[HOW TO] Put your mac to sleep

[Lt Major Burns]

...without going through menus or scripts. put simply:

alt+apple+eject.

[CharlieJ]

COOL THANKS FOR THAT sorry about caps

[g/re/p]

cool!

got any more? (links?)

[Lt Major Burns]

no i just found while trying to force eject a cd stuck on a scratch. incidentally, is there a way to force eject?

[MrNivit1]

OR simply push the power button (don't hold it down), and then press the 's' key....

[bobw]

Open the following folders:
/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/

in order to find and double click the:
Eject.menu

This will put an eject icon on your menu bar.

[Amie]

...without going through menus or scripts. put simply:

alt+apple+eject.
I got an even simpler way: Close the lid. (Of course, this doesn't work well on a desktop. ;) )

[texanpenguin]

Force eject is easy: hold the mouse button down when you're booting up.

[adambyte]

I've got you all beat... Ctrl-Eject key .... BAM! That's one less key, biatch!

[Lt Major Burns]

nice!


holding down the mouse button at startup is not really a viable option. i can eject the cd when it's booting out of sleep. i want to just force eject it. also the eject button on the taskbar only repeats what the key on my keyboard does... nothing at that precise moment.

[Amie]

Eject? OK, now I'm confused. Who said anything about ejecting a CD? I thought the original post was in reference to "How To Put Your Computer to Sleep." LOL

[Lt Major Burns]

i found it while trying to force eject a cd... ;)

[Amie]

i found it while trying to force eject a cd... ;)
Oh. So ... we're *not* supposed to use pliers for that?

[Lt Major Burns]

i'm not sure... i never found force eject. and it doesn't seem to exist, or at least the knowledge base here doesn't know about it...

[Amie]

It exists. It's in the toolbox...

"Pliers," she whispers.

[Lt Major Burns]

it don't work on a powermac :P

[Amie]

it don't work on a powermac :P
:eek:

Oh, dear God, he tried it...

[Lt Major Burns]

it's not very flammable either...

[fryke]

that depends on the amount of gasoline you add and whether you enclose the whole thing. ;)

[Lt Major Burns]

ah, but even with all that, 2mm aluminium has never been very flammable....

[Amie]

For future reference: If anyone is planning to experiment with their Macs with pliers, gasoline, fire or any other curious elements ... um ... before you do, keep in mind that I will gladly accept donations of said computers. *Before* the experiment takes place, that is. :D

[Lt Major Burns]

who would possibly want, or have a use with a perfectly working, but obsolete 11 month old dual G5?

[fryke]

Yeah, that's so "pre-intel". ;)

[Amie]

who would possibly want, or have a use with a perfectly working, but obsolete 11 month old dual G5?
Well, sure, it's obsolete *now* ... you and your damn plier/gasoline experiments.

[Lt Major Burns]

if you don't experiment, you'll never find out for sure.

[dmetzcher]

I got an even simpler way: Close the lid. (Of course, this doesn't work well on a desktop. ;) )
What do you mean? Closing the lid on a portable doesn't eject the CD.

[dmetzcher]

I've got you all beat... Ctrl-Eject key .... BAM! That's one less key, biatch!
It's one less key, but it doesn't put your Mac to sleep. It displays the same menu you would get if you pressed the power button, so you have to either press the 'S' key or click the Sleep button to actually get the Mac to snooze.
So, technically, pressing power button (at least on a portable), and then pressing 'S' would be one key less, but it would take about a second longer. ;-)

[Amie]

What do you mean? Closing the lid on a portable doesn't eject the CD.
Read the subject title of this thread. THAT'S what I was refering to. :)

[g/re/p]

Well, sure, it's obsolete *now* ... you and your damn plier/gasoline experiments.

rotflmao

[padillap]

can any one help with a powermac that refuses to come out of sleep mode?

[fryke]

Any special internal hardware? PCI-cards or something? But -> Rather take this to Mac OS X System & Software than using a howto-thread that is about something different (put to sleep rather than wake up).

[Esquilinho]

BTW, does anyone know a simple way of just putting the screen to sleep without having to go to the system prefs?

[Lt Major Burns]

and also, seriously, is there a way to force eject a cd?

...without rebooting, or going to sleep, or pliers or fire, and that doesn't require using the finder (which is often crashing because the cd has screwed it)...

[Amie]

BTW, does anyone know a simple way of just putting the screen to sleep without having to go to the system prefs?
Sure. Click on Apple, then click on Sleep.

[Amie]

and also, seriously, is there a way to force eject a cd?

...without rebooting, or going to sleep, or pliers or fire, and that doesn't require using the finder (which is often crashing because the cd has screwed it)...
Oh, yes, indeed there is! See my other post:

http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=269120&highlight=Can%27t+Eject+DVD

[Amie]

Oh, yes, indeed there is! See my other post:

http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=269120&highlight=Can%27t+Eject+DVD
Oops ... never mind. You said without restarting. Nope, I'm out. LOL

[Esquilinho]

Sure. Click on Apple, then click on Sleep.

Thanks, but I said put JUST the screen to sleep! Not the computer! ;)

[Amie]

Thanks, but I said put JUST the screen to sleep! Not the computer! ;)
You *did* say just the screen, didn't you? I just reread your post. My bad! I was probably in a pre-coffee state when I read it the first time.

Hmm ... I don't know of any way to put only the screen to sleep without going to System Preferences, but one of the other geeks here might (and I mean "geek" in a good way!). :D

[Esquilinho]

You *did* say just the screen, didn't you? I just reread your post. My bad! I was probably in a pre-coffee state when I read it the first time.

Hmm ... I don't know of any way to put only the screen to sleep without going to System Preferences, but one of the other geeks here might (and I mean "geek" in a good way!). :D

hehe! I know what you mean ;)

Of course "geek" is always in a good way!!! :D

[TommyWillB]

...alt+apple+eject.In the Mac world we call that the Command key, not the Alt key.

;-)

[TommyWillB]

BTW, does anyone know a simple way of just putting the screen to sleep without having to go to the system prefs?Yes, go into Exposeeeee System Preferences and set a Sleep Corner.

I use the bottom-right to Sleep NOW, and the bottom-left to DON'T-Sleep.

[Amie]

BTW, does anyone know a simple way of just putting the screen to sleep without having to go to the system prefs?

Yeah, just click on the apple in the upper-left corner and choose "Sleep." Simple enough! :)