sidewinder44
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Hi all. I have a powerbook G4 in well, not the best of shape! In order to use it I am forced to hook up an external monitor because the screen on it blanked out on me a couple years ago. And the CD-rom doesn't work, so I have to also use an external CD drive.
okay, here's my question. Recently the system software on the computer crashed. I only have my handy OS 10.0.4 disc. So I pop that sucker into the external CD drive, hold down command-option-shift-delete as I turn on the powerbook and immediatly I can tell the powerbook is starting up on the CD. Great. I can reinstall the system software! Actually no. See that's where the problem comes in. The external monitor is not recognized as the only working screen, so all I get in it would be the "add-on" empty left-hand space. Which means the powerbook screen would be the main monitor, holding everything. But I cannot access this part of the screen.
I try to click-and-drag from right-to-left lol so that any window there by chance I can't see may be brought over to the left, so I can see what I am doing.
I am not sure what happens as far as what screen comes up, when the CD is booted off. I would guess the bare minimum? Just a HD icon? Or perhaps it would it assume I started off the CD to re-install the system softwhere and therefore has a special prompt window?
I really do doubt there is a way to get this working. I would think you need a working system before one can get into how the monitors work together etc. But I thought I would throw it out anyhow, can't hurt!
Thanks in advance.
okay, here's my question. Recently the system software on the computer crashed. I only have my handy OS 10.0.4 disc. So I pop that sucker into the external CD drive, hold down command-option-shift-delete as I turn on the powerbook and immediatly I can tell the powerbook is starting up on the CD. Great. I can reinstall the system software! Actually no. See that's where the problem comes in. The external monitor is not recognized as the only working screen, so all I get in it would be the "add-on" empty left-hand space. Which means the powerbook screen would be the main monitor, holding everything. But I cannot access this part of the screen.
I try to click-and-drag from right-to-left lol so that any window there by chance I can't see may be brought over to the left, so I can see what I am doing.
I am not sure what happens as far as what screen comes up, when the CD is booted off. I would guess the bare minimum? Just a HD icon? Or perhaps it would it assume I started off the CD to re-install the system softwhere and therefore has a special prompt window?
I really do doubt there is a way to get this working. I would think you need a working system before one can get into how the monitors work together etc. But I thought I would throw it out anyhow, can't hurt!
Thanks in advance.
