Overview
This article provides information to Mac users on power management.
Information
Mac OS X computers can transition to or from the following power states:
- Sleep
- Wake
- Shutdown or restart
The type of sleep state the computer transitions to depends primarily on user or system activity.
NOTE: Mac OS X does not support Wake on WAN/LAN from the off state (only from sleep). For details, refer to the article Mac OS X v10.6: About Wake on Demand.
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Sleep type |
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Idle sleep, including: · Display sleep · Hard disk sleep
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Occurs when there has been no activity during the time interval the user selects in the Energy Saver preferences (tracked by the computer's sleep timer). To wake a computer from idle sleep, the user can move the mouse, touch the trackpad, or press a key on the keyboard. |
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System sleep |
Occurs when the user chooses Sleep from the Apple menu or closes the lid of a laptop. To wake the computer from system sleep, the user can open the lid of a laptop or briefly press the power button. |
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