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jtsimler3

macrumors member
Original poster
Jun 24, 2004
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Austin, TX
Hi. I have a G5 with Panther, and I was just wondering what the difference between putting my whole computer to sleep versus putting just the HD to sleep would be.

Obviously, I know the technical difference between the two (one puts the CPU to sleep, the other just the HD), but I'm wondering how each would be beneficial to me.

And another thing, in the Energy Saver menu, when it asks this, about how long does it take for the HD to go to sleep? It says, PUT HD TO SLEEP WHEN POSSIBLE.

Thank you so much.
 
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