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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

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