05-08-2008, 02:38 PM
Our Mac IT head just sent this out.. may interest some here -
I have been reading some interesting and slightly disturbing posts about SafeSleep mode and how it can hose your drive.
http://www.silvermac.com/2006/how-to...ro-hard-drive/
Here's a quote from that article and I would think the same thing applies to MacBooks:
This is what Apple’s MBP manual states:
Warning: Wait a few seconds until the white sleep indicator light on the display latch starts pulsating (indicating that the computer is in sleep and the hard disk has stopped spinning) before you move your MacBook Pro. Moving your computer while the hard disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data or the inability to start up from the hard disk.
I have been reading some interesting and slightly disturbing posts about SafeSleep mode and how it can hose your drive.
http://www.silvermac.com/2006/how-to...ro-hard-drive/
Here's a quote from that article and I would think the same thing applies to MacBooks:
This is what Apple’s MBP manual states:
Warning: Wait a few seconds until the white sleep indicator light on the display latch starts pulsating (indicating that the computer is in sleep and the hard disk has stopped spinning) before you move your MacBook Pro. Moving your computer while the hard disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data or the inability to start up from the hard disk.