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How to turn off MacBook pro display when using external monitor?

Hi guys.
I have just bought a Dell u2410 display and I wanna use it as the ONLY monitor for my MacBook Pro while still using the keyboard and touch pad on the MacBook. But how do I turn off the MacBook display? If I check "mirror display" the Dell gets all unsharp looking so doing that and turn down the brightness of the MBP doesn't seem to work.
But if the displays aren't mirrored I get the menu bar on the Dell and the dock on the MacBook.
How do I disable the MacBook Pro display? (I use minDisplay to DVI)
Thanks 🙂

Macbook Pro i7 15", Mac OS X (10.6.5), 8gb Ram, anti-glare screen, Dell u2410, iPhone4, Airport Extreme, Airport Express

Posted on Dec 15, 2010 5:03 PM

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Posted on Dec 15, 2010 6:23 PM

Maybe this will help +Use a MacBook with the main display off+:

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060607121656766
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How to turn off MacBook pro display when using external monitor?

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