Apple Mac Pro (Early 2009) - Manual (Page 19)

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 If you see a blinking question mark on the screen or a series of flashes from the
status light, see Chapter 4, “Problem, Meet Solution,” on page 77.
Putting Your Mac Pro to Sleep or Shutting It Down
When you finish working, you can put your Mac Pro to sleep or shut it down.
Putting Your Mac Pro to Sleep
If you’ll be away from your Mac Pro for only a short time, put it to sleep. When your
Mac Pro is in sleep, the display’s screen is dark. You can quickly wake your Mac Pro from
sleep and bypass the startup process.
To put your Mac Pro to sleep quickly, do one of the following:
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Choose Apple ( ) > Sleep from the menu bar.
 Press the power (® ) button on the front of your Mac Pro.
 Press the Control and Eject keys, and then click Sleep in the dialogue box
that appears.
 Choose Apple ( ) > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer.
To wake your Mac Pro from sleep, do one of the following:
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Press any key on the keyboard.
 Click the mouse.
 Press the power (® ) button on the front of your Mac Pro.
When your Mac Pro wakes from sleep, your applications, documents, and computer
settings are exactly as you left them.