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Q: external display when having lid closed on macbook pro 2012

does the 2012 macbook pro able to use this function? have a wireless mouse and when i close my computer the display will go black to my monitor.

Posted on Jun 2, 2016 4:55 PM

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  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Jun 2, 2016 6:34 PM in response to jrynberg
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    Jun 2, 2016 6:34 PM in response to jrynberg

    Apple articles are written and edited by mathematical thinkers. You need to read them quite literally.

     

    When it says the requirements include an external display, keyboard, and pointing device, and your power adapter connected, NONE of those items is optional.