Close the lid....and everything stops!!

[wgr73]

Is there a way to stop this? It annoys me. I was encoding a video and shut the lid before I left the house....and I come back home and it was in the same spot where I left off! How do I stop this from happening?

[siurpeeman]

closing the lid puts the computer to sleep. without downloading extra software, there's no way to get around this. however, there is software you can download. it's called insomniax.

[r.j.s]

Third-party programs like insomniaX and Caffeine will keep it from going to sleep.

[jpmittins]

Closing the lid puts it in sleep. I think there's a way to change what closing the lid does, I just don't know how.

[r.j.s]

Closing the lid puts it in sleep. I think there's a way to change what closing the lid does, I just don't know how.

There isn't a way to change it, without using a third-party program like insomniax.

[wgr73]

Dang you guys are fast!!! Ok, so I guess I just leave the screen open then...:rolleyes: Thanks guys:cool:

[tristan]

There is a mode where you can run it closed and use an external monitor and keyboard.

[dukebound85]

if its an intel laptop, close the lid then wake it up with a keyboard. this is assuming you have a external kb and monitor

[siurpeeman]

if its an intel laptop, close the lid then wake it up with a keyboard. this is assuming you have a external kb and monitor

note, the laptop needs to be plugged in. can't run lid closed mode on battery power.

[tdhurst]

Is this something windows computers do?

My apple laptop has always gone to sleep when shut.

[wickedG35]

I would just leave the lid open. The computer can get very hot, especially while encoding... and you don't want heat trapped between the keyboard and LCD.

[dukebound85]

I would just leave the lid open. The computer can get very hot, especially while encoding... and you don't want heat trapped between the keyboard and LCD.

except that the intel laptops were designed to run open or closed (aka clamshell) so i wouldnt worry about it

[tdhurst]

except that the intel laptops were designed to run open or closed (aka clamshell) so i wouldnt worry about it

Sure, but you can't possibly think they were designed to run closed while encoding video 24/7. That's a helluva task to ask a laptop to consistently do.

For the sake of longevity, just leave it open for maximum possible airflow.

[dukebound85]

Sure, but you can't possibly think they were designed to run closed while encoding video 24/7. That's a helluva task to ask a laptop to consistently do.

For the sake of longevity, just leave it open for maximum possible airflow.

i honeslty think it would be fine if they designed it to run that way. they probably have failure indexes of less than .75 for all components in that situation i would imagine

however leaving it open will keep your laptop cooler (esp screen) for sure, but i think it would be perfectly fine if it was closed as well

[tdhurst]

i honeslty think it would be fine if they designed it to run that way. they probably have failure indexes of less than .75 for all components in that situation i would imagine

however leaving it open will keep your laptop cooler (esp screen) for sure, but i think it would be perfectly fine if it was closed as well

Really? Encoding video would seem to be very processor intensive.

[dukebound85]

Really? Encoding video would seem to be very processor intensive.

youre right and it is. im just saying that the laptop would most likely be fine in clamshell mode regardless of the cpu intensity

here is another thread on same topic

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=213420

[Apple Ink]

Insomniax..... love the free program!

[jpmittins]

There isn't a way to change it, without using a third-party program like insomniax.

Why do Macs need a third party program? With a Windows laptop, you can tell it what to do whether you close the lid, hit the power button, and in Vista, hit the power button from the Start menu. Also, there can be different settings for whether the laptop is plugged in or on battery power. To me, this just seems so basic to have in the OS, I'm really surprised to find that it's not in OS X.

[r.j.s]

Why do Macs need a third party program? With a Windows laptop, you can tell it what to do whether you close the lid, hit the power button, and in Vista, hit the power button from the Start menu. Also, there can be different settings for whether the laptop is plugged in or on battery power. To me, this just seems so basic to have in the OS, I'm really surprised to find that it's not in OS X.

I'm not really sure, but I was confused by it too. But with the speed at which OS X sleeps and wakes from sleep, the only time it matters is when you are trying to do something while the lid is closed. I guess Apple just didn't expect people to want to close the lid while the computer worked.

[jpmittins]

I'm not really sure, but I was confused by it too. But with the speed at which OS X sleeps and wakes from sleep, the only time it matters is when you are trying to do something while the lid is closed. I guess Apple just didn't expect people to want to close the lid while the computer worked.

Hmm. I still think it was a bad idea for Apple to necessitate a third party program in order to do such a seemingly simple task.

[wgr73]

Cool guys! Thanks!