On PowerBook model (12,15, and 17) you can connect an external monitor via DVI, VGA or S-Video converter. F7 allows you to starts up in dual-display mode. Press the F7 key to switch between dual-display and video-mirroring mode.
I similarly hope this can fix the problem you describe.
I have a Powerbook 12" 1.33 and at home I usally plugged into my Dell 19" LCD via DVI. As other reader's mentioned, when I first closed the Powerbook lid and then unplugged my DVI cable and USB cable (to my USB keyboard), when I went back to work, my keyboard will be frozen even though I can still hear the fan running. At first I suspect it was the num lock on the Powerbook keyboard, then I thought it was DoubleCommand or SideTrack kernel extension. But this unpleasant experience still hapenned when these kernel ext were not loaded in the startup. I finally decide to FIRST unplug my DVI cable, press F7 to sync the display BEFORE closing the Powerbook lid and the "keyboard frozen" problem disappeared.
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On PowerBook model (12,15, and 17) you can connect an external monitor via DVI, VGA or S-Video converter. F7 allows you to starts up in dual-display mode. Press the F7 key to switch between dual-display and video-mirroring mode.
I similarly hope this can fix the problem you describe.
I have a Powerbook 12" 1.33 and at home I usally plugged into my Dell 19" LCD via DVI. As other reader's mentioned, when I first closed the Powerbook lid and then unplugged my DVI cable and USB cable (to my USB keyboard), when I went back to work, my keyboard will be frozen even though I can still hear the fan running. At first I suspect it was the num lock on the Powerbook keyboard, then I thought it was DoubleCommand or SideTrack kernel extension. But this unpleasant experience still hapenned when these kernel ext were not loaded in the startup. I finally decide to FIRST unplug my DVI cable, press F7 to sync the display BEFORE closing the Powerbook lid and the "keyboard frozen" problem disappeared.
Hope the 10.3.8 update will fix the problem.