1 screen + 1 iBook= 1 BIG screen

i have an old monitor that i sometimes use for my ibook (works perfectly) but i want to know how to do that thing where you have two screens and the two screens work together to become one gigantic screen. Does anyone know how to do this, and if they do what is this "method" called?

yea - i get your point - i think that most software comes down to using it at your own risk to some extent - i've had no probles with it - to be honest i don't see how using it could void warranty either - since it's only software and you don't have to open up the iBook or anything. *unless you totally screw up your iBook which i don't see how that could happen* i'm just totally adventurous when it comes to trying software but do take some precautions of course i think that it depends on the iBook perhaps it is installing on and how well the graphics card will handle it. I have one of the newer ones, and it handles it excellently. *if i would of had more money i'd a gone with a power book instead

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Yes, I called Amazon and they were super nice saying I could return it without the fee. Just to note the problems with the whine, heat issue and disappearing curser.
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Hi Doley and welcome to Apple Discussions,
is an iBook g4 with 1.33GHz Power PC, G4 processor, 512 MB and 40 GB hard drive. She had noticed her computer getting really slow and crashing frequently.
Was she aware of how full the hard drive was? That can often lead to problems.
Uh oh just noticed this:
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Is that right?
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Saving Data:
Does she have the original install disks?
See if it can boot from them or an appropriate installer for the size.
If so then save to an external drive or another Mac in target mode.
If her iBook will go into target mode it would then act like a big expensive external hard drive:
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After saving data:
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or use disk utility. Depends on what OSshe was running.
She ran some updates this morning and then the computer crashed.
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yessssss !! it works , thanks for the idea, by the way go here
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My iBook g4 12" 1.33 Ghz doesn't want to boot into the system.
1. Start computer (chime sound)
2. Apple logo on grey background appears
3. Spinning wheel below Logo appears
4. Screen flicker, big vertical zigzag appears, black screen (backlight is on)
5. Shift key work (led on/off)
6. Num Lock key works (led on/off)
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3. Boot from external hard drive with operating system over Firewire - same as above happens
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Markus:
Run Hardware test over DVD - Diagnostics all fine (Screen fine all the time, running through all diagnostics)
Your issues seems rather strange. From the statement quoted above, am I to understand that when you boot from the Apple Hardware Test disk you are able to see the tests running on the monitor, but when you attempt booting from the install disk you cannot see anything on the monitor? If that is so, it seems rather odd that you can boot from one and not from the other.
Mounted iBook drive as external drive with target mode - Other computer boots fine with iBook drive.
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"Clear the Cache":
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