Cant macbook run when its closed?

[Askish]

Hello
I have a macbook, and when i close the screen, och u know, just close it, everything stops, my download, it goes in to some kind of rest mode or whatever. Is it like this for everybody? theres nothing u can do about it.

Do i have to have it open, so everything can run like normal?

thanks

 

[QuarterSwede]

Closing the lid puts the MB into sleep mode. If you don't want it to go to sleep you can plug in an external monitor and keyboard.

 

[logana]

Or try insomnia

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30315

Never used it but know lots of people who do.

 

[mwpeters8182]

It'll run if you've got an external monitor and keyboard attached. Otherwise, it'll just go to sleep.

 

[mlemonds]

Or try insomnia

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30315

Never used it but know lots of people who do.

i use insomniax and it works like a champ for long overnight video uploads.

 

[bigjnyc]

will it still continue to download things if just the monitor goes to sleep?

and is there any way to turn off the monitor but keep the computer running?

 

[mlemonds]

will it still continue to download things if just the monitor goes to sleep?

and is there any way to turn off the monitor but keep the computer running?

insominax has an option to keep the computer running (Enable Insomnia) and another option to turn off the monitor (Sleep Monitor)

Great tool

 

[SFStateStudent]

Try using the "remote" as well. (That's if you had one in the box when you bought it).