M1330 How to boot with lid closed?

I want to hook a monitor and keyboard up to my M1330 and keep the laptop closed to protect the screen... my question is how do you boot up without opening the laptop and pressing the power key?

 

how about set it up so closing the lid won't put it in hibernation mode, turn it on normally, connect the monitor, and close the lid

 

Agreed... that's the only way I know how to do it... lol

 

The only way, that I'm aware of, to turn a laptop on when the lid is closed, is to have it connected to a dock and press the dock's power button. But I don't think the M1330 is dockable like the Latitude series is.

 

I have mine connected to an external monitor at home, and basically, I leave the lid down when it's on. I have wireless keyboard and mouse.

You do still have to open it to turn it back on, once you've shut down, but that's basically the only time my laptop is open. (Unless I'm out of town, traveling.... haven't figured a way to safely pack my 24" monitor yet)

 

Also have you seen any screen burn issues from the cpu heat rising up thru the keyboard onto the closed screen... I had a Vaio that got a shadow of the keyboard embedded in the screen from keeping it on with the lid down?...

 

Not sure if your question is directed to me, but I don't have any imprint of my keyboard on the screen, if that's what you're asking. (Screen burn, I believe, usually refers to a problem with older monitors, where an image, if left on the screen for weeks at a time, would burn into the screen, so that it appeared on the screen even if your computer was no longer displaying that image... that's what initially started the screen saver trend, but I do know what you're talking about)

What's nice about having an external monitor/keyboard and mouse is, your laptop will probably look brand new, even a year or two down the road, because the keyboard, monitor etc. are always protected! Not to mention, a large monitor is really amazing!

 

When watching movies that are saved on my laptop, I connect it to my TV, and change the power settings so that closing the lid does nothing. I ensure the image is set to display on the external display only (not both displays!), and then close the lid, and use the Dell remote to watch my movie on a big screen
My notebook sits on a shelf by a window, so is kept cool there anyways.

 

Get a notebook cooler, or keep it upside down, to keep the heat under control... And you can schedule a boot up at a prespecified time, using task scheduler.

 

As long as you have the LCD turn off I don't know why you should EVER have this problem...

 

I did not mean screen burn in the traditional sense... I was worried that leaving the laptop on for extended periods allow the heat from the motherboard to percolate up thru the keyboard (as it is designed to do when open and running normally) and that causes a heat keyboard shadow mark or (burn) on the closed shiny screen - I have this mark on a Vaio shiny screen :<... I was thinking of just adding a lappymat but this would seem to restrict the airflow and increase the need for the fan to run and increase the core temperature of the laptop in general?...

And back to my original question - I am still looking for a way to start the computer without opening the lid (I have it all plugged into a monitor/keyboard and set to run with the lid closed and screen off and tucked into a shelf system under the monitor) but pulling it out with all the cords attached and such to start it up is a pain... My old Latitudes on button was on the side :>

 

Or, if you're really paranoid, you could put the notebook up-side-down with the notebook cooler up-side-down on top of the up-side-down lappy!

 

boot from LAN?..... dont think so

 

Is there a reason why you need to shut down instead of just sleeping the computer? I also use an external monitor and rarely open my notebook lid. The computer can be woken up by moving the mouse or clicking a key on the wireless external keyboard. If I want to reboot the computer, click on restart. The only time I shut down is when moving the computer.

edit :
For my wireless Logitech mouse and keyboard
device manager > right click mouse or keyboard > power management > allow this device to wake the computer

My wireless Microsoft mouse does not have this option in the device manager.
I am using vista home premium.
Maybe you should get a cheap Logitech mouse.

Edit 2:
My Microsoft mouse does have that power option when the receiver is plugged directly into the computer but not when it is plugged into a usb port hub on my speakers.
If you don't have that option, try changing where you plug in the receiver.

 

Good choice!!!... But doesn't the sleep mode still use some electricity and cause some wear on the computer?

 

It uses a minimal amount of electricity, enough to hold memory in RAM...if you're plugged in (and even if you're not) it's not a big deal.

I'm not sure how it would attribute to wear & tear though.

If you 'hibernate' then zero electricity is involved, b/c the RAM is cached to the HD.

 

I think you are far more likely to hurt your computer by pulling it in and out of a small space with a lot of attached wires. You are also causing wear and tear on the hinges and screen by opening and closing the lid. there are several threads on this board about broken hinges. My computer feels cold to the touch when sleeping so I doubt there is much heat damage going on.

 

You are forgetting the ice box under(over) the upside down colling pad, over the upside down notebood.!!!! How could you???!!!!
And the cold storage to put the whole set up in..

 

Oh, and we might as well use it outdoors at the North Pole too!!!

 

ACtually, you might find this odd, but back in the day, when I lived in this closet-like dorm room with a roommate, I used to play CS 1.6 on his HP Tower. We liked it freezing cold in the room, but I had to actually warm up the room b/c his computer started bugging out when it was too cold.

 

A Sneak to the Studio series, i think they have power on buttons on the right side of the laptop in the lid hatch. The place where in XPS they have written "Dell". Thats cool. One could boot up the laptop easily. Lets hope that for the next XPS

 

@sfokevin You might be interested in this thread

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=265760

 

Does the M1330 has the same BIOS feature as the M1210, in which you were able to specify a time to turn the computer on and off?