[Ti] Using a Ti PB w/external monitor

[Erik Gaderlund]

The one way is to have the 'book' closed/asleep, and then plug in the 
monitor, and a USB device (keyboard, mouse, etc.), and it will then 
default to the external monitor, then you can open the 'Book to let 
it cool.  I've got a switcher that I use with my Dual G4, and I use 
both screens.  But, you can experiment to see if you don't need it 
closed, or just asleep to trigger the 'external' monitor thing.


At 10:03 AM -0500 04/07/07, Scott Strehlow wrote:
>By default, they all sleep when you close the lid.  There is a hack 
>that I saw a while back that overrides this behaviour.  My 
>understanding is that Apple intended the lid to be open for head 
>dissipation while it is in use.  I have trouble with mine (500MHz G4 
>1GB) overheating even when it is open.  If you have auxiliary 
>cooling like one of those lap-desks with the fans, that might be 
>enough.  Do you have a temperature monitor program?  Mine doesn't 
>make the temp sensors available but I could at least monitor the 
>SMART status of the drive.  Its temp probe gave me a rough idea of 
>the internal temp.  I use 
>http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html
>
>Perhaps a better solution would be to set your external monitor up 
>just above, or next to, the display on the TiBook while open, then 
>use both monitors at once.
>
>On Apr 7, 2007, at 7:38 AM, Ken Johnson wrote:
>
>>I have purchased a Bookendz dock for my 1GHz Titanium G4.  Now, 
>>when I'm at home, I want to be able to use it as a desktop - 
>>external keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc. with the lid closed.  I'll 
>>connect the external monitor via DVI.  My question is - will it 
>>operate that way, if so, will the built-in monitor be "off"?
>>
>>Thanks - Ken
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