I'm using a Surface Pro 3 right now with Windows 10 and am at a clients site. I've been offered the use of a spare Mac Thunderbolt display but connecting it to the Surface's mini Display Port does nothing. The port works fine with other displays and the display works with other Macbooks.
Is there a way to get this to work with my surface? It's pretty annoying to say the least.
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Thunderbolt displays will not receive input from Mini DisplayPort. Though the ports are physically identical, the display will only be driven by a Thunderbolt port.
The reverse, however, is possible. A Thunderbolt port will happily send input through a mini DP monitor.
For clarity:
- Thunderbolt Video Output -> MiniDP Monitor | Good!
- MiniDP Output -> Thunderbolt Monitor | Will not work!
You can read about it here (sorry about CNET)
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