I am trying to use a regular external monitor to mirror my Macbook. My screen is broken so I cannot use it. I am using the Lion OS and have a thunderbolt to VGA adapter. I can get the starry pink and purple aurora background to come up but it does not prompt me for a login other than the background the screen is just blank?
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
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When you connect an external display, OS X automatically sets it as an extended display. To change it in order to mirror what you see in the main display, simply press Command and F1 keys. See > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5019
So do I hold down command + fn + 1?
Hold Command and F1 keys, not Fn and 1 keys. You can see the F1 key at the top of the 1 key
You are awesome!!! 🙂 Its funny the lady at the MAC Xperts store didn't even know to do this. Ok lets see how good you really are. I have to try and change my password cause i forgot it. Will the disk that came with the computer help me or do I have to take it in to get that fixed??
It depends on the OS X version you have. If you upgraded OS X, I don't recommend you to use the DVD that came with your computer to reset the password.
Open > About this Mac, and check which OS X version you have.
If it's 10.6 or older, you can use the DVD. Read "Resetting your original administrator account password" > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
If it's 10.7 or 10.8, try resetting the password with your Apple ID following the steps of the link above. If it doesn't work, reset the password through Terminal and Recovery > http://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101
Trying to use and external monitor.
