is there a way to keep the mac awake while the lid is close ?

all's n the title
yomgui wrote on :

hi,

all's n the title

thanks

yomgui

Justin McKillican replied on :

On 2004-11-07 04:37:02 -0500, yomgui not@redacted.invalid said:

hi,

all's n the title

thanks

yomgui

http://binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/meltmac/

make sure you don't actually run anything cpu intensive while it's closed or that it's not left in a tight area (like a bag) or it might overheat.

Thomas Reed replied on :

In article 418DECBE.810797CD@redacted.invalid, yomgui not@redacted.invalid wrote:

all's n the title

There's a reason that modern machines sleep when the lid is closed. Modern processors shed a lot of head, and heat dissipation is much harder with the lid closed. Open, heat can dissipate through the keyboard. Hacking it into running closed could result in damage to the screen and the rest of the machine.

yomgui replied on :

thanks for your advice

I need this for an old ibook g3 blueberry i tried the link you gave, it does work, but just for 4 minutes under 10.3

thanks

yomgui

Nigel McMillan replied on :

in article 418EA600.29997DFD@redacted.invalid, yomgui at not@redacted.invalid wrote on 8/11/04 8:47 AM:

thanks for your advice

I need this for an old ibook g3 blueberry i tried the link you gave, it does work, but just for 4 minutes under 10.3

thanks

yomgui

I understood if you attached an external keyboard and/or monitor it will run with the lid closed. This is mainly so you can use it on you desk as a desktop. However this may not apply to G3 ibooks.

Nigel

Justin McKillican replied on :

On 2004-11-07 08:05:23 -0500, Thomas Reed thomasareed@redacted.invalid said:

In article 418DECBE.810797CD@redacted.invalid, yomgui not@redacted.invalid wrote:

all's n the title

There's a reason that modern machines sleep when the lid is closed. Modern processors shed a lot of head, and heat dissipation is much harder with the lid closed. Open, heat can dissipate through the keyboard. Hacking it into running closed could result in damage to the screen and the rest of the machine.

actually powerbooks are supposed to operate just fine with the lid closed as long as you have a keyboard/mouse + monitor hooked up.
however, i would never attempt that with my rev A 12" powerbook G4.
the thing would burn down my entire house in about 5 minutes.