Stop MacBook going to sleep when lid is closed

markashley · 10-20-2007, 03:23 AM

Is there any way to make my MacBook stay away when I close the lid? Maybe just turn off the screen but not actually go to sleep?

TIA
Mark

Las_Vegas · 10-20-2007, 04:08 AM

No. But you can wake it up again with an external keyboard.

mark hunte · 10-20-2007, 05:34 AM

And a mouse, but it will go back to sleep in about 5 seconds.

If you have a Apple DVI to Video Adapter.
You can plug this in and closed the lid. (not attached the other end)
Then wake with mouse or keyboard. This time it will stay awake.

appleman_design · 10-20-2007, 11:16 AM

you can also try software to prevent it from going to sleep.

markashley · 10-21-2007, 01:15 PM

Thanks appleman - that works perfectly!

mark hunte · 10-21-2007, 01:57 PM

What, only a Thank you for the option you like..

It's scary to think how unintentionally impolite one can be, when posting.
I hope I have never done that.. Thanks, everyone who has ever helped me and I did not say Thank You..

markashley · 10-22-2007, 03:44 PM

Yes sorry, I guess that was a bit thoughtless. Didn't mean to impolite. Thanks to everyone else who made suggestions

BEETROOT · 10-23-2007, 06:42 PM

Just fyi, the reason the Macbook is set to sleep when you close the lid is because the computer has vents in the keyboard. With the lid closed, it loses this ventilation and can get very hot.

Or so I have been told.

10-20-2007, 03:23 AM	#1
markashley Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 322	Stop MacBook going to sleep when lid is closed Is there any way to make my MacBook stay away when I close the lid? Maybe just turn off the screen but not actually go to sleep? TIA Mark

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Las_Vegas League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,875	No. But you can wake it up again with an external keyboard. __________________ Las_Vegas -- Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto. -- Sometimes I wonder… Why is that Frisbee getting Larger? …and then it hits me. -- Disposable thumbs make me specialer than most animals…

10-20-2007, 05:34 AM	#3
mark hunte MVP Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hello London Calling Posts: 1,787	And a mouse, but it will go back to sleep in about 5 seconds. If you have a Apple DVI to Video Adapter. You can plug this in and closed the lid. (not attached the other end) Then wake with mouse or keyboard. This time it will stay awake. __________________ MH.

10-21-2007, 01:57 PM	#6
mark hunte MVP Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hello London Calling Posts: 1,787	What, only a Thank you for the option you like.. It's scary to think how unintentionally impolite one can be, when posting. I hope I have never done that.. Thanks, everyone who has ever helped me and I did not say Thank You.. __________________ MH.

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10-20-2007, 11:16 AM	#4
appleman_design Hall of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,550	you can also try software to prevent it from going to sleep.

10-21-2007, 01:15 PM	#5
markashley Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 322	Thanks appleman - that works perfectly!

10-22-2007, 03:44 PM	#7
markashley Major Leaguer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 322	Yes sorry, I guess that was a bit thoughtless. Didn't mean to impolite. Thanks to everyone else who made suggestions

10-23-2007, 06:42 PM	#8
BEETROOT Prospect Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5	Just fyi, the reason the Macbook is set to sleep when you close the lid is because the computer has vents in the keyboard. With the lid closed, it loses this ventilation and can get very hot. Or so I have been told.