Q: Strange wake-up; what just happened?
Last night, as usual, I stored my MBP asleep and went to work. When I came home, I opened it up, and nothing happened. I noticed that the small light on the edge of the laptop was not on. I tried the start button; I then got a grey screen with a series of little oval bars at the bottom. I tried the power button again, got a black screen. Then the cursor appeared. Then the username/password screen appeared. I was able to type in my password after a short interval, and now it seems to be working normally (except the little power light on the edge is still dark).
What's going on? Is this a sign of a major problem?
(Possible factor: the ambient room temperature is only 49 degrees F. However, the thermometer I put into the storage bin where I put the laptop overnight still showed a little above 50F.)
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Bought 8/09
Posted on Feb 16, 2012 6:29 PM