Powerbook/VGA Monitor
I'm wondering if it's possible to plugin my powerbook to a VGA monitor, close the powerbook, stow it somewhere, and use it like a desktop computer, assuming I had a mouse and keyboard plugged into it? I know with my vpr matrix laptop (windows) I'm able to do that. It doesn't go into sleep mode, it just shuts off the monitor ( i think), and acts as just a desktop computer. Everytime i shut my PB it goes into sleep. Anyone know what I'm talkin' about?
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Originally posted by Mordak
Anyone know what I'm talkin' about?
Well, I do know what you're talking about, but I'm afraid that it ain't possible to do that with a PowerBook (or iBook), sorry.
if you boot up the powerbook, with the monitor hooked up and on, and then close the lid as soon as you hear the boot tone, you should be good to go.
Originally posted by Ebby
I think it is possible with a Porwerbook, but you have to be careful with ventilation. You must have at least a USB keyboard plugged in though.
Why would I need to be careful wth ventilation?
Originally posted by FormerLurker
I don't think you can do it from sleep, you have to do it from a full shutdown.
if you boot up the powerbook, with the monitor hooked up and on, and then close the lid as soon as you hear the boot tone, you should be good to go.
So you're saying the computer would be running, and the monitor would be on, but the lid shut, unable to go into sleep mode because of the shuttung of the lid at the boot tone? or would the monitor be off?
im also wondering is it possible to hookup a monitor to a powerbook and turn off the powerbook LCD, or can you only dim the LCD to 0%?
Sounds like you have a setup in mund. Care to give any dimentions or details?
Originally posted by Mordak
So you're saying the computer would be running, and the monitor would be on, but the lid shut, unable to go into sleep mode because of the shuttung of the lid at the boot tone? or would the monitor be off?
im also wondering is it possible to hookup a monitor to a powerbook and turn off the powerbook LCD, or can you only dim the LCD to 0%?
The lid is closed but the powerbook is still running. It will still be able to sleep, by selecting the Sleep command under the Apple menu, and you can wake it back up by hitting a key on your USB keyboard.
Also as mentioned, you might be able to do it without rebooting, if you sleep the PowerBook, hook up the monitor and USB keyboard, and use the USB keyboard to wake from sleep with the lid still closed.
You can plug in a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to a PowerBook, close the lid, and when you press any button on the keyboard it will wake up with the external monitor as the primary display. Works just fine. If I recall, according to my PB's manual (Ti 800, which I did indeed skim through the day I got it) it said that for ventilation reasons you should not run two displays at once (ie the LCD and an external) with the lid less than 90° because the GPU generates a lot of heat when it's doing double-duty. It also gave specific instructions on how to do exactly what you're talking about, and what I described. I don't recall it saying anything about heat issues in that particular case, but it was about 1.75 years ago that I read it.