Turn on MacBook Pro with lid closed?

Hello!
I have a 2012 rMBP connected to a Dell U2713hm monitor with a wired USB keyboard and a Magic Trackpad. I usually run the rMBP with the lid closed in a twelvesouth vertical stand.
Most of the time I just let the rMBP sleep when I am not using partially because it is a pain to turn it on by taking it out of the stand, opening it up, turning it on, and then closing the clamshell again.
Is there any way for me to boot my rMBP with this setup (or some other related setup) while the laptop remains closed?
Thanks!

I don't think there's any way to turn it on with the lid closed. What's wrong with just letting it sleep? I almost never turn mine off completely.

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I want to run the Macbook Pro with the lid closed, like maybe when I'm downloading a file or using it as a desktop with an external screen.
I have insomniaX, however I am concerned about heat.
The vent in the back seems to put out as much air as it does with the lip opened.
Any insight on this?
tia
edit: oh yea I have an early '09 mac book pro; 15" if it matters
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If you use InsomniaX, you should certainly be concerned about heat. I recommend trashing InsomniaX, because it enables you to abuse your MBP in a way that Apple intended to make impossible.
To use the machine with its display closed as it was designed to be used, follow the instructions in this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3131

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Here we go again, this worked pre-Yosemite. Now it seems this trick no longer works. After following these steps again the screen on my Macbook Pro now turns on after logging in and opening the clam shell.
Anyone figure out/know a way to turn off the screen on the Macbook Pro with external monitors plugged in? (yes, closing the clam shell–but I'm referring to keeping the clam shell open with the display turned off)
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To execute in Terminal:
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Once you type it into terminal I believe you need to enter your password. I then restart my machine. Now the TRICK is to either restart your machine with the lid already closed (hit restart then slam the lid!) OR turn the machine on for the first time (then quickly slam the lid!) once you are past the login screen you can open the lid.

Has anyone experimented with tip 2 (active corners)? Perhaps it still works.
http://www.cultofmac.com/176329/turn-off-internal-lcd-display-of-your-macbook-ai r-os-x-tips/
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Is it dangerous to run MacBook Pro with lid shut ?

Hey Gang,
I run my MBP17 through a Cinema Display when I'm home. I've always kept the lid open a smidge for cooling. Also, I turn off the 17's display to give it a break while I enjoy the Cinema's larger real estate. Question: "Is it dangerous to run the MacBook Pro with it's lid shut ?"
Grateful in advance...
~ FLAKBAIT

Yes, leave it open a smidgen like you have been doing.

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Leaving your AC adapter plugged in 100% of the time will drastically shorten the lifespan of your battery. Of course if you do that, you don't need your battery, so maybe it won't matter to you. But it doesn't make any sense to buy a portable computer and never use it as one. If you're content to do that, you might as well have bought a Mac Mini instead and saved a pile of money.
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Some people say you can operate a Macbook with the lid closed, some say you can't. Can anyone answer this one please? In school there is a storage trolley full of PC laptops (Vaios I think, but not sure) and the network administrator is able to update software and do other admin tasks on them over the school network without taking them all out and opening them. Apparently they will wake up if he accesses them and go to sleep again when he's finished. We've been trying to do the same will a trolley full of Macbooks and Apple Remote Desktop, but they just won't wake up, so he's having to take all 16 of them out of the trolley and open them which is terrible. Can it be done? Over Airport, preferrably, but we do have ethernet in the trolley if neccessary.

Well, this is all built into ARD. If you open the admin guide at http://images.apple.com/remotedesktop/pdf/AdministratorsGuide20061116.pdf
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1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one or more computers from the list with a current status of “Sleeping,” or
“Offline.”
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It seems pretty straightforward, so perhaps I misunderstood.

How to keep unplugged macbook awake with lid closed

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I have the same problem: not able to work with my external display mirroring the internal one - while shutting the internal display off.
I believe there is an issue with Mac OS X Lion 7.5 that Apple needs to solve, since apparently it does not happen with this version of the OS only...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4315808?start=45&tstart=0
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