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MacBook with external display

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northy014

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Aug 26, 2008
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How can you make it so that when an external display is connected to a macbook, and you close the lid of the macbook, it keeps running (haven't received either macbook or display yet, so forgive me if it is obvious). Thanks.
 
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Skeletal-dæmon

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Apr 27, 2008
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You need an external keyboard or mouse or both in order to wake it from sleep once closed. I believe the bluetooth keyboard and mouse also wake it from sleep but I can't confirm that.
 
richard.mac

richard.mac

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Feb 2, 2007
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waking with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse can be configured in Keyboard & Mouse preferences. also the power cord has to be plugged in to run MacBooks in 'closed lid mode'.
 
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