Hello Everyone
I'm new to Macs as well as this forum. I recently got a Macbook Pro (which I must say I LOVE) for College and so I am very new to it. I did figure out what the equivalent of a "right-click" is, which seems to be a reoccurring question on here.
I had been talking to my friend, who is a long time Mac user, about sleep mode. He told me he had left his computer on for several months using this. He also said it was alright to move your computer around while it was in sleep mode.
I don't doubt him, but I want to be totally sure these things are healthy for my computer before I start doing them.
So I'll list out my questions:
1. What exactly happens when the computer goes into sleep mode, does the hard drive stop running? What is left powered up?
2. Is it okay to leave the computer in sleep mode for extended periods of time, like several months? Does this wear and tear on the computer or does it have an negative effects at all?
3. I know that while my computer is open, the hard drive is running. Is it okay for me to move short distances while it is open (for example, from one story of my house to another, or even smaller distances of like my computer chair to my bed)? Or should I put my Mac in sleep mode to move it around?
4. Finally, I know it is okay to move around with the computer while it is in sleep mode, but are there limits to its mobility? For example, could I turn the computer on it's side? up-side-down? Could I turn it up-side-down and shake it around (I don't envision myself doing these sorts of things but you get the point)? Basically, can i go anywhere and do anything to my computer mobility-wise, without damaging it?
5. I guess this relates to the last question but it was so long and I wanted a specific answer to this so I separated them. Can i put my computer in my backpack and ride around campus on bumpy buses, and possibly run around campus, and it will still be okay?
Thanks
I'm new to Macs as well as this forum. I recently got a Macbook Pro (which I must say I LOVE) for College and so I am very new to it. I did figure out what the equivalent of a "right-click" is, which seems to be a reoccurring question on here.
I had been talking to my friend, who is a long time Mac user, about sleep mode. He told me he had left his computer on for several months using this. He also said it was alright to move your computer around while it was in sleep mode.
I don't doubt him, but I want to be totally sure these things are healthy for my computer before I start doing them.
So I'll list out my questions:
1. What exactly happens when the computer goes into sleep mode, does the hard drive stop running? What is left powered up?
2. Is it okay to leave the computer in sleep mode for extended periods of time, like several months? Does this wear and tear on the computer or does it have an negative effects at all?
3. I know that while my computer is open, the hard drive is running. Is it okay for me to move short distances while it is open (for example, from one story of my house to another, or even smaller distances of like my computer chair to my bed)? Or should I put my Mac in sleep mode to move it around?
4. Finally, I know it is okay to move around with the computer while it is in sleep mode, but are there limits to its mobility? For example, could I turn the computer on it's side? up-side-down? Could I turn it up-side-down and shake it around (I don't envision myself doing these sorts of things but you get the point)? Basically, can i go anywhere and do anything to my computer mobility-wise, without damaging it?
5. I guess this relates to the last question but it was so long and I wanted a specific answer to this so I separated them. Can i put my computer in my backpack and ride around campus on bumpy buses, and possibly run around campus, and it will still be okay?
Thanks