Can you disable sleep or not ?

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  1. beerglass007, Feb 19, 2009

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    Hi all,

    I've brought a new external screen for my unibody MBP this week.

    Now can you shut the lid on the MBP with it going to sleep ?

    I have the power connected and the external screen,mouse and keyboard attached.

    I phoned apple support today and the bloke said I could by changing the power settings.

    I can't see how I do this. I couldn't do it over the phone because when I phoned apple support I wasn't near the laptop.

    Can anyone please confirm yes or no.

    I have a friend at work who said his AIR doesn't go to sleep when the lid is shut. So surely the MBP can do the same ???

    Many thanks
     
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  2. Tallest Skil, Feb 19, 2009

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    That's not how it works.

    You connect everything, you shut the screen, it goes to sleep.

    Then you click the mouse or press a key on the keyboard and it wakes up, leaves the onboard screen off, and turns on the external screen.

    Should work, at least. Have at thee!
     
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  3. acfusion29, Feb 19, 2009

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    Your friend probably has InsomniaX installed because no Mac stays awake when the lid is closed unless a 3rd party app is install or an external display is present.
     
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