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Start Macbook with lid closed

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Mar 15, 20264851 views
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Problem

I want to use my Macbook (early 2010) lid-closed with external monitor, keyboard and mouse. Is it possible to start it lid closed? For example to use it in a Henge Docks station?

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Fix for: Start Macbook with lid closed

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If your Mac has been shut down: You will need to use the power button to start it if it's been shut down completely. Only older Macs like the G3s had a power button on their keyboards, but this was removed ā€“ possibly because such a thing was never iā€¦

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