Shutting down your powerbook – Apple PowerBook G4 (12-inch, 1.5 GHz) User Manual

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

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 Press the Power button (®) and click Sleep in the dialog that appears.

To wake the computer:
 If the display is closed, open it. Your PowerBook automatically wakes from sleep when

you open the display.

 If the display is already open, press the Power button (®) or any key on the keyboard.

Shutting Down Your PowerBook

If you aren’t going to use your PowerBook for a day or two, shut it down.

To shut down your computer, do one of the following:
 Choose Apple () > Shut Down from the menu bar.
 Press the Power button (®) and click Shut Down in the dialog that appears.

If you plan to store your PowerBook for an extended period of time, see “Storing Your
PowerBook” on page 71 f
or information on how to prevent your battery from draining
completely.

Warning:

Wait a few seconds until the white sleep light on the display latch starts

pulsating (indicating that the computer is in sleep and the hard disk has stopped
spinning) before you move your PowerBook. Moving your computer while the hard
disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data or the inability to start
up from the hard disk.

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