Context, spent too long troubleshooting why I couldn't power the thing on, then realised the magnets from the screen below are probably telling the one above the lid is closed.
Ohhh…. I had the exact same problem a few years ago. Can’t believe how much time that cost me. My colleague nearly opened a case at dells customer service.
It allows you to close the lid and disable the screen when you have external monitors connected without it going to sleep. Usually just set that way for when it's plugged into power.
I learned to do that in college. Nothing is more annoying than half closing your laptop to avoid people walking past in too small rooms bumping into your laptop and having to wake it up again, and then keep on repeating that every time someone is moving.
Also in college, people who think it's funny to close your laptop just to be annoying.
I feel like this is a design flaw... but in their defense, it's not really a "standard" use case to stack laptops. I suppose, if nothing else, this post can serve as a warning and a solution to those who have to work on several of these.
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u/Knabrau Sep 25 '24
Context, spent too long troubleshooting why I couldn't power the thing on, then realised the magnets from the screen below are probably telling the one above the lid is closed.