mac pro laptop screen dead - completely black

[Takedown3]

hey mac dudes, so the computer itself still works but the monitor is dead as fuck, if i had some kind of external monitor or tv to connect this bitch too do i need to do anything on the actual computer to get the laptop screen to get the picture to show up or am i fucked?

any other tips would be excellent.

[Pandum]

should plug and play fine

[xerodok]

If you ever end up wanting to fix it, there are some great guides here.

http://www.ifixit.com/Browse/MacBook_Pro

[Rellikard]

To my knowledge, it shouldn't be plug and play. You should have to switch over the screen from the display settings. If you wanted to get the screen replaced though, www.iresq.com.

[Isiolia]

It should show up, but I think it'll default to an additional monitor rather than a mirror of the internal display.

[Denchi]

I think if you close the laptop with the display plugged in it should default to the monitor.