I just close my lid and let my MacBook Pro sleep at night. On Sep 19, 2010, at 10:07 AM, Sandra Schreiber wrote:
> do you all turn your Macs (MacBook) off at night? Sometimes I do, and > sometimes I dont', and I don't know which is best. Sandy > On Sep 19, 2010, at 9:59 AM, Lee Larson wrote: > > On Sep 19, 2010, at 8:15 AM, Milt Tyree wrote: > >> Is it still necessary (seems it used to be) to shut down a MacBook and the >> LCD projector before connecting? Or should the LCD be on stand-by and the >> MacBook in sleep mode? Or is it okay to connect the LCD to the MacBook >> adapter with both fired-up? >> >> I'm asking because earlier this week, for the first time, I connected my Mac >> while it was running to an Epson LCD on stand-by. The MacBook's resolution >> automatically changed (as it should); same in reverse (put LCD on stand-by, >> disconnected, resolution adjusted). Everything seemed happy. I have a 15" >> unibody MacBook Pro (OS 10.6.4). Just want to know if it's safe to do this, >> or if I was risking zapping the MBP's logic board or something else scary… > > > I use various projectors with my Macbook Pro nearly every day. I never shut > the Mac down. It doesn't seem to hurt anything. Just to be sure I wasn't just > being lucky, I checked the manual that came with the machine. This is from > page 70 concerning VGA connections. > > 1 Turn on the external display or projector. > > 2 Make sure the display cable is connected to the external projector or > display. > > 3 Connect the DVI to VGA adapter that came with your MacBook Pro to the VGA > connector of the external display or projector, and then connect the adapter > to your MacBook Pro. Your MacBook Pro automatically detects the external > display. > > 4 Adjust the resolution on the external display by using the Displays pane of > System Preferences or the Displays icon in the menu bar, if necessary. > > > Apparently Apple assumes you should keep the Mac turned on. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > Sandra Gray Schreiber, AAA > Schreiber Silver > Schreiber Appraisal Associates > 50 River Hill Road > Louisville, Ky 40207 > office: 502-893-3308 > home: 502-893-2303 > email: [email protected] > www.schreibersilver.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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