Pulsating light

[bobcat ranny]

New member to forum,new mac mini owner,I love it.When i put my mac mini to sleep the little pilot light in right hand corner is pulsating.Is this normal or is it getting ready to blow.I am looking at it in a dark room. Thank you,

 

[paulrbeers]

New member to forum,new mac mini owner,I love it.When i put my mac mini to sleep the little pilot light in right hand corner is pulsating.Is this normal or is it getting ready to blow.I am looking at it in a dark room. Thank you,

Normal that's how you know it is asleep vs off or on...

 

[CrickettGrrrl]

I really, really wish iMacs still had that light, I miss it.

 

[Micky Do]

No Owner's Manual these days….?

….. Or do people just not bother reading what's provided.

From the Owner's Manual of an earlier incarnation:

Power indicator light
A steady white light indicates your Mac mini is on; a pulsing light indicates it’s in sleep.

 

[bobcat ranny]

Micky Do

Thanks for the information ,now i know it's normal. My owners manual has nothing about a pulsating light that indicates that it is in sleep mode. Now i know ,

 

[Micky Do]

Thanks for the information ,now i know it's normal. My owners manual has nothing about a pulsating light that indicates that it is in sleep mode. Now i know ,

Yes….. I took the trouble of checking out the documentation, which is available on-line. The "Quick Start Guide" that comes with the latest Mini is more of an intro to the apps, with very little about the hardware. A bit useless to anyone new to Mac, or setting up their first computer, as I was with the first Mini in 2005.

The last "User Guide" provided, that gives a useful introduction to the hardware came with the 2011 model…… including an explanation of the pulsating light.

So….. no (real) Owner's Manual applies!