Macbook Pro external monitor problem. please help!

[rocksballer58]

Hi, I have a Macbook Pro that looks like this. I got it in early 2010 and have been running on 10.5.8 for a while. After about 7 months, my computer screen broke, and at 13 years old at the time, my parents didn't want to pay $1200 to fix the screen. So then my dad set up an external monitor so I could still use it and it works great. Just yesterday, however, I upgraded to Snow Leopard and now all I see is my screensaver on the external monitor and nothing else. And on the actual laptop, which has the broken screen, I can barely see some things that should be showing on the external monitor.

I took a picture and it looks like this:

Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

It is a 2006 to 2008 MBP, and this is probably the cause:
MacBook Pro: Distorted video or no video issues

 

[dontpannic]

It is a 2006 to 2008 MBP, and this is probably the cause:
MacBook Pro: Distorted video or no video issues

Quite obviously the LCD panel has cracked in the top right hand side, causing the issues.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15-Apple-...290?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5646e61d0a

However, I have no idea how to sort out the displays, sorry.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Quite obviously the LCD panel has cracked in the top right hand side, causing the issues.

Of course, I didn't take a closer look after I saw the lines and immediately jumped to the 8600M GT issue. Thanks for pointing it out.

 

[rocknblogger]

You'll need a USB keyboard but you can try closing the lid and let the MacBook go to sleep. Then wake it with external keyboard leaving the lid closed and see what happens.

As long as that lid is open and the screen active it's going to be very difficult to change which is the main screen.

 

[dontpannic]

Of course, I didn't take a closer look after I saw the lines and immediately jumped to the 8600M GT issue. Thanks for pointing it out.

Hey, no worries. I admit it was difficult to see unless the image was blown up.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Hey, no worries. I admit it was difficult to see unless the image was blown up.

As soon as you mentioned it and I took a gander at it again, it was obvious. Therefore accept my deepest apologies and let me eat my spinach.