Apple MC270LL/A Personal Computer User Manual


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18 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Putting Your Mac mini to Sleep or Shutting It Down
WhenyounishworkingwithyourMacmini,youcanputittosleeporshutitdown.
Putting Your Mac mini to Sleep
Ifyou’llbeawayfromyourMacminiforlessthanafewdays,putittosleepinsteadof
shuttingitdown.WhenyourMacminiisinsleep,thedisplayisdarkandthediskdrive
stopsspinning.YoucanquicklywakeyourMacminiandbypassthestartupprocess.
To put your Mac mini to sleep, do one of the following:
 ChooseApple()>Sleepfromthemenubar.
 Pressthepower(®)buttononthebackofyourMacmini.
 ChooseApple()>SystemPreferences,clickEnergySaver,andsetasleeptimer.
 PressandholdthePlay/Pause(’)buttonontheoptionalAppleRemotefor
3seconds.
TowakeyourMacmini,pressanykeyonthekeyboardoranybuttonontheoptional
AppleRemote.WhenyourMacminiwakesfromsleep,yourapplications,documents,
andcomputersettingsareexactlyasyouleftthem.
Shutting Down Your Mac mini
Ifyouwon’tbeusingyourMacminiformorethanafewdays,shutitdown.Choose
Apple()>ShutDown.ToturnyourMacminionagain,pressthepower(®)button.
NOTICE:  ShutdownyourMacminibeforemovingit.MovingyourMacminiwhilethe
harddiskisspinningcandamagetheharddisk,causinglossofdataoraninabilityto
startupfromtheharddisk.
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