Is this at all possible?

[RI_HA]

I have a laptop.

What I want to do is..

Connect a flat screen monitor to it and a separate keyboard and mouse, can I then set the laptop to be on, but have the lid closed and under my desk but still have all the information coming through the flat screen?

I want to do this cause im sick of the laptop getting tea and stuff spilled on it and it will give me more desk room.

Cheers for any information

[carvell]

Course you can.

Connect the monitor up as you would normally, and just close the lid. The picture on the monitor doesn't disappear.
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[John C]

You might have to change your advanced power settings to allow you to close the lid without the laptop hibernating or going into standby.

Right click on the desktop>
properties>
screen saver tab>
monitor power>
advanced tab.

Change the setting for what you want to happen when you close the lid to "do nothing".

[Rookie]

It also depends on whether your laptop has a monitor, keyboard and mouse output. No laptops I've ever used have had PS2 outputs, so I had to get USB versions of keyboards and mice.

[RI_HA]

cheers guys, just gonna get myself a nice flat screen now.

My Laptop has got all the connections for mouse keyboard and a monitor. Ill just need to adjust the settings to stop it from closing down when I close the lid.

[NSR Mick]

What laptop is it, I've got a docking station for my IBM it saves plugging and unplugging stuff all the time.
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