ATD Power Button

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  1. Boe11, Nov 20, 2011

    Boe11 macrumors 6502a

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    Thinking of buying an MBA and a thunderbolt display and I was wondering if you can turn the MBA on/off while keeping it closed in clamshell mode with the apple display?

    TLDR: Are you able to power on and off a macbook that's hooked up from the display controls of the ATD?
     
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  2. crumpler, Nov 21, 2011

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    There aren't any controls on the TB Display itself, but since you want to use your MBA with the TB display as a monitor, i'm assuming you have an external keyboard/mouse? If so, your MBA/display will wake up when you move your input devices (i.e. keyboard/mouse).

    There might be some issue with fan noise from the display though. Might wanna check that out before committing.
     
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  3. skorpien, Nov 21, 2011

    skorpien macrumors 68020

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    In a word, no. But as crumpler pointed out, sleeping your MBA and waking it up with external peripherals is the best option. This is what I do with my MBP and external monitor setup.

    BTW, useful shortcut for this setup, Command+Option+Eject puts your Mac to sleep. This has become second nature to me :)
     
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