External Screen With a MBP

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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Ok here's my problem, may seem very simple to some of you!



I have a MBP, bluetooth MIghty Mouse and Keyboard. When I connect the MBP to my 24" Dell Ultrasharp monitor, both screens work fine, and you can either mirror them or arrange them so that you have 2 screens of working space etc etc, doing so in system pref. Anyway, the problem lies when I want to close my MBP, and just use the external screen with the bluetooth mouse and keyboard, with the laptop sitting closed in the corner ticking over nicely near the router.



Can anyone help me on this problem? Bascially keeping the screens mirrored, but preventing the MBP going into sleep when I close it.



Thanks alot.

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    name101name101 Posts: 79member
    http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22211



    this might help you alot
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  • Reply 2 of 4
    faxthatfaxthat Posts: 64member
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86286



    gives instructions for operating the MBP in clamshell mode, which is what I think you want to do.
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  • Reply 3 of 4
    ssssss Posts: 30member
    Cheers guys. Both helped alot. Just purchased my bluetooth keyboard this afternoon to go with this new discovery!
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  • Reply 4 of 4
    messiahmessiah Posts: 1,689member
    Yeah, you also have to make sure that your MBP is plugged in to the mains...
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