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The LCD went out on my milky white iMac. Everything else is fine on the computer so I figured I would simply use the mini-DVI port and hook it up to an external monitor.
Only one problem....
It appears that by default, it extends your desktop which leaves me with a beautiful wallpaper but no way to access System Preferences to change to desktop mirroring. I'm thinking there must be some sort of keyboard shortcut but I can't seem to figure it out.
Help!

Hello svjesser
There are no keyboard short cuts for Displays or other Preferences. I could not test this (I currently only have one iMac), but you might be able to gain access to the Preferences in [Target Mode|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661] or [Remote Access|http://www.google.com/custom?q=intel+imac%20remote%20access&sa=Search&cl ient=pub-6263300333013957&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT:%23008000 ;GL:1;DIV:%23336699;VLC:663399;AH:center;BGC:FFFFFF;LBGC:336699;ALC:0000FF;LC:00 00FF;T:000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;FORID:1;&hl=en] with another iMac.
Sorry for not having anything more concrete!
Dennis

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