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macOS - Notebook Hardware
Is there a way to stop a MacBook Pro from going to sleep when you shut the lid?
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<blockquote data-quote="thomas998" data-source="post: 962215" data-attributes="member: 111388"><p>A strong word of warning about using your macbook pro with the lid closed.</p><p></p><p>MBPs generate a lot of heat. This heat can and will damage your LCD screen after extended time of running it while closed. I had this happen to my MBP, the damage will be gradual and you wont notice it for a while... it will begin with a small area in the LCD screen that will be slightly darker than the rest of the screen.. you wont notice it much if the display is showing picture with lots of variation and your in a bright room with the LCD full bright... but if you pull up an image of a white or gray solid color and have you LCD setting less than half you will start to see it. It will only get worse and more noticeable. </p><p></p><p>I was lucky and it happened while my MBP was still under warranty so the apple store replaced the screen... but be warned. These things run hot and heat isn't a friend of the LCD panels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thomas998, post: 962215, member: 111388"] A strong word of warning about using your macbook pro with the lid closed. MBPs generate a lot of heat. This heat can and will damage your LCD screen after extended time of running it while closed. I had this happen to my MBP, the damage will be gradual and you wont notice it for a while... it will begin with a small area in the LCD screen that will be slightly darker than the rest of the screen.. you wont notice it much if the display is showing picture with lots of variation and your in a bright room with the LCD full bright... but if you pull up an image of a white or gray solid color and have you LCD setting less than half you will start to see it. It will only get worse and more noticeable. I was lucky and it happened while my MBP was still under warranty so the apple store replaced the screen... but be warned. These things run hot and heat isn't a friend of the LCD panels. [/QUOTE]
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Is there a way to stop a MacBook Pro from going to sleep when you shut the lid?
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