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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / May 2007Closing MacBook Pro Lid w/o it Sleeping
Is there a way I can configure the Macbook Pro to stay running when i close the lid? I have an old windows laptop that has an option in the system preferences, but i can't find anything like this on the macbook pro.. is there a third party program that lets you do this with the mac or is there an option in the system preferences i missed. If it make a difference i have my OS X updated to 10.4.9. Thanks, -Adam adam79@toast.net > Is there a way I can configure the Macbook Pro to stay running when i close > the lid? I have an old windows laptop that has an option in the system [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > -Adam > adam79@toast.net I did this search in Google: macbook closed site:apple.com The first result I got was: <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86286> i have a bluetooth mouse, but it says you also need a second monitor. That's ridiculous about how you need a second monitor. The code can't be that hard to write up to give an option for the computer to run with the lid down. it's a huge, little thing that they overlooked. bollocks. cheers, adam >> Is there a way I can configure the Macbook Pro to stay running when i >> close [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86286> > i have a bluetooth mouse, but it says you also need a second monitor. That's > ridiculous about how you need a second monitor. The code can't be that hard > to write up to give an option for the computer to run with the lid down. I think you have it backwards. They probably went out of their way to disable that, rather than didn't go out of their way to enable it. > it's a huge, little thing that they overlooked. bollocks. You have to admit running headless is pretty much an edge case for a portable, though. Here's a solution. <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30315&vid=384124&mode= info> > i have a bluetooth mouse, but it says you also need a second monitor. That's > ridiculous about how you need a second monitor. The code can't be that hard > to write up to give an option for the computer to run with the lid down. > it's a huge, little thing that they overlooked. bollocks. > cheers, > adam The Bluetooth mouse will not wake up your computer, either. It has to be a USB mouse. Or a USB keyboard. Or both. The keyboard can be a numeric keypad, which you can get for like $10. The external monitor can be a presentation projector or anything else that connects to the external monitor port. I suspect you could fool it by just plugging in the DVI - VGA adaptor -- why not? It might not necessarily know that a monitor is not connected to the VGA plug.  SignatureWaddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor > The Bluetooth mouse will not wake up your computer, either. It has to > be a USB mouse. Not true. See: System Preferences -> Bluetooth -> Settings > I suspect you could fool it by just plugging in the DVI - VGA adaptor > -- why not? Nope, this doesn't work. >> i have a bluetooth mouse, but it says you also need a second monitor. That's >> ridiculous about how you need a second monitor. The code can't be that hard [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > by just plugging in the DVI - VGA adaptor -- why not? It might not > necessarily know that a monitor is not connected to the VGA plug. Actually it can be anything USB - apple say it has to be a mouse but anything plugged in there will do so you can run it to your TV for example without a keyboard or mouse plugged it - of course how you actually do anything useful after that ....... Nigel > Is there a way I can configure the Macbook Pro to stay running when i close > the lid? I have an old windows laptop that has an option in the system > preferences, but i can't find anything like this on the macbook pro.. is > there a third party program that lets you do this with the mac or is there > an option in the system preferences i missed. If it make a difference i have > my OS X updated to 10.4.9. I have no idea but... With my PowerBook, attaching an external monitor keeps it from sleeping. So you might want to try that too. I wonder if you do that and then turn of the power switch of the monitor, what happens. My monitor, an Apple one, has no power switch. /PaulN luckily i have a wireless bluetooth mouse.. and you were right; when i close the lid and hit the mouse button the computers awakens, but only for a short period.. so every 5 minutes, or however long it takes for fall back asleep, i have to click the mouse again.. does this happen to everyone else or am i missing something here? thanks, adam |
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