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sir pball

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6. What OS you running?

Reply to Gold Metal Flake (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 12:21 AM

Oct 2012

I think Windows has a "do nothing" (keep running normally) option for lid closed in the power management settings. Don't know about Linuxes specifically but I'd imagine it's in the same vein; when my AspireOne ran Ubuntu it had that particular setting in Power Management. Now with PC-BSD it never sleeps, sometimes incomplete hardware support is a feature not a bug

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Tell me about PC laptop docks, please. [View all] Gold Metal Flake Oct 2012 OP

There are, but.. sir pball Oct 2012 #1

Yeah, I can just plug in a monitor and use it, it's just that the dead LCD is in the way. Gold Metal Flake Oct 2012 #2

You can't get it to run with the lid closed? sir pball Oct 2012 #4

Have not tried. Gold Metal Flake Oct 2012 #5

What OS you running? sir pball Oct 2012 #6

Seven. nm Gold Metal Flake Oct 2012 #7

IMHO... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #3