[help] Will Screen Spanning Doctor break my new iBook?

[pcw 0]

I'm gonna use the SSD together with my 19" CRT monitor. The thing is I have a 12" iBook (new revisions with Radeon 9550) and that model isn't listed on the supported list (http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/supportlist_e.html).

Is it still safe to use the application?

[Pe8er 0]

Topic renamed and tagged.

You're asking to be slapped Please give your threads informative titles, I guess it's not that difficult.

On topic: did you check their forums? Did you ask there? Did you ask the developer?

[pcw 0]

Sorry, totally forgot the nazi moderators here jk

Nope haven't checked their forums. Thought I'd ask this Mac community that I'm a member of before giving it a shot over there.

[Pe8er 0]

Hopefully someone helps you. If I may say something... I wouldn't do it. I read on that forums that hooking another display to iBook and working with it closed lowers heat dissipation and may cause damage because of overheating. Read full thread here: http://forum.macparts.de/viewtopic.php?t=5...59106167ba0149b

/your friendly nazi mod

[pcw 0]

Thanks, I came across that thread myself. Guess I won't close the lid to it then and use the hack with the lid open instead. But then again it's much nicer working on a 19" crt @ 1600x1200 than on a 12" @ 1024x768

/your dumb and ignorant forum user

[Pe8er 0]

Yeah, of course, I don't imagine stepping down from 1600x1200 myself.

And no, you're not dumb nor ignorant. It's normal that you care for a baby like iBook

[Willy 0]

Jonaz did it, with the same iBook model I believe Go ahead and ask him.

With love...

/your daddy

[gtn 0]

I read on that forums that hooking another display to iBook and working with it closed lowers heat dissipation and may cause damage because of overheating.

This is a bit of a myth - old laptops used to vent through the keyboard. iBooks all have a vent in the back. If the iBook starts to heat up a fan kicks in, and should provide adequate cooling.

You can also use the screen spanning hack with the iBook open and take advantage of having extra screen space.

According to this page (and the one it links to), screen spannong should work on any of the newer Radeon series graphics chips. The 9550 should handle it perfectly fine.

http://www.macosx.com/content/faq.php/q116...-For-Ibook.html