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Putting Your PowerMacG5 to Sleep or Shutting It Down, Putting Your PowerMacG5 to Sleep

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Putting Your Power Mac G5 to Sleep or Shutting It Down When you have finished working with your Power Mac G5, you can put your computer to sleep or shut it down. Putting Your Power Mac G5 to Sleep If you will be away from your Power Mac G5 for only a short time, put the computer to sleep. When the computer is in sleep, the display's screen is dark. You can quickly wake the computer from sleep and bypass the startup process. To put the computer to sleep quickly, do one of the following: Â Choose Apple () > Sleep. Â Press the power button on the front of your Power Mac G5. Â Choose Apple () > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer. To wake your computer from sleep, do one of the following: Â Press any key on the keyboard. Â Click the mouse. Shutting Down Your Power Mac G5 If you will not be using your Power Mac G5 for a day or two, you should turn it off. To turn off your Power Mac G5, choose Apple () > Shut Down. Warning: Do not turn off the Power Mac G5 by turning off the switch on a power strip or by pulling out the computer's power plug (unless you can't turn off the computer any other way). Your files or system software could be damaged if your computer is not shut down properly. Warning: Shut down your Power Mac G5 before moving it. 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. 12 Chapter 1 Getting Started

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Chapter 1
Getting Started
Putting Your Power Mac G5 to Sleep or Shutting It Down
When you have finished working with your Power Mac G5, you can put your computer
to sleep or shut it down.
Putting Your Power Mac G5 to Sleep
If you will be away from your Power Mac G5 for only a short time, put the computer to
sleep. When the computer is in sleep, the display’s screen is dark. You can quickly wake
the computer from sleep and bypass the startup process.
To put the computer to sleep quickly, do one of the following:
Â
Choose Apple (
) > Sleep.
Â
Press the power button on the front of your Power Mac G5.
Â
Choose Apple (
) > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer.
To wake your computer from sleep, do one of the following:
Â
Press any key on the keyboard.
Â
Click the mouse.
Shutting Down Your Power Mac G5
If you will not be using your Power Mac G5 for a day or two, you should turn it off. To
turn off your Power Mac G5, choose Apple (
) > Shut Down.
Warning:
Do not turn off the Power Mac G5 by turning off the switch on a power
strip or by pulling out the computer’s power plug (unless you can’t turn off the
computer any other way). Your files or system software could be damaged if your
computer is not shut down properly.
Warning:
Shut down your Power Mac G5 before moving it. 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.