Problem with external monitor

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  1. gadgetgirl85, Sep 5, 2006

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    I thought I'd try and plug in my 17" monitor from my mini to my MBP and I plugged it in except I ran into a few problems in that on the monitor the whole contents of the screen doesn't show up and my bluetooth mouse stopped working.
     
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  2. gadgetgirl85, Sep 5, 2006

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    Edit: My bluetooth mouse is working now. Is it possible to have the same contents from my MBP on the 17" monitor? I tried mirroring the display except that the display on the MBP goes all wonky. Is there anyway to fix that?
     
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  3. Xander562, Sep 5, 2006

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    So you want the same thing that would usually be displayed on your MBP screen on the external? i think you can use it in clamshell mode and that will become the only display you see. You just need an external keyboard and mouse.
     
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  4. gadgetgirl85, Sep 5, 2006

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    Now I'm going to ask a stupid question how do you do clamshell mode is it just closing the MBP up?
     
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  5. Xander562, Sep 5, 2006

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    it's worth a shot. I'm not really sure either:eek:.
     
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  6. Boxer, Sep 20, 2006

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    I would really like to know this aswell????Is it so easy I am missing somthing. I close my MBP and my main display goes to sleep. ??????
     
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  7. tipdrill407, Sep 20, 2006

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    To operate with the lid closed you must use a USB Keyboard and mouse with the MBP. Close the MBP lid and hit any key on the keyboard and the MBP will wake up.
     
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  8. 2nyRiggz, Sep 20, 2006

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    Look into system peference under monitor settings(I think), there should be an option to enable clamshell. All the options you need should be right there for you.



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