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Connecting 2nd monitor to G5 - aquaMat - 03-06-2007

Has anybody of you ever connected a 2nd monitor to an Apple PowerMac G5 (pre-Intel; Dual 2 GHz; inkl. ATI Radeon 9600).

I know that it's possible...what I do not know:

- Will there be a limit to screen resolution and / or color resolution after I connected a 2nd moniztor ?
 (At the moment I'm running the main (and only) monitor with 1280 x960 (75 Hz) and 16 Mill. colors. Will I be able to keep that resolution ?)

- I plan to use the 2nd monitor as
enlarged desktop
.  But what will happen, when I switch on my computer and only 1 monitor.... will the Mac
automtaically realise
that I have not switched on the second monitor on this particular day, even if it's connected..... and will it 'adjust' the desktop accordingly ?

- What happens to MM, if I have 2 monitors running ??  Will it be full-screen, but only in the main monitor ?  And what is on the other screen then ?

I'll appreciate any advice, knowing that it's rather off-topic to our usual conversations in this forum.   Smile

Re: Connecting 2nd monitor to G5 - VernJensen - 03-06-2007

aquaMat wrote: - What happens to MM, if I have 2 monitors running ??  Will it be full-screen, but only in the main monitor ?  And what is on the other screen then ?

MM will run on your main screen, and your other screen will go black.

Don't know the answers to your other questions.

Re: Connecting 2nd monitor to G5 - Wingy - 03-06-2007

I have an idea! How about... like mario cart DS, one screen is the game, the other is the map! :Smile Just a thought.

Re: Connecting 2nd monitor to G5 - Psychotronic - 03-06-2007

That's actually a pretty great idea. But I don't think there's enough people playing dual screen MM to make it worth Vern's time.

Re: Connecting 2nd monitor to G5 - Wingy - 03-07-2007

It would probably get higher rating on sites! Tongue :Smile (Vern needs the extra cash) Wink

Re: Connecting 2nd monitor to G5 - aquaMat - 03-07-2007

So nobody can answer my max.resolution question above ??

Re: Connecting 2nd monitor to G5 - Wingy - 03-07-2007

Hold down option at startup and press
leave monitor at is current
button. Smile

Re: Connecting 2nd monitor to G5 - brell - 03-07-2007

aquaMat wrote: So nobody can answer my max.resolution question above ??

You should try to ask this question at an Apple/Mac forum Wink

Re: Connecting 2nd monitor to G5 - aquaMat - 03-07-2007

brell wrote: [quote author=aquaMat link=1173192905/0#5 date=1173272304]So nobody can answer my max.resolution question above ??

You should try to ask this question at an Apple/Mac forum  Wink
Yeah, yoiur probably right, brell...... although I thought I save myself the trouble to create an account at some Mac-forum just for that one question....

Re: Connecting 2nd monitor to G5 - Wingy - 03-08-2007

Can't you just press the
leave monitor at is current
at the startup of MM holding down option? :-?