[Ti] Forcing 400 to use external screen

[JPE]

Thanks. this is what I needed. I will try it later and let you know if 
it works out.
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On Mar 15, 2004, at 9:18 AM, Lisbeth Zachs wrote:

>
> 2004-03-15 kl. 03.52 skrev JPE:
>
>> Left out that it is running OS9 and it doesn't have a lid anymore. It 
>> has no internal CD (swapped it out with my bad one). It seems that 
>> firewire doesn't work as it wouldn't boot from an external OSX 
>> Install CD on an external drive.
>> I can't get it to boot into target mode either.
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> I'm not sure you deserve any more help when leaving out such vital 
> information when asking. :-)
>
> It would have been smart to leave the CD in until you had the external 
> screen working, but done is done I guess.
>
> As I see it you now have to be able to know exactly what is on the 
> harddisk and after restart follow this procedure:
>
> 1. Push the first letter of the HD. If it is Mac HD you pick M. Then 
> the commandkey-O which will open the disk.
>
> 2. Now you need to make certain that the letter you push will take you 
> to the System Folder. You will have to type Sys in very quick 
> succession if you think there might be any other file or folders 
> starting with S.
>
> 3. When you believe you have System marked you'll hold down both 
> option- and command-key and then O för Open. This will leave only the 
> System folder open.
>
> 4. Now you have to be certain you can get to the Preference folder in 
> the same manner as under point 2 (I guess it is Preferences. It is 
> called something different in my language :-)
>
> 5. Option-Command-open that folder to (The option is there to close 
> the previous window)
>
> 6. Once again you have to push the keys to reach the Monitor in the 
> Preference folder and option-command-O that as well.
>
> 7 The namelist of the Monitor Window will be situated roughly three 
> third of the screen down and in the centre   and to get there will be 
> the _real_ task. (This is why you have closed the other windows with 
> options so you can't make any of them active by misstake)
>
> 8. You have to figure out by moving the mouse on the good screen how 
> long horisontell movements you will have to do on the trackpad to get 
> to the centre of screen and in the same manner how many vertical to 
> get down on third.
>
> 9. Now you will move the mousepointer exactly just out of the good 
> screen and repeat what you found out in point 8.
>
> 10. When you think you are in the right spot, hold the shift key down, 
> press the mousebutton and move the Monitor window to the good screen. 
> If it doesn't show up you have to move the mouse pointer back again 
> and change it's position slightly higher or lower and try again. (The 
> reason for the shift key is so that you will make each test in a 
> straight line so you can alter the hight 5 mm at a time and try 
> again.)
>
> Good Luck you'll need it. :-) I have done the exercise on my own 
> computer, covering the screen so it is possible, but not easy.
>
> Lisbeth in Gothenburg
> <http://homepage.mac.com/holisticum/> updat 030828
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