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Set screen brightness in FireWire target disk mode
Authored by: Azark on Jun 29, '04 10:02:31AM

I always thought it was a bit stupid not to implement a screen saver or dimming feature for portables in Target disk mode.

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PB Ghz 1024MB Combo 10.3.3
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Set screen brightness in FireWire target disk mode
Authored by: cmdahler on Jun 29, '04 10:23:19AM

It's possible to start up your PB in target disk mode and then close the lid. The backlight turns off when you do that. The only concern I have about this is heat. The bottom of my PB gets pretty warm after a while with the lid closed in target disk mode, and I know that PB's are engineered to shed some heat through the keyboard. Does anyone know if the fan will automatically come on in target disk mode? I've never heard it start up on mine.

Chris



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Current powerbooks do not overheat with the lid closed
Authored by: PeteVerdon on Aug 19, '04 03:18:45PM

Current powerbooks do not overheat with the lid closed.

Older models dissipated heat through the keyboard, but the current ones use the bottom of the case as a heat sink instead. This means that you can use it with the lid closed with no problems, as the manual explains.

The only limitation is that it must be plugged in to a keyboard, monitor and power supply - I suspect this allows the machine to be reasonably sure that it's not in a bag. I'm grateful for that, because otherwise there's a risk I might pick up my "turned off" powerbook and put it in my bag where it might well overheat.

Pete



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Set screen brightness in FireWire target disk mode
Authored by: Fofer on Jun 29, '04 10:43:44AM

The fact that the Firewire logo glides around and doesn't stay in any one spot for too long... that *is* the screensaver, no?



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Set screen brightness in FireWire target disk mode
Authored by: Chevron on Jun 29, '04 10:51:12AM

No, LCD Screens don't suffer from Burn-in like desktop CRTs, the best way to save any screen is to have it off completely, not even just dimming the screen. I know my 18 month old PB suffered greatly from having the screen on all night, even though the backlight was off, because I dont think the LCD turned off.



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Set screen brightness in FireWire target disk mode
Authored by: johnsawyercjs on Aug 20, '04 05:06:41PM

Though the rest of the screen is black while the Firewire icon is moving around, the backlight is still on, generating heat and draining battery power--the display has just flipped most of the pixels to black, which doesn't reduce backlight brightness--that's why you can see the Firewire icon.



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