Laptop turning off when lid is closed. Help?

[MrMichaelTheHuman]

Whenever I close the lid on my laptop, it turns off. I have it set so it should go to sleep, but it completely boots off. Do you have any advice?

 

[techgeek]

Where did you set this? In Windows or the BIOS? Assuming Windows, you might have a peek in the BIOS, some laptops have ACPI settings in the BIOS.

 

[photonboy]

I don't think the BIOS is likely to apply here, but I could be wrong.

The settings are in the POWER SETTINGS section.

1) Have you tried ALL the options? (one should be "nothing" for example)

2) Are you certain it's turning off completely and not Hibernating?
(The only way i can think to check is leave a program open and see if it's there.)

If it's hibernating then the program will still be there once you start the PC again. It still turns off, but it restores the Hibernation file.

3) Is the battery working fine?

4) Was it working before?

5) If so, did you change anything like installing Windows 10?

 

[jsmithepa]

BIOS, Windows, and the laptop vendor may also run their own Power Applet.

 

[techgeek]

I've seen ACPI functions tucked in the BIOS of laptops override ACPI functions set in Windows. Ideally ACPI functions are handed off to the OS once they system drivers have been loaded. Occasionally though (for whatever reason) the BIOS doesn't relinquish control to the OS and processes / intercepts ACPI calls before the OS has a chance.