[Jo�o L�cio]

Is there any patch, software, or anything that can give you the option of making the iBook stay awake when you close the lid? If I have a large download and want to go out I want to be able to close the lid on the iBook but leaving it awake.

[seanyepez]

Well, two issues. Doing so requires a bit of tweaking. Search the PowerBook forum, it's been discussed at legnth several times. If you have a copy/demo of Quake, people have found that prohibits a machine from going to sleep. Pretty much any full-screen game of today won't let a machine doze off.

You might fry your iBook like that, dude! Some machines, especially newer machines of today, vent a lot of their heat through the keyboard. I would hate to see someone fry their brand-new iBook because of the no-sleep hack.

[unfaded]

Totally off topic, but my god - a Pleasantonian! :o) I'm one too, by all means, e-mail me!

[funkboy]

I've actually found that at certain times MetaCard, when the front-most app (and sometimes even when not) , keeps my iBook awake even when I close the book - and I don't want it to do this.

Keeping the iBook running while the lid is closed probably is not good to do as it does ven heat through the keyboard (at least, I've heard this said enough times to believe it) . If you need a portable mp3 player, just get a Rio Volt or other device - it's specifically designed for music playing, is much much less bulky/heavy, etc. When I close my iBook, I want it sleeping!

[seanyepez]

Hey, what's up "unfaded"?

You drop me a line!

Originally posted by Jo�o L�cio:
<STRONG>Is there any patch, software, or anything that can give you the option of making the iBook stay awake when you close the lid? If I have a large download and want to go out I want to be able to close the lid on the iBook but leaving it awake.</STRONG>

Its a bad idea to close the i-book and have it not go to sleep. It gets pretty toasty in terms of heat. But if you want to listen to music and have it closed and not go to sleep, then plug inn the RGB dongle that comes with the i-book. That was talked about on earlier threads and it workrd perfectly for me. However,after trying it out and seeing that the i-book was quite hot, I plan to not do that anymore and will be buying an MP3 player.

[seanyepez]

I suppose you've gotten a general consensus that leaving the iBook closed while on is bad.

The people have spoken!

[FormerLurker]

The heat problem can't be TOO bad, since you can close the lid with a VGA monitor attatched and the computer will run fine.

[seanyepez]

Yeah, it's not too bad, but it still runs uncomfortably hot. It has a fan, right?

I notice Apple notebook fans don't move too much air, and also, I worry about the internal components of my notebook. I mean, the hard disk is really sensitive to heat and might melt...

[Sean7]

Damn this is really bad news considering i was going to use an ibook as a dvd player when i get it. It would just look stupid if i keep the screen up.

Anyway i would have though it would put out less heat if the screen was off as the battery would have less to power and should run longer.

Am i right?

[iBook2]

Originally posted by Sean7:
<STRONG>Damn this is really bad news considering i was going to use an ibook as a dvd player when i get it. It would just look stupid if i keep the screen up.

Anyway i would have though it would put out less heat if the screen was off as the battery would have less to power and should run longer.

Am i right?</STRONG>

If you use the A/V Cord and shut it it works fine for DVD playing. It gets warm, but Apple made the thing so the monitor would shut off if closed while playing a DVD through the A/V port. It'll be fine... just don't watch 4 movies in a row

[Sean7]

Oh thats ok then.

Now time to buy me one of those infared remote thingys.

[Jo�o L�cio]

Originally posted by seanyepez:
<STRONG>You might fry your iBook like that, dude! Some machines, especially newer machines of today, vent a lot of their heat through the keyboard. I would hate to see someone fry their brand-new iBook because of the no-sleep hack.</STRONG>

Hey, thanks guys! I do not want the iBook as an MP3 player but sometimes it would be helpful to close the lid on the iBook and having it stay working (you may want to hide your work...
But now I now how to do it (the VGA adapter seems a got option) and that I have to shut down the LCD so it doesn't melt.

Once again, thank you!!

[zomart9th]

Originally posted by &lt;Steve Jobs' Mojo&gt;:
<STRONG>

Its a bad idea to close the i-book and have it not go to sleep. It gets pretty toasty in terms of heat. But if you want to listen to music and have it closed and not go to sleep, then plug inn the RGB dongle that comes with the i-book. That was talked about on earlier threads and it workrd perfectly for me. However,after trying it out and seeing that the i-book was quite hot, I plan to not do that anymore and will be buying an MP3 player.</STRONG>

oddly, when I plug it in to an external monitor using the VGA cord and close the lid, the ibook promptly goes to sleep. This is under OS X; perhaps it only stays awake in OS 9?