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    Use AW laptop with lid closed?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by MatthewAMEL, Nov 2, 2014.

  1. MatthewAMEL

    MatthewAMEL Notebook Consultant

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    Greetings, all.

    I am going to migrate my AW17 to desktop gaming duty and had a few questions for anyone else that uses theirs this way.

    I have the 120Hz screen/780M, so the iGPU is disabled.

    I want to run with an UltraSharp screen via DisplayPort and external keyboard/mouse with the lid closed. Any idea if this is supported?

    Thanks.
     
    MatthewAMEL, Nov 2, 2014
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  2. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    Yes you can use the Laptop with the lid closed. Just make sure you make the appropriate changes in Power Options, so that the machine won't hibernate/sleep when you close the lid.
     
    TBoneSan, Nov 2, 2014
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