On Nov 27, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote: > > I have a pretty busted up 1 Ghz Al book with a broken screen. If I > hook it to an external monitor, it boots, but the primary screen is > set to the internal (broken) unit - even if I unplug the internal > cables. I vaguely recall that there is some sort of key command that > allows you to change which screen is the primary one.
Tom, I don't think it's a key command. According to Apple, if you put a PowerBook to sleep and then connect a keyboard and/or mouse, as well as an external monitor, the PowerBook's desktop will appear on the external monitor instead of the internal monitor when you wake it up. I tried this once on a 15" G4 1.5 GHz PowerBook, but it didn't work. The only way I could get a mirror of the desktop on an external monitor was to connect a 14" G3 iBook LCD to the PB after removing the damaged original. It looked weird, but worked well enough to let me sort out the other problems. Jim Scott -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
