[nfbcs] Closing the Laptop's Lid.

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

why couldn't you change the action taken when the lid is shut in power 
options, leave the lid closed and use a usb keyboard?
if you use the laptop as you say, i highly suggest you get a few scraps of 
2x4 to place the laptop on to make sure you have great ventilation/air flow.
Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ahmed Khater via nfbcs" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Brian Buhrow'" <buhrow at nfbcal.org>; "'NFB in Computer Science Mailing 
List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2015 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Closing the Laptop's Lid.


> Hello Brian,
>
> Thank you for your prompt and valuable advice.  In many cases, I leave my 
> laptop open for hours. Also, I rarely take it outside to
> work. It is used mainly as my home desktop. I use it as the main computer 
> to which all my data stored. So, I use it as a sattlite
> receiver, a sound recorder, in addition to the normal daily tasks. I 
> thought that leaving it open all day without using it except
> for a few hours may be the source of dust. Further, I live in Cairo / 
> Egypt and my weather allows for more dust and humidity.
>
>
> Best Regards
>
> Ahmed Khater
> Aakhater.ios at gmail.com
> It's always hope that gives meaning to life
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Buhrow [mailto:buhrow at nfbcal.org]
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2015 7:24 PM
> To: Ahmed Khater; NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Cc: buhrow at nfbcal.org
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Closing the Laptop's Lid.
>
> Hello.  Closing the lid of a laptop usually activates a switch that
> causes the machine to go to sleep.  This function can be disabled, 
> usually,
> through the BIOs, but if you do that, you absolutely need to make sure you
> shut the machine down or put it to sleep before putting it in its carrying
> case or you'll run the risk of having it overheat or otherwise become
> damaged in travel.  If the problem is actually caused by dust, then 
> blowing
> out the dust should fix the keys which aren't working and you'll be good
> again. To prevent the dust from coming back, I suggest running with the
> laptop open, but with a piece of thin paper placed over its keyboard. 
> Make
> sure the  paper is thin so heat can escape from the machine.  With this
> simple solution, you'll not have to change any settings on the machine 
> and,
> if the problem is caused by dust, you'll prevent it from building up in 
> the
> future.
>
> Is there a particular reason why you think your keyboard troubles are
> caused by dust?  Do you work in a particularly dusty environment?  Does 
> your
> laptop sit for many days, weeks or months without moving or being touched?
> If you bring your laptop to work every day and set it up to run for a day
> and then take it home at night, I'd be skepticle that dust is the source 
> of
> your problem.  The act of picking up the laptop and loading it into a bag
> or unloading it from a bag each day should dislodge any dust that might
> have accumulated during the day.  It sounds like something might have been
> spilled into the keyboard of the laptop that's causing the trouble.  If
> that's the case, then putting your laptop out of harm's way might be the
> better answer than closing the lid while you use it.
>
>
> Hope that helps spark some ideas as to what might be going on.
>
> -thanks
> -Brian
>
> On Jan 2,  6:55pm, Ahmed Khater via nfbcs wrote:
> } Subject: [nfbcs] Closing the Laptop's Lid.
> } Hi all,
> }
> } I usually use my laptop with an external desktop-size USB keyboard and I 
> don't need the laptop screen. What is the disadvantages
> of
> } closing the lid? I am asking because after some time I found out that 
> keys of my laptop's main keyboard no longer work, maybe
> } because of dust. I use my laptop's main keyboard outside home and it 
> pauses a problem for me using its keys most of which are not
> } working properly. So, I thought closing the lid may help in solving the 
> dust problem, especially since I use my laptop most of the
> } day and I leave it open all day long.
> }
> } I need your advice please.
> }
> } Thank you for your help.
> }
> }
> } Best Regards
> }
> } Ahmed Khater
> } Aakhater.ios at gmail.com
> } It's always hope that gives meaning to life
> }
> }
> }
> }
> }
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