MBP Locks up from external monitor? PLEASE HELP
I have a new MBP 13 and got a new ASUS VH202t-p widescreen monitor. Yesterday I started having issues with the system freezing, turning the screen white or blue. Not a blue like a PC Blue Screen of Death, but a hazy sort of blue.
I called APPLE TS and they had me do some disk utility functions. The system seemed to run ok the remainder of the evening which wasnt long I admit. Took the MBP to work and it seemed ok. Brought it home, plugged it in and in about an hour BOOM, frozen unit.
Could the screen be the culprit?
The Macbook is plugged into a wall outlet. The Asus monitor is plugged into a power strip which is plugged into the same outlet.
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