Does putting your mac to sleep damages harddrives?

mogwai · mogwai #1 (**permalink**)

05-07-2005, 07:17 PM

this might be a silly question, I was told recently (by a mac technician) that putting your mac to sleep can damage hardrives, is it true?

I put my mac to sleep almost very night cause its too loud to leave it up all night and i hate switching it off and booting the following day

schweb · schweb #2 (**permalink**)

05-07-2005, 07:21 PM

No, they are completely wrong. Macs are designed to sleep rather than be shut down. No worries

mogwai · mogwai #3 (**permalink**)

05-07-2005, 07:24 PM

i was a bit sceptic about it but i just wanted to make sure as i just bought two new drives

meltbanana314 · meltbanana314 #4 (**permalink**)

05-07-2005, 07:44 PM

Apple wouldn't knowingly implement a feature that could potentially damage the machine.

Graphite · Graphite #5 (**permalink**)

05-08-2005, 02:39 AM

I just put the display to sleep, ive gota quiet imac tho

and i sleep with a fan on.

Badger · Badger #6 (**permalink**)

05-08-2005, 09:02 AM

OS 9 has a bug in the energy saver setup that can cause a crash on waking. Eventually the crashes can cause software problems (preference corruption etc) but it does not cause hardware failure. Also, there was a firmware update for early G4s on OS 9 (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120230) related to hard drive longevity.
No version of OS X has ever had either problem.

djlee12 · djlee12 #7 (**permalink**)

05-08-2005, 10:20 AM

You will be fine putting your computer to sleep. In fact, I'd advise that over shutting it down. It takes about 2/3 seconds to start back up when it's asleep.

Ex_PC_Puke · Ex_PC_Puke #8 (**permalink**)

05-08-2005, 01:38 PM

This feature has been around for at least 5yrs in both PCs and Macs - drive makers design this in (fast sleep - fast wake up) -- and to me it all about saving power anyway --- the HD in my old HP did this fine for 3yrs and was going strong

schweb #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 27, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 13,213 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| LED Cinema Display \| iPhone 4 \| iPad 2	05-07-2005, 07:21 PM No, they are completely wrong. Macs are designed to sleep rather than be shut down. No worries schweb \| community leader flickr » facebook » twitter » tumblr » google+ » about.me Mac-Forums: On Twitter \| On Facebook \| On Flickr
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Badger #6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	05-08-2005, 09:02 AM OS 9 has a bug in the energy saver setup that can cause a crash on waking. Eventually the crashes can cause software problems (preference corruption etc) but it does not cause hardware failure. Also, there was a firmware update for early G4s on OS 9 (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120230) related to hard drive longevity. No version of OS X has ever had either problem. Last edited by Badger; 05-08-2005 at 09:16 AM.
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djlee12 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 18, 2004 Posts: 542	05-08-2005, 10:20 AM You will be fine putting your computer to sleep. In fact, I'd advise that over shutting it down. It takes about 2/3 seconds to start back up when it's asleep. DJ Lee Watts Up Productions www.wattsupproductions.com
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mogwai #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	05-07-2005, 07:17 PM this might be a silly question, I was told recently (by a mac technician) that putting your mac to sleep can damage hardrives, is it true? I put my mac to sleep almost very night cause its too loud to leave it up all night and i hate switching it off and booting the following day
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meltbanana314 #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	05-07-2005, 07:44 PM Apple wouldn't knowingly implement a feature that could potentially damage the machine.
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Graphite #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 25, 2003 Location: Tropical Island, Jealous? Posts: 5,279 Mac Specs: MacPro 3.0Ghz 16GB RAM, 4x256 Vid, 30''cinema display	05-08-2005, 02:39 AM I just put the display to sleep, ive gota quiet imac tho and i sleep with a fan on.
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Ex_PC_Puke #8 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	05-08-2005, 01:38 PM This feature has been around for at least 5yrs in both PCs and Macs - drive makers design this in (fast sleep - fast wake up) -- and to me it all about saving power anyway --- the HD in my old HP did this fine for 3yrs and was going strong
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