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    Aspire 7520 with external monitor and laptop lid closed

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Paul_ZX10, Mar 1, 2008.

  1. Paul_ZX10

    Paul_ZX10 Newbie

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    Can I set up an external monitor (I am thinking of getting a 24" screen) with my Aspire 7520 with an attached USB keyboard & mouse and have the laptop lid closed? My initial test with my current 17" is that when the lid is closed the machine hibernates!
     
    Paul_ZX10, Mar 1, 2008
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    Janek Notebook Enthusiast

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    Change event on lid close in control panel > power management.
     
    Janek, Mar 1, 2008
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    Perfect - thanks.
     
    Paul_ZX10, Mar 1, 2008
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    cryback79 Newbie

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    hi

    I have lid close event set to "no change", but when you close it, it keeps working as always, but it makes a sound like when you unplug an usb device or external monitor, and VGA output signal is lost, so my external LCD doesn't work.

    please, any idea? I need to use my laptop with lid closed.
    I have windows vista 32 home premium running on Aspire 5920.
    thanks in advance.



     
    cryback79, Mar 2, 2008
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    fistycuffs Notebook Enthusiast

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    I also have the same problem except with s-video rather than vga. Rather annoying- I have my laptop sat on coffee table between me and tv, so obviously i wanna put the lid down when watching stuff.. but can't! Instead, the wordaround is to bend the lid the other way and press the LCD-off hotkey (thankyou Asus!), but even then I get a reflection off the screen.

    I'm running vista ultimate sp1 32bit, and this annoyance was one of the first things i notice after upgrading from xp earlier this week. My notebook is an Asus F3Jp w/ Ati X1700 and lastest drivers/CCC.

    I'm guessing this problem is intrinsic to vista, and there's not much chance of a fix from windows/ati anytime soon (although I live in hope!). But if there's anyone out there with a solution, please let me know!
     
    fistycuffs, May 16, 2008
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