Discussions about laptop close lid

Where do I setup Windows 7 to not hibernate when laptop's lid is closed? Where do I setup Windows 7 to not hibernate when laptop's lid is closed? Started by ripper234 on Friday, August 21, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): Options, on the left - "choose what closing the lid does.".

Prevent monitor switching when closing laptop lid Hi all... I got one of those little lilliput external monitors for my laptop. When I close the lid on my laptop, it switches the primary display to external monitor. I want to prevent it from doing this, and instead just blank both screens but not alter... Started by eidylon on Monday, December 28, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): If it didn't, you would end up with programs I can think of to force the displays not to reconfigure are to either not close the lid all the wayAs far as I know, .... The external display as the primary when you close the lid.

External Monitor display issue when closing the lid of laptop Has anyone experienced this with an Acer or any other laptop? I am working on a new Acer laptop (1810T) which I almost alway connect to an external monitor with a VGA cable. I have set graphic options to display only to the external monitor and I would... Started by bbnyc on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 4 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): Then, when.... Just out of curiosity, why don't you use plugged in . I sometimes work with my laptop lid closed and using the external monitor, and it's never been laptop that's probably not the issue, but it's worth trying.

Windows (7 & Vista) laptop monitor does not come back after closing lid I'm experiencing an issue with Windows Vista (and now Windows 7) with my laptop. When I close the laptop lid the monitor goes blank but will not come back on after I re-open the laptop. The screen stays blank and nothing that I do will get it to come ... Started by Scott Vercuski on Monday, August 17, 2009, 10 posts by 10 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): Typically I open settings, do you need the screen to go blank when you close the lid? Windows 7 defaults to going it, which boots it with.... I have a similar problem when I put my laptop in sleep mode and close the lid.

Changing dual-monitor settings without closing the laptop lid on OS X I have a Unibody MacBook hooked up to an external display. By default when I boot up, the system will go to dual-monitor mode. I want to use only the external display. The Apple supplied solution to this problem is to close the lid of the laptop which... Started by hekevintran on Sunday, January 17, 2010, 5 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): Once you have done this you can either ignore or make use of the laptop. The solution I offered the external display. Not automatic, but it is close and free. Then is turn down/off the laptop display.

Preventing laptop wake up when opening the lid on linux My laptop is broken and the lid does not lock. So I want it not to wake up when the lid is open. I use ubuntu, but gnome-power-preferences does not have any option like that (only to close the lid). Is there any way to do this? I'm afraid next time it... Started by chmeee on Monday, November 09, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): I found a way after googleing a bit smarter (it was difficult to find the correct search keys)... . If you get running system once you open lid, your want (maybe lid wake is among them). Usually wake is not triggered once lid is open.

How to turn-on/wake-up a laptop without opening the lid? I use my laptop with 2 external monitors and external keyboard (I use it as a desktop at home), but when I go out I only take the laptop of course. What bothers me is that I always have to open and close the lid just to press the power buton. I dont have... Started by GetFree on Sunday, January 24, 2010, 4 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): Deactivate that it goes to sleep when you close the lid?.

Is there a way to close the lid on a MacBook without putting it sleep? Is there a way to close the lid on a MacBook without putting it sleep? This would be useful when connecting the macbook to an external display, for instance. I've never been able to figure it out myself, but here is a picture from LifeHacker where it ... Started by James McMahon on Thursday, September 10, 2009, 6 posts by 6 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): When I close the lid it goes to sleep, I then have one if you have .... Once the lid to connect to it over the network instead. Once your computer's Desktop appears on the external display, close the computer's lid.

Task scheduler on laptop lid close? Does anyone know if it's possible to schedule a task (e.g., mute sound) when the lid of a laptop computer is closed? Thank you. Started by on Thursday, January 19, 2012, 4 posts by 1 people.   Read the full thread at microsoft Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at microsoft): Thus, when you close laptop lid, you PC will goHi, It would.... Click OK. Thus, when you close laptop lid, you PC will go “Wake the computer to run this task”. Click OK. The box “Wake the computer to run this task”.

Can Windows Defrag while Laptop is Closed? Can I run a Defrag and close the laptop lid? Or will my computer not defrag when it is in sleep mode? If not, can I turn of the monitor of my laptop when it's not in sleep mode, like, 0 brightness? Started by Nironan12 on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 7 posts by 7 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): It can however do anything with its lid closed, since you can tell computer to not go to sleep.... It cannot defrag while in either sleep, or standby mode . Your power settings, though, for it not to sleep when the lid is closed.