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Disable sleep-on-lid-closed.
Take out the lid-close sensor and use it in a side project that requires a proximity sensor.
isn't it Hall sensor?
I might/might not be one.
But it definitely is a proximity sensor. Unless yours is an Apple device, in which case, it might be an angle sensor.
The term "Hall sensor" would refer to the tech used in it, whereas the term "proximity sensor" refers to its function.
It could be using any other proximity sensing technique too and it would still be a proximity sensor.
technically yes. usually proximity sensor is used to mean IR or sonic sensors and I read in that sense.
I see.
I used "proximity sensor" because I didn't know what these sensors use and didn't want to worry about it while writing that comment.
If the Dexter actor is near it, the screen goes off
On thinkpads it is, there is a magnet on the bottom.
I had a dell latitude for my first server. even when I removed the magnets, some how it still would detect that the kid was closed and turn off. I tried everything I could think of and more, without any luck. the solution? I removed the display entirely so it couldn't be closed and only used it via ssh or a VGA monitor if I really needed it.
I have an older ASUS ROG laptop in which the sensor is a separate PCB (less than a thumb in size) connected using a few IDC pins.
It could simply be taken off and I haven't even opened the monitor frame yet.
It's probably to prevent overheating.
Why is it just sitting on the carpet though?
To prevent underheating, they're going for a medium laptop.
Medium-well, more like.