[nfbcs] Closing the Laptop's Lid.

[Jimmy Ballard]

You can change what the computer does when you close the lid in the 
power settings.

Jim


At 12:38 PM 1/2/2015, you wrote:
>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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