polakatl Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 For some reason (its not heat) the MBPs don't have an option to disable sleep when lid is closed. I use InsomniaX to keep the laptop awake when using utorrent. I believe under windows utorrent disables sleep feature. It would be great to have an option to disable sleep while downloading in uttorent. I believe InsomniaX uses a very simple approach to doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoOneButMe Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 No. This has been requested before and is a very bad idea. Forcing the laptop to stay on while in clamshell mode can potentially cause physical damage to the hardware. It shouldn't be done in uTorrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polakatl Posted January 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Are you sure this is a concern? Apple allows the MBP to run in clamshell mode when there is an external monitor and mouse/keyboard present. The cooling vents work properly when it is closed. I use InsomniaX every night and when I open the MBP the temperatures are just fine. I can't speak for the macbook, but there should be no concerns with MBPs due to the design of the vents. Please reconsider this option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoOneButMe Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 I'm positive this is a concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siddhartha Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Apple doesn`t recommend this since the airflow through the keyboard and the back is cut off. So I guess this is a concern, really and truly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polakatl Posted February 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 that contradicts apple's decision to allow you to use your MBP closed when connected to an external monitor and mouse/keyboard. It would still be a nice feature, maybe with a warning if the devs feel it is dangerous. ither way I have a way to deal with it, but it would be nicer if uTorrent did it for meEDIT:here is a reference to apple's own article. It does not have any warnings about overheating. It allows you to do computing in clamshell mode. All I'm asking for is a little low cpu utorrent usage http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3131 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoOneButMe Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 It does however have: Important: ... does not constitute Apple's recommendation or endorsement.And if anything gets damaged and you bring it to the Apple store, they won't fix it for you under AppleCare/Warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Well, we could add it anyway. Just popup a little warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polakatl Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 From Apple's support page. Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple's recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.So this means that if their support instructions mention a non apple product it is not endorsed by Apple. I don't think they are referring to their product's abilities. It would be foolish for official Apple support to tell you about this and then say that it is not endorsed or warrantied. Either way I'm glad the clamshell mode is being considered for uTorrent. It would be a great addition. Thanks for listening and please keep this updated if you make progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.hold Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 find a little applet called caffine.... it puts a coffee cup in your menubar you click it and it prevents sleep (for specified time or indefinite) you click again and its back to normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintball9 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 I'd still recommend not using it. I've seen MBP's get to over 120 Degrees C while OPEN.Mac design is very flawed in the area of temperature control. If you try doing that while it's closed you're just asking for trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 We can't implement support for this. It requires a kernel extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ball Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Just use InsomniaX, geez...And yes, it is a terrible idea. The world is full of fools who would put their MacBook in their book bag with no circulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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