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Mac Book Pro: Make External Display Work Without Restarting
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I learned a pretty useful trick for my Mac Book Pro. I use it for presentations, and I’ve been restarting it whenever I plug it into a projector. With this tip, I don’t have to.
1. Press the Apple key > Sleep.
2. Plug in and turn on the display.
3. Press the Escape key to wake the computer.
And that’s it. Open System Preferences > Displays to turn Mirroring on or off as needed.
Source: Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide
One Comment
bhudson
January 29th, 2008
at 12:40pm
I’ve used both a powerbook and a macbook pro, and my solution to using an external display without restarting was simply to not restart. Just plug the cable in. It has never failed.