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smallzoo

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jun 17, 2020
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Help please experts..

My 2015 MacBook Pro display has broken. I managed to connect it via HDMI to an external screen but if I have the laptop open all I get is a background. I searched for a solution and found a comment where if I shut the lid down the correct screen appears it works.. voila the login prompt appears..but of course I had to connect an external keyboard and mouse... if I open the lid I get the background again !

I cant find any setting in the display that allow me to just use the Mac as usual ( keyboard / trackpad ) but just use the external display... or is this not possible..do I have to have an external mouse/keyboard

thanks
 
Sorry people..sorted it myself.. Just opened the lid again , went to system pref/displays and the arrangement tab magically appeared..clicked on mirror screens and all ok.. thanks anyway
 
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