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December 24th, 2004 13:00

Hoe do I do This?

I have an Inspiron 4000 that I want to hook up to an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse, but I want the lid closed on the laptop all the time. How do I get it to do this? I do not have a docking station for it.
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    Posted December 24th, 2004 15:00

    You will have to open the lid to turn it on without a port replicator, there is no other way unless you leave it on all the time.  You should be able to toggle the FN-F5 keys to an external display and then you would be able to close the lid, provided you do not have it set to suspend or hibernate upon closing the lid. 
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    Posted December 24th, 2004 18:00

    I plan to leave it on all the time, what do I need to do to be able to close the lid, and it stay on with the attached monitor?

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