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Comment from troy on 2009-08-19

2009-08-19T23:28:58Z

I recently replaced my hard drive, on my old one i could close the lid and keep the internet and everything going and when i opened the lid my user account would be locked and needed a password, Now i cant figure out how i had that possible any ideas?

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Comment from epthorn on 2009-05-12

2009-05-12T07:16:53Z

Unfortunately this is not always correct. I am very familiar with my laptop power settings but am having the exact problem mentioned- the computer does NOT hibernate or shut down, in fact sometimes I am listening to a previously downloaded podcast. The internet- whether wireless or via LAN etc- shuts down when the lid is closed. Anyone know what is causing the problem?

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Comment from lnstinct on 2009-04-16

2009-04-17T04:18:00Z

Thank you so much for posting your answer it was so annoying when i keep trying to download my stuff then the internet d/c's so THANK YOU!

*I can now download my stuff without the internet dissconnecting.*

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Comment from Pedro on 2009-02-20

2009-02-20T17:57:30Z

Hey Leo, I always set the lid close action to "do nothing" on my Thinkpad T43, but whenever I reboot, the behavior goes back to default "standby"... any suggestions?
Thanks,
Pedro.

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Comment from Terri Ellison on 2009-02-04

2009-02-04T20:06:04Z

thank you for this information...but I do have one more issue. Now I have no sound. How do I correct that?

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Comment from Pfafftonian on 2009-02-01

2009-02-01T19:09:00Z

I have a slightly different problem from what was originally described. When I open Power Options to the Advanced tab, my only choice under "When I close the lid of my portable computer" is "Do nothing". So I can't go to Standby or Hibernate when I close the lid. There is no "Hibernate" tab in my Power Options dialog box. Ideas??

Not all laptops have the ability. It requires support from the BIOS and the power management drivers in Windows. You might check with your computer's manufacturer to see if you have the latest of both.

- Leo
06-Feb-2009

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Comment from ANTONIO on 2008-12-09

2008-12-09T23:18:33Z

I use my laptop “FUJITSU P1610” with a GPS when I'm Flying. and need the computer o
ON all the time so I have set in power settings not to do anything as long as it is plug in. Any way the computer goes into a different mode that does not show the GPS but the starting screen and I have to restart it back by moving the mouse or use the keyboard and putting my fingerprint in again.
How can I avoid that.
Thank you
Antonio

Sounds like your screen saver is kicking in. Turn that off too.

- Leo
10-Dec-2008

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Comment from Hossein on 2008-11-10

2008-11-11T02:43:13Z

"How can I keep my laptop standby with the lid closed?". Please note that in the "advanced" option of "power properties" there is just one offer: "do nothing"! If so, can't I keep it standby?

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Comment from marcus on 2008-04-14

2008-04-14T14:33:21Z

hi. i am able to make my laptop 'Do Nothing'. but when i peek inbetween to take a look the screen is still on. is it possible if i want the laptop to continue to 'Do Nothing', but have a blank screen to save power. there is no 'Blank Screen' option in my window.

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Comment from James on 2008-02-04

2008-02-04T21:36:06Z

Thank you so much for that,
i have been searching for ages as my downloads for my products are cutting short.
Well Thank you again.

Plus with windows vista:-

you could go on your power icon in your bottom right side of you screen.
right click on the poer icon and go to power options. Then go to what if my laptop closes its lid(This should be on the top left side of your screen) then click on do nothing on all drop down menus.

And there you have it.
Or you could use the start bar power searcher and add in "power options" then use that.

Thank you again James Davies,
Linea-Soft "copyrighted 2007 - 2008"

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Comment from John Chamberlain on 2008-01-31

2008-01-31T11:41:25Z

If the questioner's Toshiba laptop is anything like mine (Satellite Pro L10)it may not work as described. Whatever settings I try, closing the lid puts it into hibernation. Worse, if I hibernate it and then close the lid, it toggles it back to life again (which might be a solution, of course)!

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Comment from George Arauz on 2008-01-30

2008-01-30T21:31:33Z

Go to settings and set it to stay on when the lid is closed.

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Comment from Stygies on 2008-01-27

2008-01-27T13:20:17Z

I think it's weird that they've never bothered to put in an option to simply power down the monitor without powering down the actual laptop when you close the lid.
Clearly many people don't want the computer to completely power down or stand by when they shut the lid, but there is no point in having the monitor still on drawing power when the lids closed...

Just a thought.

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Comment from Tony Martin on 2008-01-25

2008-01-26T02:55:41Z

It could run down your battery if it keeps running while closed or if you put it in a case it could overheat and fry the laptop.

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Comment from Greg Bulmash on 2008-01-25

2008-01-26T02:04:06Z

And I'll answer my own question, though this is only for people who are using it as a desktop replacement and hooking it up to an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

Closing it puts it into sleep mode, but if you're running on AC power with an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse, just click the mouse to wake it up.

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Comment from Greg Bulmash on 2008-01-25

2008-01-25T22:49:46Z

What about with a MacBook Pro? Any tips?

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