was. Did you want to connect two laptops? There are some monitors that have a VGA and a DVI port. You can then connect both laptops to the same monitor. Then manually select which you want to display by choosing either DVI or VGA

(author) last year

Cerahf C.

Thanks for the guide, would this work if my second monitor is a Windows 7? Actually I have two laptops, one MacBook Pro and one HP which runs Windows 7. Would it be possible to connect these two monitors? Thnx.

Cerahf C. last year

Denton Chua

Thanks for the likes everyone. :)

(author) last year

Jordy Madueño

Great!, thanks

Jordy Madueño last year

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