Comments on: Broken MacBook Pro screen? Turn it into a desktop Mac! http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/21/broken-macbook-pro-screen-turn-it-into-a-desktop-mac/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:52:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: michelle http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/21/broken-macbook-pro-screen-turn-it-into-a-desktop-mac/#comment-539612 michelle Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:08:00 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=11071#comment-539612 My screen broke off from the base but is still connected by a blue wire and silver wire. I need to know if I can cut these wires without causing the base to tv to fail. Currently I can use the base with my tv but I want to cut away the screen. My screen broke off from the base but is still connected by a blue wire and silver wire. I need to know if I can cut these wires without causing the base to tv to fail. Currently I can use the base with my tv but I want to cut away the screen.

]]> By: Anh Nguyen http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/21/broken-macbook-pro-screen-turn-it-into-a-desktop-mac/#comment-450546 Anh Nguyen Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:07:56 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=11071#comment-450546 YOU SAVED MY LIFE! I have the same problem and I thought I there was no hope! Thanks a lot :) YOU SAVED MY LIFE! I have the same problem and I thought I there was no hope! Thanks a lot :)

]]> By: Vincent http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/21/broken-macbook-pro-screen-turn-it-into-a-desktop-mac/#comment-422733 Vincent Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:12:03 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=11071#comment-422733 @Marv74br Can you reach your machine from another Mac ? Than you can try to change the settings using remote desktop or screen sharing. If you haven't enabled screen sharing you can boot another Mac with the drive from the MacBook, than enable screen sharing, and then reboot the MacBook Pro again, it should stay enabled. Another trick is to use it while open, but put a magnet on the bottom of the right speaker, near the USB port. The machine will go to sleep because it thinks you closed the lid. Then plug in the AC power, and an USB device, and it should wake up with only the external screen because the magnet makes it ignore the internal screen. Good luck ! @Marv74br Can you reach your machine from another Mac ? Than you can try to change the settings using remote desktop or screen sharing.

If you haven’t enabled screen sharing you can boot another Mac with the drive from the MacBook, than enable screen sharing, and then reboot the MacBook Pro again, it should stay enabled.

Another trick is to use it while open, but put a magnet on the bottom of the right speaker, near the USB port. The machine will go to sleep because it thinks you closed the lid. Then plug in the AC power, and an USB device, and it should wake up with only the external screen because the magnet makes it ignore the internal screen.

Good luck !

]]> By: Marv74br http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/21/broken-macbook-pro-screen-turn-it-into-a-desktop-mac/#comment-418996 Marv74br Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:16:31 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=11071#comment-418996 What if the image does not show on the external monitor, and I can't see anything on the original screen because it got broken so bad it looks like a car-crash windshield? The Mac turns on ok, the capslock key lits, the keyboard lits, even the funcion keys I tried are working, like bright (it dim the light on the broken monitor, trully bizarre), volume... but NO image on the external monitor... are any 'keyboard shortcuts' to it? The computer, if nothin else is wrong, must be stalled on the user login screen... Mac OS 10.7.2, MBP 17" of the late 2007 model... please help! What if the image does not show on the external monitor, and I can’t see anything on the original screen because it got broken so bad it looks like a car-crash windshield? The Mac turns on ok, the capslock key lits, the keyboard lits, even the funcion keys I tried are working, like bright (it dim the light on the broken monitor, trully bizarre), volume… but NO image on the external monitor… are any ‘keyboard shortcuts’ to it? The computer, if nothin else is wrong, must be stalled on the user login screen… Mac OS 10.7.2, MBP 17″ of the late 2007 model… please help!

]]> By: Chris http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/21/broken-macbook-pro-screen-turn-it-into-a-desktop-mac/#comment-198192 Chris Fri, 20 May 2011 06:21:58 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=11071#comment-198192 is there a tutorial on how to remove the screen? i want to use this set up for a media server... also, does the mac detect the native monitor if it has been removed? thanks Chris is there a tutorial on how to remove the screen? i want to use this set up for a media server… also, does the mac detect the native monitor if it has been removed?

thanks
Chris

]]> By: CuongNQ http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/21/broken-macbook-pro-screen-turn-it-into-a-desktop-mac/#comment-150544 CuongNQ Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:20:59 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=11071#comment-150544 Where did you buy magic mouse case? It's beautiful. Sorry about my english. Where did you buy magic mouse case?
It’s beautiful. Sorry about my english.

]]> By: zeez http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/21/broken-macbook-pro-screen-turn-it-into-a-desktop-mac/#comment-149926 zeez Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:15:31 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=11071#comment-149926 I don't see anything except the Old Spice HAHA! I don’t see anything except the Old Spice

HAHA!

]]> By: Benjamin http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/21/broken-macbook-pro-screen-turn-it-into-a-desktop-mac/#comment-149889 Benjamin Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:24:35 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=11071#comment-149889 hahahaha.... with ol' spice anything could happend.... hahahaha…. with ol’ spice anything could happend….

]]> By: warmz http://osxdaily.com/2010/12/21/broken-macbook-pro-screen-turn-it-into-a-desktop-mac/#comment-149867 warmz Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:40:41 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=11071#comment-149867 Love the ol' spice .. :) Love the ol’ spice .. :)

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