[X4U] PowerBook in "lid closed" mode

[Randy B.Singer]

Jeff Winchester said:

>I've seen Apple talking about running the new PowerBooks in lid closed 
>mode on the website. Does anyone know if they changed anything with 
>these ones to allow that, or if they are the same as the older ones in 
>that regard? I have a 15" 1.25 GHz from 1 year ago and I'm trying to 
>figure out if I can safely run it in lid closed mode without 
>overheating.


Since Apple has tech info library notes telling you how to do it, without 
admonishing you not to do it because of a concern for heat build-up, one 
would have to assume that doing so is safe:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86286

It is not safe to do with the G3 PowerBooks:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=24613#faq5



Randy B. Singer
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