Controlling which monitor the log in screen appears in a multiple monitor setup

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Controlling which monitor the log in screen appears in a multiple monitor setup

Hello,

I have three monitors attached to my Mac Pro. An Apple Cinema Display is attached to the dual link dvi connector of my 5770. And then I have two monitors conected using MiniDisplayPort to VGA adapters. I was wondering if there was a way to make it so the Cinema Display connected to the built in DVI connetor of the video card would be the screen that the login screen appeared on rather than one of the VGA monitors? Thank you,

Patrick

Mac Pro (Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Jan 20, 2013 7:56 AM

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Eustace Mendis

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Jan 20, 2013 8:22 AM in response to pcmxa

Apple Menu / System Preferences / Displays / Arrangement

Drag the Menu bar - the white strip that is on one of the rectangles - to the cinema display rectangle.

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pcmxa Author

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Jan 20, 2013 8:36 AM in response to Eustace Mendis

I have done this, but on boot up the log in screen goes to one of the VGA monitors, not the Cinema Display.

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Jan 20, 2013 8:44 AM in response to pcmxa

Reset the PRAM.

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405

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pcmxa Author

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Jan 20, 2013 10:03 AM in response to pcmxa

Whoops. I set it in my user account not my admin account. Logging in as admin and moving the bar to the Cinema Display moved the login screen to that monitor as well. Thanks.

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pcmxa Author

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Jan 20, 2013 10:04 AM in response to pcmxa

Just make sure you are in the Admin account to do this.

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