Macbook shuts off when I close the lid

How do I set the macbook up to stay on when the shut the lid? I listen to talkradio and sometimes like to close lid and carry macbook around but it automatically shuts down when I do that. Can I change these setting?

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MacBook Pro shuts down when i close the lid

Hey,
My MacBook Pro shuts down when i close the lid.
It started to do this one or two times, but now it is every time.
I have the latest battery update, so this should not be the issue here..
Any sugestions??
I have started to suspect the it might be some faulty conecctions or somthing..

If it's unable to go into the proper sleep state for some reason then it will do that.
Run /Utilities/Console and click 'All Messages' top left then close the lid, wait a minute then open it again - if it's shut down then reboot and open Console again and check the latest log lines looking for 'sleepimage' - it should give you an indication of what happened/didn't. If you're not sure what it all means post _just those lines_ here.

Powers off when i close the lid

Hey all,
I am having what seems to be a problem with many others with HP laptops.
Recently after an HP update, my laptop shuts down when i close the lid.
It seems as though, something in the update has corrupted something.
Im not sure if HP needs to put out an update to correct this issue, or if I need to fix the BIOs somehow, or what.
If anyone is familiar with this issue, and can assist me in fixing it, it would be greatly appreciated.
Please keep in mind before replying that....
1. this was not happening before and is happening now
2. I have gone into the power settings and confirmed that it has been switched to "do nothing" when the lid closes
3. only started happening after HP did an update
Thanks in advance

Hi @mike16mak ,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
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I see that after doing an HP update your notebook shuts down when you close the lid. You have checked the power settings and they are set at do nothing.
I would try this step first.
Go to the command prompt and run as administrator.
Type powercfg -restoredefaultschemes and press enter.
You can run the HP Support Assistant to aid with HP updates.
You could consider doing a restore back to before the HP update?
Have you ran the built in Windows troubleshooter?
If you would like further assistance, please provide your exact model of HP notebook and your Operating System.
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How do I get my lap top to shut down when I close the lid?

I have tried to switch on the function that shuts down my lap top when I close the lid but am either dumb or lazy and gave up too quickly.... any help would be greatly apprecated.

Thanks Poikkeus
My mac goes to sleep when I close the lid pretty quickly but when I open up the lid it opens up again where I left off.
Some nice person burgled me some time ago and stole my mac so I want to force my mac to close right down so when someone else opens up they are forced to open up in guest. I can then track my mac without risking them accessing my personal details etc.

Laptop shuts down when I close the lid

I just recently purchased an HP Pavilion x360. It was working fine until HP did an update and now everytime I close the lid, the computer shuts down and has to restart when I open it. I've checked all of the power settings, including the one that allows you to specify what it should do when I close the lid but having found nothing that helps. Any suggestions? Robby

Hi Robby, Welcome to the HP Forums!
I would like to take a moment and thank you for using the forum, it is a great place to find answers. For you to have the best experience in the HP forum, I would like to direct your attention to the HP Forums Guide First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More. I understand that before you did a HP update you were able to close the lid and reopen without Windows restarting, but no longer.You have checked the power management setting and the option for what happens when you close the lid, but no change. I suggest you do a scan for corrupted files. This process will also try to repair any corrupted files it locates.Go to the command prompt and right click on it and run as administratorType sfc /scannow and press enterWait for this to complete and restart your notebook. Windows 8 has a built in troubleshooter you could also try.Press the Windows key + C to open charmsType troubleshoot performance and press enter.Follow the on screen prompts. If that did not help. you can do a restore back to before you installed the update. You also have the optiion to do a Refresh Your PC to Resolve Problems (Windows 8). To be on the safe side I would backup your personal data first, to ensure no personal data is lost. You could also do a recovery back to factory. Performing an HP System Recovery (Windows 8). You will receive a prompt to backup your personal files to prevent data loss, if you have not done one recently, I suggetst you do one now.Restoring Files that were Backed Up Using HP Recovery Manager (Windows 8) With the notebook being a fairly recent purchase, you could also contact HP support for assistance. They can remotely log onto your system to aid with locating and resolving issues. Please call HP technical support at 800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region HP Technical Support Sitemap.

Why does my laptop turn itself off when i close the lid?

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Try resetting the iPod. Nothing will be lost.
Reset iPod touch: Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
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Screen wont shut off when I close the laptop after fresh install (L512)

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My Mac shuts down when I close the lid. Why??

I want my screen/Mac to sleep, how do I do that? Heeelp!

Try Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Hope this helps.

Why does my macbook pro keep shutting down by itself when I close the lid?

My macbook pro is shutting itsself down when I close the lid. Does anyone know why this is happening?

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When I close the lid on my retina MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt and it goes to sleep, I cannot wake it without shutting it down and restarting it. Called Apple tech and they did not have a solution. Any ideas?

When I close the lid on my retina MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt and it goes to sleep, I cannot wake it without shutting it down and restarting it. Called Apple tech and they did not have a solution. Any ideas?

Try these places:
MacBook Pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
Mac OS X Help
Isolating Issues in Mac OS
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1388
https://www.apple.com/support/osx/
https://www.apple.com/support/quickassist/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/help/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/tour/
Get Help with your Product
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304725
TimeMachine 101
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
Mac OS X & Mountain Lion Community
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/os_x_mountain_lion?view=discussio ns
Recovery Mode
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MB tiger 10.4.11 won't shut down but just go to sleep when I close the lid

Hi,
I'm new to this forum but I'm desperate for your help with my Macbook 10.4.11.
Recently it doesn't shut down properly and each time I shut it down thru the green apple, it just doesn't shut down definitely but after some seconds, the screen turns to black but my mouse's light is still on. When I close the lid, the sleep light is on, too.
I've tried many advices like disabling remote facilities, e.g. Bluetooth, but it won't help. I've updated all softwares and even SMC but that won't help either. Did anyone have the same problem like mine and more important, have you had the answer yet??? I'm fed up with pressing the power off button each time.
For more info, I've installed boot camp and windows but after that, I've uninstalled it and reinstalled brand new Mac OS so there's no way that the problem comes from Windows.
Thanks in advance and waiting desperately for your help...

Hi NOTHING SPECIAL, and a warm welcome to the forums!
How much free space is on the Hard Drive?
Have you done any OS or Disk Maintenance?
At this point I think you should get Applejack...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19596
After installing, reboot holding down CMD+s, (+s), then when the DOS like prompt shows, type in...
applejack AUTO
Then let it do all 5 of it's things.
At least it'll eliminate some questions if it doesn't fix it.
The 5 things it does are...
Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.
See if it does better then after a restart or two.

Why won't my MacBook Pro go to sleep when I close the lid?

All of a sudden, my MacBook Pro has stopped going to sleep when I close the lid. Instead, the indicator light on the front stays on steadily. When I then open the lid, I am asked to log in again, but before I can type anything, the window goes completely black. My only choice at this point has been to hold the power button down long enough to shut the laptop off. Then I wait a minute or so before restarting. Is there a setting I need to check to prevent all of this from happening? I have tried restarting in Safe Mode, then restarting normally, but still the laptop will not go to sleep when I close the lid.

Some process is impeding the sleep function. Since you've tried rebooting and it persists, check and see if Time Machine is hellbent on completing a backup, cause it can have that effect.

I've connected my macbook pro (os 10.6.8) to an external display, but it will not go into clam shell mode! When I close the lid the laptop goes to sleep, and I am unable to wake it using the external keyboard or mouse.

A rundown of what I've tried:
Adjusting energy settings to try to prevent sleep
Pluging the USB keyboard and wacom tablet directly into the laptop (as opposed to a usb hub)
My laptop's power cable is connected
My display (a Vizio TV) is recognized in the System Preferences panel
I'd been using this TV for about a year with my older Macbook Pro (OS 10.5.8), though using a different wireless keyboard and mouse
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Thanks!

So your keyboard or mouse won't wake the Mac when you close the lid correct? Try resetting the SMC and pram
Shut down the computer.
Disconnect the MagSafe power adapter from the computer, if it's connected.
Remove the battery.
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
Release the power button.
Reconnect the battery and MagSafe power adapter.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Resetting NVRAM / PRAM
Shut down your Mac.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.

Why does itunes and other media continue to play when i close the lid on my macbook pro 2011???

Hey, I am new to mac and still getting used to it (making the transition from windows), its amazing! Anyhow, I cannot figure out why my itunes and other media like youtube or a film on vlc player continues to play once the lid has been closed. I thought that when i close the lid the macbook should then sleep. It does everytime when there is nothing playing. The little white light on the bottom right hand corner of the book is on but music continues to play.
The sleep option always works. If I press the power button and choose the option sleep it does so etcc.
Is this normal and am I just being stupid or is there a problem??
I bought the laptop from ebay, its a macbook pro late 2011 17inch. I dont have apple support and might have to make a trip into London to the mac store however I was hoping someone can help me...
Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
Software Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63)
Thanks if you can it is muc appreciated....!!

hey, thanks for the reply. I don't know to be perfectly honest. When I close the lid without any music playing it sleeps fine. How could I check?
So basically I pressed the power button and pressed sleep. The laptop turned off and the little white light turned on no problem. I did the same thing with closing the lid and it went to sleep no problem. (Can you confirm that when the little white light is on it means the laptop is sleeping)??.
I then had itunes playing and pressed the power button and when i pressed sleep the music paused then 6 seconds later it went to sleep. I then had itunes playing and closed the lid and the music kept on playing even though the white light was on.
What do you think jessejarvi?

My MBP shuts down or sleeps (?) when I close the lid

Hi
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I haven't been able to solve it on my own by investigating, asking others og reading this forum.
My MBP from late 2007 has recently started to shut down/sleep (or maybe even "hibernate" - not sure which is the right term) when I close the lid - meaning that when I open it, it *doesn't wake up automatically* like it used to. *I need to push the "on" button and it takes it a while to start up*. It doesn't start up from scratch; it shows the last screen shaded in a light grey tone - and it's takes quite a few seconds to get ready. As far as I recall, it "woke up" automatically before.
I haven't changed my preferences - and they are all set to "never", as my MBP is nerly always connected to the adaptor.
Any clues to what happened and how I can change it? It's really annoying!
Thanks,
Carina

Welcome!
When my MBP started that same behavior, I found that I had accumulated a huge list of wireless networks on my travels. Reviewing the system log, I found my computer was trying to connect to one, a hotel network to which I had connected weeks before and miles away.
Here's how I fixed it (I have 10.5.8, not 10.6, but the fix should be the same):
1) Open System Preferences and select "Network."
2) Be sure "Airport" is selected in the left side of that preference pane.
3) Click the "Advanced" button. If the next screen does not have the "Airport" tab selected, select it. There should be a window with a list of networks.
4) Use the + and - buttons below to remove any networks you have accumulated that are not needed. Example: on mine, I removed all but two networks--our home network and the one at a local museum where I volunteer.
5) Once you'd cleaned off the list to the bare necessities, uncheck the option labeled, "Remember any network this computer has joined." This will not prevent you from using other networks on later travels but will prevent them building up and creating problems.
That completely cured my wake-from-sleep problems. and other have said it worked for them, too.

Macbook shuts off when I close the lid

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