Displaying on external monitor & turn off macbook display

[desertratr]

I am a brand new Macbook user, with extensive Windows experience. I figured out how to mirror the Mac display to the external monitor (clone in Windows-speak). I do not want to span. I want to turn off the Mac display and push the video to the external display (and close the Mac lid completely). Alt-F4 does it in Windows. How do I do it in Mac?

[Eidorian]

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=461338

Answered here.

[avingochea]

A quick way is to put the computer to sleep by closing it. Then just wake it up by moving BT your mouse or hitting something on your BT keyboard.

[desertratr]

Thanks. Closing lid and jiggling the mouse woke it up after about 30 seconds or so. Having to enter a PW is a nuisance. Oh well. Being a MAC newbie with 20 years of Windows experience I am sure I have lots to learn. Is BT Bluetooth? I have USB keyboard and mouse. Seems to work fine.

[*LTD*]

Using your Mac with a closed lid can lead to heat problems - in some cases serious.

[gusost]

I am not helped by this. My display broke and I now use the computer soley with external display. I removed the AppleOnboardDisplay.kext. but the olny differense is that, while it still recognises the display it has no drivers for it. I simply want to get rid of it all in all. Can i at least fool the computer that the lid is shut?
Can it be done? If so HOW?!