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2 short questions

Aug 18, 2005 10:05AM PDT

Hi everyone,
I just got a PowerMac G5 this past weekend and it's the sweetest thing I've ever owned. There are just 2 small questions that I have and if you could answer them it would be great.
My first question deals with dual displays. I have connected them and they are both working, but is there a way to designate one of the displays as the primary display without swapping the cables? Example: Mac OS selected the display on the right to be the primary display but I want the one on the left to be the primary - is there a way to do that from within the oS?
Also, sometimes when I put my Mac to sleep and wake it up again, my mouse does not work. The light is on but it's as if the Mac won't read it. I have to unplug from the key board and plug it into the system several times. Then when it works, I move it back to the keyboard and everything's fine.
Thanks

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Aug 18, 2005 9:57PM PDT

should be an option in the Montors preference pane to designate which is primary and which is secondary.
The mouse thing: There is a sleep issue with the G5 which is addressed with a software update. Run software update and see if the sleep issue fix is included. If you have only had this for a week, there will be a considerable number of updates waiting to be installed.

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running software update
Aug 19, 2005 3:14AM PDT

I looked for the option to select which display is primary and still couldn't find it, so I just switched the connectors which i thought would be easier than spending more time trying to do it with the computer.
I'm running the software update now, so I'll let you know if it solves the issue, but my Mac isn't really having problems waking up, more it doesn't recognize the mouse.
Thanks for the advice.