Do you have to shut the laptop lid completely to use it? My external monitors don't like it when I shut the lid.
1061703
I have owned this same stand for several years. If you dock the stand with the laptop closed and then power it on (closed), the laptop will work with all monitors. If you dock the laptop with the laptop open, or open the laptop later, then when you close the laptop, it assumes you want the laptop to go to sleep, and it will shut off all monitors. When docked in the stand you can not see much of the laptop screen anyway, so it is best to dock the laptop while it is closed. You are also less likely to strike keys accidently or damage the docking interface if you dock it while closed.
544076
Yes. I have no issues with the lid. I do close it when I'm not using it. But it does stay open when I am.
606060
You close your laptop and it won't move. If you are carrying it open then make sure you carry the up right
1352635
yes, you need to change the power settings for the laptop not to hybernate when you close the lid and it works fine.
1561847
If your monitor is also a tv it probably would shut the monitor off. I don't know if your computer has remote on off Mostly it's fun when the video sales guy ignores you or you want to make your mother neighbors and friends batty. But note it doesn't work like your remote keyboard on off which is totally different
1712886
You have to open it to turn it on. But if you just put your laptop to sleep, you can wake it up (by moving your mouse or hitting a key on the keyboard) without opening it. With this set-up, I rarely every turn off my laptop.
1804516
Yes you can. You need to go into control panel and look for settings that dictate what happens when the lid is closed. Note that if you have a password required by the bios or a disc encryption program, you will need to power the laptop with the lid up - type in the password. When the windows login prompt is shown , you close the lid. I do this all the time work.
174887
The answer is yes. I have the lid on my Macbook Pro closed right now and am working on the screen of the external monitor.
1526184
Yes holding power button generally will shutdown the laptop. However, if it does not then you will want unplug the laptop and remove the battery and then hold the power button for 10 secs. Put battery back in, plug back and power up.
1775922
Yes you can swap with out turn off the Laptop, I do it this way whitout a problem for now.
453790
No. It is like your computer, look at the bottom menu at the screen, to "shut down" then unplug the ac adapter.
1352457
It should still provide power to the mouse while in sleep mode. As long as your computer itself is turned off, it is powering the USB ports, even though your monitor may be dark. The computer itself is still "on."
1903023
Mine was doing that, but I installed all of the windows updates necessary and then upgraded to windows 8.1. Since that, it only does this when it goes into the sleep from a critically low battery but it takes no time to just shut the lid and reopen it.
787333
Yes, when you close the lid, the IPAD turns off. You will need to reenter your password etc.
644747
It does, but not well. You have to reboot the computer each time you want to switch to the external displays. Very frustrating...If anyone reads this comment and has found a way to resolve the issue, please message me!
743003
Closing the cover will deactivatethe screen momentarily but will not completely turn off your tablet if it is on. You can only accomplish this with the tablet on-off switch.
1599080
The lid lifts off completely for scans like this. remember to unplug the connecting cable first!