Connecting a DELL monitor to a broken screen G4 powerbook

Hi
I want to connect a tft monitor to a broken screen G4. Can I do this without being able to use the computer screen to configure the settings.
......I was thinking about a std VGA connection into the mini DVI via an adaptor......but then realized it might not be the 'plug and play' simplicity I had first thought it might be.
Maybe someone has done this and had some success!
thanks
Ral

You might want to repost in the 12-inch PowerBook area instead of the 17-inch forum. My 17" has a full-size DVI port, not the mini, so finding people who've tried multiple adapters may be easier in the other forum.
Still, I believe that, as long as the computer detects the second display at startup, it should "just work."

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