np8662 and bluetooth

every time i boot my laptop, i have to push Fn+F12 to get bluetooth to work. is there a way for it to be on when i boot instead of having to push the buttons? im using vista 64.

also, i cut a hole in my keyboard tray of my desk and put 2 fans in there and keep my laptop on it when i am at home and use a keyboard and monitor on top of my desk. however, the keyboard tray doesnt pull out very far so its hard to raise the screen enough to push the power button. is there some way of turning on the computer using something external? i usually turn off the laptop at night, i dont like using sleep.

 

i think the answers are no and no.
this has been talked about before and so far no one has found a way of leaving bluetooth on. fn & f12 is the only option.

as you said unless you use sleep its a hard start each time with the button.

 

yeah the bluetooth answer has been run through this forum a lot, no go there. Technically you can set up the system to stay on even when the lid is closed but you dont want to do this as you will have extreme heat, heat that would cause damage to both the internals and the screen

 

Wow my first night and 3 posts..hahah

I have my laptop sitting closed 90% of the time using a 22 inch LCD screen. I have done this for years. I don't believe the Laptop gets any cooling through the keyboard. My experience is that leaving the Laptop closed for extended periods will not cause any problems. Laptops have been sitting closed in docking stations since they where invented. Am I wrong?

Thanks Guys!

 

Depends on the laptop, some run pretty cool, so that the heat from under the keyboard isn't too much of a problem. Others can get really hot, and in some cases may cause the monitor to get a little screwy if left on for an extended period of time.

 

A "laptop" is not the same as a "gaming laptop". Gaming laptops generate a ton of extra heat, why even leave it on for extended periods of time with the screen down? You're better off putting the laptop into sleep or turned off so that you're not generating extra heat for nothing.

Anyway its unfortunate that there is no other way with bluetooth on the NP8662. But it's only a minor setback.

 

Reason why is that some people don't like the screen resolution on the monitor for the laptop, or they have a better monitor, so they'll hook up the laptop to it. Although I prefer dual screens as opposed to a single.

 

The other factor is that LCD panels will become damaged by heat over time. It is never a good idea to leave the display closed while the laptop is operating.

I know that ComputerCougar is going to bring up the fact that he has been doing this for years without problems. But the difference is laptops back in the day did not generate as much heat, displays were also more robust, and the laptop that we are talking about specifically is a high performance machine that generates a large amount of heat.