Extended desktop on a newish white macbook

Hi- I want an extended desktop with my white macbook- will it support extended desktop and separate monitor resolutions? I want to ask before I buy another monitor. Thank you!

All the Intel Macbooks support extended desktop, as far as I know. On my Macbook, I have 1680x1050 on an external monitor and 1280x800 on the built-in display and everything works just fine.

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I am thinking of hooking up my Macbook to my TV using the following adapter:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/6934002/wo/Gs5Ps WUtnG7T3zQT50TQtAqEzED/5.0.0.23.1.0.8.11.33.0.0.1.1.0.9.1.3.0.1.11.7.7.0.2.0#rev
I was wondering if I would be able to use the TV as a 2nd monitor, or if the Macbook's screen would turn off and only allow me to use one monitor at a time.
The TV itself is an LCD TV, and not a TV/monitor.
Thanks a bunch,
Jonny

You will be able to run in any one of three different modes, whichever is to your liking:
- Extended Desktop mode where both screens are active and the TV will be an extension of the screen on the MB.
- Mirror mode where both screens are active but run at the same resolution and have the same image on both.
- TV only mode where only the TVs screen is used and the lid on the MB is closed. For this mode you need to have the MB plugged into its AC adapter and you need to wake it using a mouse or some other USB or Bluetooth peripheral.

I cannot get my iMac to connect to my macbook via Thunderbolt to use my laptop as an extended desktop

I am trying to connect my iMac 21.5" desktop to my macbook pro via Thunderbolt cable so that I can use my laptop as an extended desktop. I have tried using detect displays to get it to show up and nothing happens. I've tried doing command + F2 to make it a targeted display, but the only thing I can get to happen is my iMac will mirror my Macbook and that's not what I want. No matter what I have tried it hasn't worked. I have tried turning both computers off and I have a brand new thunderbolt cable. I've updated all the software. Is there anything else I'm missing??
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We've already done all of that. And we used the same thunderbolt cable to connect two iMac's and that worked totally fine doing the Command+ F2. I don't understand why we can't get the macbook to do the same.

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I know I need 2 thunderbolt to DVI adapters for this. In the UK these are £25 each, but the MiniDisplayPort to DVI adapters which look the same are very much cheaper .....
http://www.amazon.com/DisplayPort-Female-Adapter-Macbook-Laptop/dp/B003BHHIA4/re f=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1359830910&sr=1-1&keywords=minidisplayport+to +DVI
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I suggest you buy the Apple TB/MDP to DVI adapters as I have tried another brand and it dod not work. That was on a late 15" 2011 model, YMMV.
Second I have never heard of a Apple TB/MDP to DVI adapter ever frying a monitor of any make or model.
Please post references to this claim.
May be possible with a poorly desinged adapter with some of the TB power output being cross linked to one of the DVI pins/connectors. But still doubtful.

Can I use dual 24" displays as an extended desktop with my MacBook?

I have a 2.4 GHz MacBook I purchased this summer. I was considering using it for my desktop needs, but I need to have a two-monitor extended desktop. I don't particularly care for the thought of using the notebook's monitor in addition to the 24" display. I'd rather have dual 24" displays, but in talking with the "chat" line on the store website, they said this is impossible to have an extended desktop this way. I'm stubborn and can't help but think that is not impossible with the appropriate work-around.
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Thanks so much.

The only option for dual external displays on a Mac laptop is the Matrox DualHead2Go. But with a MacBook, you could only get a maximum of 1024x768 on the two montors, a completely waste of a 24" monitor IMO.

MacBook Pro to iMac--Extended Desktop

I work primarily on my MacBook Pro. I have an iMac (24" display-2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) at work that I would like to connect to the MacBook Pro to create an extended desktop b/n the two. Just to be sure, I'd like to know what adaptors/connectors I need to make this connection and what gets connected to what. Thanks.

Hi, McCubb. ScreenRecycler may be what you need.

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MacBook as far as i know only supports mini-DVI to "_" adapters. I'm using the midi-DVI to DVI adapter. i find myself clicking detect display multiple times before the mac initialize the external monitor. ...and when it does it sometimes doesn't recognize the name of the monitor and labels it display, or it starts up at a 90 degree angle. could it be a driver issue thats causes this?
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Go to System Preferences -> Displays -> Arrangement
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IMac to Macbook Pro as extended desktop. Will they work together?

Can I use my iMac as an extended desktop with my MacBook Pro? Or vise versa? iMac is late 2009 and MacBook is late 2013. The iMac has a mini display port and the MacBook has a thunderbolt port. Can I make the connection with a thunderbolt cable?

Here is the criteria:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT3924
I think it looks good for you.
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What I am trying to do is get 2 seperate extended desktops (one on the left, one on the right).
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Connecting two macbook pros together to form an extended desktop

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OK- I have two MacBook Pros- one 13" MacBook Pro 2.66GHz and one older 15" 2.4GHz but generally only use the smaller 13". Since I quite like using my Final Cut Pro on my Mac for HOURS on end, I would reap benefit of being able to rope in the older one for extra "extended" desktop space.
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ScreenRecycler is your only option, but you may find that the second screen isn't responsive enough for video editing. An external monitor would be greatly preferable to using your second MBP that way.
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Extend desktop macbook pro-13" to imac screen

Hello,
i can get my macbookpro hooked up to my i mac to use is as an extended desktop connection via thunderbolt cable who can give me advice.
Mac book pro just brabdnew Imac bought in early 2012.
regards

This may help - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11302.
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White macbook boots to black screen?

I have a 2006 white macbook with the 2.0ghz core 2 duo processor. It boots well and runs fast most of the time, but sometimes after i press the power button instead of the screen becoming white with the apple logo etc. it just stays black. the fans run and i can hear activity within the laptop but the screen is black.
I usually hold down the power button and try to boot it up again. It works the second time generally, but sometimes I have to do that 3-5 times before it works and boots flawlessly to the desktop.
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If you are in proximity of an Apple Store with Genius Bar, you could schedule
an appointment or reservation for a genius or specialist to look into the matter.
Depending on your location and global region, this may or may not be free
but is worthwhile to diagnose and test the Mac to discover what is wrong...
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
http://www.apple.com/support/contact/
Find an Apple Authorized Service Provider
Visit an Apple Retail Store
In several locations, the above may vary; in the US and Canada, [among other
regions, some Apple Stores may not] offer a diagnostic as a free service...
So depending on where you are you could check into this; the diagnostic test
and Genius bar is free even with an older Mac out of warranty in US/Canada.
If there is no Apple Store with Genius bar, you can check into seeing an AASP
or Authorized Apple Service Provider, where customary charges may apply.
These AASP locations may be able to repair older Macs the Apple Store is
unlikely to; so if you have vintage or obsolete gear, that's another matter out
side of the Genius. Specialist Independent repair services can also help.
Good luck & happy computing!

White Macbook late 2006 crashes heaps and generally acting nuts

Hello all,
Macbook, white, late-06 model. It's freezing more and more often and more and more unpredictably. First it wouldn't wake from sleep - it would be totally frozen with the spinning wheel. Nothing responding, not force quit window, nothing. I would stop the machine with the power button and restart. Got the file symbol with the blinking question mark. Restart with Applejack and it went nuts in the repair permissions part, it must have repaired thousands of files, they just kept scrolling past for ages. Other times there wouldnt be much repair during Applejack. Later I discovered that if I waited several minutes before restart, it would often in fact find the system and restart normally. Now it's freezing randomly, not just from sleep, sometimes not finding the system, often it does. 3 - 10 times a day.
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Thanks, Dave

I would consider running the hardware diagnostics:
How to run hardware diagnostics for an Intel Mac
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Some "common" error indicators:
SNS - sensor error
MEM - memory error
HDD - hard disk drive error
MOT - fan error
Such problems may be due to marginal RAM. If the problems persist even with a freshly installed OS (not third-party software) then RAM is often the cause if it's not some other hardware problem.
If the problems did not occur until you replaced the hard drive, then it's possible the drive was not prepped correctly before use.
Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder. If you need to reformat your startup volume, then you must boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (for Intel Macs) or APM (for PPC Macs) then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
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