how to close the lid but not put to sleep

[tycheong]

exactly what the title says...

i dont use a mouse or anything
but when i move around such as to the next building
i'd like a way to just close the lid and not make it sleep

anyone know a way to do this?

 

[Shownarou]

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22211

There ya go.

 

[toolbox]

OMG nice thanks for the link. Been looking for something like this.

Cheers

 

[Cameront9]

exactly what the title says...

i dont use a mouse or anything
but when i move around such as to the next building
i'd like a way to just close the lid and not make it sleep

anyone know a way to do this?

That's a Bad bad BAD idea. You should NOT be moving the computer like that. When you sleep, the Hard Drive heads are parked. But if you just close the lid and keep the machine awake, they are still operating and this makes the Hard Disk very susceptive to damage. Walking down the hallway would probably be okay, but I would be extremely wary of putting in a bag and taking it to the next building.

What's the issue with sleep? It's near-instant, so I don't see why you wouldn't want to use it.

 

[ChrisBrightwell]

When you sleep, the Hard Drive heads are parked. But if you just close the lid and keep the machine awake, they are still operating and this makes the Hard Disk very susceptive to damage.

This is exactly what the Sudden Motion Sensor in the MBP is designed to stop.

 

[bki122689]

That's a Bad bad BAD idea. You should NOT be moving the computer like that. When you sleep, the Hard Drive heads are parked. But if you just close the lid and keep the machine awake, they are still operating and this makes the Hard Disk very susceptive to damage. Walking down the hallway would probably be okay, but I would be extremely wary of putting in a bag and taking it to the next building.

What's the issue with sleep? It's near-instant, so I don't see why you wouldn't want to use it.

dude its a laptop, its designed to be moved around

 

[26139]

dude its a laptop, its designed to be moved around

Not when it's operating.

Sleep takes seconds to wake up from...why WOULDN'T you want to close it and have it go to sleep?

 

[QuarterSwede]

This is exactly what the Sudden Motion Sensor in the MBP is designed to stop.

It's designed to stop damage from occurring during sudden drops. I'm not so sure that it'll stop the platters from getting scratched from walking, especially if the laptop is vertical. In any case, I'd be very careful if you are to do this.

Sleep takes seconds to wake up from...why WOULDN'T you want to close it and have it go to sleep?

One example I can think of is that he could want to continue encoding video while taking it from one place to another. Just because you can't think of a good reason doesn't mean that one doesn't exist.

 

[tycheong]

thanks

ima give InsomniaX a try

and yes i'd like a way to keep it closed but keep it working as i encode video and also to leave downloads active as well as other internet software that refreshes constantly

i understand some dangers of doing this especially when moving around
but i take good care of my mbp