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    Sleep Mode When lid on lid open, not close!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by boon4376, Feb 12, 2008.

  1. boon4376

    boon4376 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently was excited to learn that sleep mode drains the battery very slowly, so i started using it a lot more instead of taking time to hibernate (in between classes and such)...

    Anyways, Now my laptop will only turn off the LCD when i close the lid, it wont go into sleep mode... however....

    when i OPEN the lid it goes into sleep mode! :confused: If i close the lid again it wakes up!
    This is sooo annoying. If i put it in sleep mode manually and shut the lid fast before it actually sleeps, it stays in sleep mode, but the second i pick up the laptop, or move it, it awakes, until i open it again and it goes back to sleep...


    Is there a mechanical switch broken? Why would it do this?
     
    boon4376, Feb 12, 2008
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Probably a broken lid switch. Only way youll find out is if you do a clean install to rule out a possible software issue

    Id turn sleep mode when lid closed and just put it to sleep manually and close the lid
     
    flipfire, Feb 12, 2008
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  3. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Do you still have warranty on your laptop? Seems like something went haywire with the display.
     
    SmoothTofu, Feb 12, 2008
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  4. boon4376

    boon4376 Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, my warranty ended 6 months ago

    I've reinstalled operating systems multiple times. Same problem with XP, Vista and Ubuntu.

    Does anyone know where the switch is located? I look of the plate that covers the speakers and stuff, and i didn't see it under there. Is it part of the screen assembly?
     
    boon4376, Feb 15, 2008
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  5. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    The instructions to pull apart your laptop will be on the HP website, shouldnt be that hard to replace.
     
    flipfire, Feb 15, 2008
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