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    Z-series - can you turn on power while lid is closed?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ahkim123, Sep 9, 2008.

  1. ahkim123

    ahkim123 Notebook Consultant

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    Just curious, can you turn on the power while the lid is closed? I'd like to know when i dock the laptop if I can turn it on after docking and press the power button on the side. Thanks.
     
    ahkim123, Sep 9, 2008
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  2. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    I cannot do that on my TZ but I can turn it off while the lid is closed by holding the button for a few seconds.
    I'm betting the same applies to the other models that use this design which are the BZ, SR, FW and Z.
     
    Rahul, Sep 9, 2008
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  3. Yeeze

    Yeeze Notebook Consultant

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    No, you have to lift the lit just a little bit on the left corner...
    Otherwise you could be accidentally turning it on while its in you bag....
     
    Yeeze, Sep 9, 2008
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  4. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    One user reported checking the option to turn on with lid closed via Vaio Control > Power Management.. in the mega Z-thread, so just experiment with different options on there while connected to dock and you may just achieve what you want :D
     
    sonoritygenius, Sep 9, 2008
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  5. favorini

    favorini Notebook Guru

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    When docked, there is an electrical connection between computer and dock, so power-on-with-lid-closed could easily be restricted to work only when the computer is docked. I have no idea if the Z does this, but it should. ;)
     
    favorini, Sep 9, 2008
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