Using external monitor in vista.. im going crazy

Hey
I have a MBP 15" alu with an 8600M GT graphic card.
I have a Samsung M86 LCD TV.
I have a DVI to HDMI cable to connect the two.
If I boot up in os x everything works great with the LCD TV plugged in. But this is not the case in Vista.
In nvidia control panel it can detect the TV, but i can only set the resolution to 1024x786, but my TV goes to 1920x1040 (or something like that). This means the only resolution i can get my TV connected is setting the resolution to 640x480, and ONLY extend the desktop, not dualview or anything.
Ive been reading alot of posts on different forums (including this one) to try and resolve the problem but with no luck.
I have tried these drivers, but when i try to install it says i have no supported hardware:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=16311
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17144
Please help!

Thanks for your help with this. On Friday and Sunday, I wanted to watch the North Carolina mens college basketball games during the "NCAA Tournament" using "March Madness on Demand" (http://www.ncaasports.com/mmod) because they weren't being shown in my area because of other regional match-ups and because the score was so lopsided. I have "Windows Vista" installed in "Boot Camp" and figured that I would watch the stream in it because the game is streamed using WMV files which don't stream very well in "Mac;" even with Flip4Mac."
My goal was to hook up my "MacBook Pro" (15" Early 2008 with nVidia Geforc 8600M GT and 256MB of RAM) to my Samsung LN-T4661F using the "DVI --> VGA adapter" and hooking up the TV as a second monitor; I do it all the time in "Mac" without any problems. I tried using the "nVidia Control Panel," "Windows Mobility Center," and "Windows Display Settings" (inside "Personalize" after right-clicking on the "Desktop.")
I then tried going directing to "nVidia" to see if I could download drivers. All they told me was:
"The GeForce M series and GeForce Go series notebook GPUs use drivers that have been customized by the notebook manufacturers to support hot key functions, power management functions, lid close and suspend/resume behavior. NVIDIA has worked with some notebook manufacturers to provide notebook-specific driver updates, however, most notebook driver updates must come from the notebook manufacturer. Additionally, the desktop GeForce graphics drivers will not install on Geforce M series and Quadro M series notebook GPU's."
I then went to "OmegaDrivers.net" but those drivers don't currently support nVidia cards on laptops. Using the drivers that you found at LaptopVideo2Go.com saved me.
Sorry for the long post. I like to provide a full story for others than might be experiencing the same problem.
Thanks so much!

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Identifier "Simple Layout"
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# FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
# FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
# FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
# FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
# FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
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# FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/"
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# Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
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# Option "XkbVariant" ""
# Option "XkbOptions" ""
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Option    "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option    "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option    "XkbLayout" "us"
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Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
# the following line.
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.
# Option "Resolution" "256"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
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# Option "SampleRate" "150"
# Mouse wheel mapping. Default is to map vertical wheel to buttons 4 & 5,
# horizontal wheel to buttons 6 & 7. Change if your mouse has more than
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# conflicts.
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
# Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# Option "ChordMiddle"
Identifier "Mouse1"
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Option    "Protocol" "Auto" # Auto detect
Option    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
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Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
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# HorizSync 31.5, 35.2 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
# HorizSync 15-25, 30-50 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies
# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
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Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
Option    "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
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# Chipset "generic"
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# module. Even when not using loadable driver modules, this line
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# The BusID line is used to specify which of possibly multiple devices
# this section is intended for. When this line isn't present, a device
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Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection
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Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "* Generic VESA compatible"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
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Depth 8
Modes "1280x800" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
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Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
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Driver "ati"
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Depth 16
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Is there a way to only use external monitor and have the MBP open to keep it cool?

I'd like to be able to just use an external monitor with my MBP due to space limitations, However, when I close the lid on my MBP, it overheats and the fans go crazy, making a terrible racket without cooling the machine :/.
The Screen preferences do not cater for this setup in any way.

Have you tried placing the Mac on a stand? There are even models with fans for greater cooling effect.
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Hi,
I've hooked my Macbook Pro 15" to an external Dell monitor, keyboard and mouse and everything seems to be working fine - I can put the laptop to 'sleep', then wake it up via the external keyboard and then use the external monitor as the main monitor with the laptop screen 'asleep'.
All working fine, but only when I'm using the power adapter. If I try and run from just the battery the laptop keeps going back to sleep. It 'wakes', but after a couple of seconds goes back to sleep.
Anyone have any idea how I can stop this happening?
Thanks.

Apple requires the AC adapter to be connected when running in clamshell mode, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1308?viewlocale=en_US
You can use insomniaX to prevent sleep when running on batteries, see http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22211/insomniax

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My mid 2010 Macbook Pro makes chirping and clicking noises from the hard drive however it only happens when I have my external monitor hooked up. Any one have any idea why? It is different from the Motion sensor click. I've found all over the net that others are experiancing this issue (not connected to external monitor) however haven't I haven't seen a conclusion. Any ideas?
Thanks
Here is a video I just recorded of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZAc9o3Z4Dc

Hello everyone!
I found this topic which took my attention as I've been having the same issue for some time..
Please excuse my bad english, I'm italian... but I'll try to point everything up the best I can.
Every time I hooked up my macbook pro 13" mid 2010 to the external monitor/TV. I started to hear my hard disk chirping and clicking...
That was worrying me a lot, thinking my hard disk was going to abandon me soon....
But I finally came to a solution!!
Well.. not really a solution, but certainly a workaround.
In my case my Mac is lying on the side of a 46" Led TV which I use also as a monitor for it, hooked up via HDMI cable and HDMI-MiniDV out Hama adapter. I was using a wifi connection.
Then I thought "could it be the wifi antenna disturbing the hard disk when the mac is closed?"
I connected my mac via LAN cable to the router, turned off the wifi, and... my Mac is now quiet as a frozen lake (and a lot faster too)!! ;D
Please let me know if that works for you too.
Cheers!

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Since I bought this powerbook back in mid January I have been having problems with the computer crashing whenever it is connected to an external monitor. Usually the problem happens in either safari or terminal and ALWAYS happens when I use my scroll mouse.
According to my system.log this is the error I receive once the computer crashes:
Feb 9 18:09:34 Aluminum kernel[0]: ATIRadeon9700::waitfor_rbspace: Overflowed block waiting for FIFO space. Have 2, need 8. RBBM_STATUS 0x8401c100
According to google this problem has been occurring since Panther.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=waitfor_rbspace&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
I have done all the defacto mac troubleshooting (pram, permissions, sudo rm -rf /mach
So far my problem has still remained unresolved. I am wondering if anyone else is having this problem. If so what monitor are you using? Does this happen regardless of having an external monitor attached? Do any ADC members know if 10.4.5 is going to have any ATI updates? Please help.

Since I bought this powerbook back in mid January I have been having problems with the computer crashing whenever it is connected to an external monitor. Usually the problem happens in either safari or terminal and ALWAYS happens when I use my scroll mouse.
According to my system.log this is the error I receive once the computer crashes:
Feb 9 18:09:34 Aluminum kernel[0]: ATIRadeon9700::waitfor_rbspace: Overflowed block waiting for FIFO space. Have 2, need 8. RBBM_STATUS 0x8401c100
According to google this problem has been occurring since Panther.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=waitfor_rbspace&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
I have done all the defacto mac troubleshooting (pram, permissions, sudo rm -rf /mach
So far my problem has still remained unresolved. I am wondering if anyone else is having this problem. If so what monitor are you using? Does this happen regardless of having an external monitor attached? Do any ADC members know if 10.4.5 is going to have any ATI updates? Please help.

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Long story short I have a Macbook Pro older version like 2007-08. The screen is broken and I cannot seem to get it to hook up to an external monitor. I've tried booting it up and holding cmd + F1, Nothing. I've tried booting it up and shutting the screen and using an external mouse to try and wake up the external monitor, nothing.
Heres 3 things that I can imagine are going wrong.
1) My external mouse is garbage and doesn't work.
2) I need an external mouse and keyboard.
3) I use to run Windows 7 on the computer as well. So whenever I booted my computer on i would have to hold the option key or it would go directly to windows. When I held the option key it would show 2 hard drives the mac and the windows, then I would have to click the Mac hard drive in order for it to bring me to the Mac login screen.
I'm thinking I might have to be at the mac login screen in order to do anything?
But I'm not sure.
I've been trying to guesss my way around with the track pad to try and click the mac harddrive logo (After holding option) but I can't seem to get it.
Is there ANY other way to get this to work. I replaced my mac lcd about a year ago and not it is black again for some reason. I took it apart today and tried unplugging anf plugging everything in again but it still doesn't work. So I really want this external monitor to work.
Guess that wasn't to short of a story!!
Thanks,
Anthony

If an external display doesn't work, its possible your video card is shot or the connector is bad. The Mac Pro's video card is pretty easy to replace. If you have the Apple display I think there are some diagnostic lights that flash when something is wrong with the display itself.
You are talking about a "headless" Mac (no screen) so a search on that would turn up several options. What you need to do is use another Mac to boot up in Firewire Target Mode as a one-time operation. While in there, set your OS for remote screensharing access in the Sharing prefpanel. You can also enable "Remote Login" if you do command line and that is very useful for headless controlling.

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Hi Fellows,
I have one Satellite U305 running Windows Vista, I bought also one Dynadock VGA with external HP 20" monitor.
I have uppdated all Dynadock drives (Audio, Video, etc) to the latest version, but DVD Video or MPEG Video recorded with my camera is no possible to watch on extended monitor only in the primary monitor (notebook monitor).
For exemple my Toshiba DVD Player works normally on Notebook monitor but when I transfer the window to extended monitor, Toshiba DVD Player stops to work.
Video doesnt work on extended monitor.
Is it correct or Do I made something wrong configuration? Is it a bug? If it is a bug, how to solve this bug?
I am worry because I bough a big external monitor to watch some movies that I can not watch it.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Nilton

I am sorry that I have to tell you that mate, but it wont be possible to watch any kind of realtime content through your dynadock. It is not designed for that.
The USB-Connection has not enough bandwidth to transfer this amount of data that is needed to have a "real" dvi / vga picture on our monitor. It is just made for Office use, e.g. E-Mail, Word etc.
If you can, bring it back and look for another solution...

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I can't seem to get my video to show up on an external monitor. I have done it before so it must be something simple that I am forgeting. I know that the computer is communicating with the deck because I can digitize video. But nothing is going to the external monior. I am using a DSR-25 that has it's own LCD display that I can check, but nothing shows up on it. When I click on external video under View, and select All frames it displays the video on my computer monitor full screen. But it seems like thats what I used to do to get it to appear on the external.
Thank You
Vincent LeGrow

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