hey chandra, I have not tested the EA as yet with not closing the laptop lid. I thought that my power settings were messed up due to the closing of the lid but it seems not to be the case as my hard drives are set to never turn off as well. Also, I have the close lid option set to "do nothing" so I don't know if closing the lid was affecting this EA at all. Does closing the lid modify anything else that I am not aware of? I am going to test out the EA tonight and not close the lid.
thanks again for your help.
thanks again for your help.