Can you disable sleep or not ?

[beerglass007]

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

 

[Tallest Skil]

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!

 

[acfusion29]

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.