Apple M9971LL User Guide - Page 16
Putting Your Mac mini to Sleep or Shutting It Down, Put Your Mac mini to Sleep to Save Energy
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Putting Your Mac mini to Sleep or Shutting It Down When you have finished working with your Mac mini, you can put your computer to sleep or shut it down. Put Your Mac mini to Sleep to Save Energy If you will be away from your Mac mini for less than a few days, put the computer to sleep. When the computer is in sleep, its screen is dark. You can quickly wake the computer and bypass the startup process. To put the computer to sleep, do one of the following: Â Choose Apple () > Sleep. Â Press the power button (®) on the back of the computer. Â Choose Apple () > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer. To wake the computer, press any key on the keyboard. When the computer wakes from sleep, your applications, documents, and computer settings are exactly as you left them. Shut Down Your Mac mini If you will not use your Mac mini for more than a few days, shut it down. To shut down, choose Apple () > Shut Down. Warning: Shut down your Mac mini 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. 16 Chapter 1 Getting Started