You'll want a dummy vga dongle for something like this. See <http://soerennielsen.dk/mod/VGAdummy/index_en.php>.
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 6:39 PM, LuKreme <[email protected]> wrote: > I know I can run a MacBook or MacBookPro with an external monitor and the lid > closed, but what is not clear to me is if I can continue to run it with the > lid closed if I disconnect the external monitor. > > I have an old MacBook with a broken screen (the hard drive is also dead). > However, the machine boot perfectly fine off the DVD (in fact, I cannot get > the DVD out despite various non-mechanical attempts), so I am planning on > sticking a drive in it, booting it up closed, disconnecting the external > monitor (and probably the keyboard and mouse) and using it as a spare server > machine, and even occasionally using it with a screen attached just as an > extra machine. I've also considered mounting it under a cabinet in the > kitchen with a little LCD (if I can FIND one anymore) and streaming video to > it. > > But before I decide exactly what to do with it, I have to know if > disconnecting the external display will then turn on the internal display and > heat up the machine. > > Also, is there a better way to provide power to the laptop than just > permanently (or semi-permanently at least) leaving a mag-safe adapter on it? > > And, one last question, for the 13" MacBook (white plastic) I only need a 45W > adapter, right? They all seem to be 60 or 85W now… > > > -- > She'd always tried to face towards the light. But the harder you stared into > the brightness the harsher it burned into you until, at last, the temptation > picked you up and bid you turn around to see how long, rich, strong and dark, > streaming away behind you, your shadow had become- --Carpe Jugulum > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > -- Best Regards, John Musbach _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
