Acer Spin 512 turns on with lid trigger

Bug Reports Firmware Bugs
1

After installing Mr. Chromebox’s firmware last year, my Acer Spin 512 would power on every time the lid was opened.

I was able to fix this by disabling the “Power on after fail” option in the EFI settings.

Unfortunately, after the 2025-11-01 update, that option has been removed and my computer powers on again when the lid is opened.

While it’s a minor inconvenience, I’d rather not have my computer turn on just from the lid opening, as the lid trigger is sensitive; I have found my battery close to dead due to the computer being stuck on LUKS password entry and unable to sleep.

I don’t see any other options that appear related to my issue in the EFI settings.

2

Just to update, I have now also found that just plugging the computer into power with the lid closed will turn it on.

I tested a few times to make sure and can confirm plugging into power turns on the computer.

3

this is default Chromebook behavior since the very beginning, nothing to do with my firmware.

same for powering on when external power attached if EC is in deep sleep.

4

Thinking back, you are right. I don’t know why I forgot that.

I did appreciate the ability your firmware gave me in allowing me to disable that function though.

Thank you for your time.