Need help here! I have attached my sweet new 20" display to the mini DVI of my 12" PB. I now want to use this 20" monitor and my BT Keyboard and mouse as my main screen with the laptop closed. I thought there was a way to keep the computer running when closed. I have checked system prefs and found nothing. Does anybody know how this can be done. Thanks
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
12"pb and new 20" display
- Thread starter budaapple
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
russed said:
I think this applies only to iBooks. I'm not even sure if you can force an iBook to run with its lid closed.
I've got the same config. FWIW what I always do is plug the 20" in, close the pbook lid so it goes to sleep, unplug a USB cable and plug it back in to wake it up. Then, once it's awake and the desktop is on the 20" I open the pbook lid. That way the card is only driving the external monitor and I don't have to worry at all about heat building up on the pbook screen.
I have noticed that DVD playback on the 20" is really bad in full screen. The image tears like crazy. If I mouse up and make the menu bar show up at the top of the screen, play back is fine, but once it disappears, it goes back to tearing.
I have noticed that DVD playback on the 20" is really bad in full screen. The image tears like crazy. If I mouse up and make the menu bar show up at the top of the screen, play back is fine, but once it disappears, it goes back to tearing.
gernb said:
What rev PB do you own? 1Ghz or 1.33Ghz, because the second one has twice the video ram and a better processor. I've heard of this issue before on the 1Ghz, I'd just like to know if it is something that also happens on rev c models?
Noah