mab538 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Ok... I'm running 10.4.8 on a Dell 600m. Everything works great for a machine only supporting SSE2. Anyway here's my question... I want to be able to use an external monitor with my computer. In XP all I had to do was attach the monitor and close the lid. Then the desktop would show on the monitor. In Mac that doesn't work, mostly I think because when I close the lid, the display doesn't turn off. So, anyone have an ideas on how to fix this? Thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/48997-using-external-monitor-with-dell-laptop/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neonkoala Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Try using some common sense and looking under Displays in System Preferences.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/48997-using-external-monitor-with-dell-laptop/#findComment-351123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackmup101 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 you'll have to disable the comp from sleeping when the lid is closed, but connecting an external monitor is simple...plug. it. in. and then check display prefs Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/48997-using-external-monitor-with-dell-laptop/#findComment-351322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mab538 Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 Hey, Not sure if this is still alive but... The computer never goes to sleep when I close the lid. And when I plug the monitor in, there's not option to change monitors, just resolution, colors and refresh rate. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/48997-using-external-monitor-with-dell-laptop/#findComment-366431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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