Power Button on Display
Just upgaraded my G5 with a 30" Display, however the power button the display does not start the computer as it did with my 23" display. The power button when pushed and the computer is on, it will turn off the computer, but it does not turn the G5 on anymore.
How can I get the power button on the display to not only turn the computer off, but also on??
It can't turn the computer on because it isn't powered through the computer anymore.
The power switch is only sending a command to your computer to shutdown... that isn't the same thing as actually turning it off. You could achieve the same result by selecting "Shutdown" from the Apple bar.
Unless Apple returns to the ADC connector, the days of powering on/off your computer from the display are over.
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