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Apple Computing Products:
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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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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 962396" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>It got started when a hack (Screen Spanning Doctor) was released that allowed iBooks to operate under clamshell mode.</p><p></p><p>Early iBooks were neither designed nor intended to run with their lids closed.</p><p>They had no internal fans, since they did actually vent heat through the keyboard.</p><p>So, if you did use the hack for your iBook you ran the risk of overheating and cooking your notebook.</p><p></p><p>Now, this is a moot point since all PowerBooks, MacBooks, MacBook Pros and even later models of the iBook G4 have allowed for clamshell mode.</p><p></p><p>Now yes, if you block the vents while running in closed lid mode you do run the risk of damaging your computer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 962396, member: 2960"] It got started when a hack (Screen Spanning Doctor) was released that allowed iBooks to operate under clamshell mode. Early iBooks were neither designed nor intended to run with their lids closed. They had no internal fans, since they did actually vent heat through the keyboard. So, if you did use the hack for your iBook you ran the risk of overheating and cooking your notebook. Now, this is a moot point since all PowerBooks, MacBooks, MacBook Pros and even later models of the iBook G4 have allowed for clamshell mode. Now yes, if you block the vents while running in closed lid mode you do run the risk of damaging your computer. [/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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