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Booting up Mac OS X from an external keyboard

daihard

daihard

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Hi.

I have Leopard running on a MacBook. I am wondering if there's a way to boot it up from an external keyboard connected to it via USB?

I am asking this question because I usually have the MacBook connected to an external monitor and keyboard, with the lid closed. I currently open the lid, press the power button, and then close the lid once Leopard is up and running. It would be much more convenient if I can fire it up via the external keyboard without touching the lid.

TIA,
Dai
 
No but you could just leave the macbook in sleep mode. That way it would come to life with any key press on the external keyboard.
 
+1 for putting it to sleep.

cant think of any otherway to turn it on without opening it...
 
You could look for an older Apple keyboard. The ones that came with the first iMacs, the G4 Cube, etc, all had power buttons on them, but I can't say if that would work with our current hardware.
 
iToaster said:
You could look for an older Apple keyboard. The ones that came with the first iMacs, the G4 Cube, etc, all had power buttons on them, but I can't say if that would work with our current hardware.
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very good idea! i reckon they would work. apple doesnt normally drop support of things like keyboards. that would be worth a try.

i have an old imac G3 keyboard, i will try it when i get home and let you know.
 
Thanks guys. I suppose the easiest way around it is to use the sleep mode. I reckon it won't consume too much power in the sleep mode, will it?

Oh, and it took me a while to get that joke, too. I'm such a killjoy. 🙁
 
DoFoT9 said:
lol sorry, it seemed like a legitimate n00bish question(no offense). i had to answer seriously just incase haha
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I was little vague, even with the joke. 😛

daihard said:
Thanks guys. I suppose the easiest way around it is to use the sleep mode. I reckon it won't consume too much power in the sleep mode, will it?
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No that's great. My moher took my PB and uses as a desktop 🙂(); I just tell her to never shut it down and only sleep. Restart it once a week to refresh everything.
 
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