Battery not charging when in sleep mode

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Battery not charging when in sleep mode

This might sound like a dumb question but, is it normal that my shuffle does not charge when computer is in sleep mode? It's been plugged in for the last 6 hours and the amber light is still flashing. Can I change the sleep mode on my computer? surely I don't have to be working at my computer for 4 hours every time I want to charge the shuffle. thanks

G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Jan 27, 2006 10:03 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 19, 2006 8:25 AM in response to julie bechard

In general, sleep mode shuts down the USB power, so if you need to charge while the computer is off, you might want to consider one of the stand-alone chargers that Apple sells.

12" PB, Mac Mini (x2), G3 iMac (x3), G4 iMac, G5 iMac, Centris 610, SE30, Mac+ Mac OS X (10.4.4) 3G iPod, iPod shuffle, iPod nano

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Answer 2

Santo

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Feb 24, 2006 10:33 PM in response to julie bechard

Hi Julie,

Visit http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/73103/wo/Na3Z0R5 VMUOC2ezokndjK7jUdHu/1.SLID?aa=4CA999ED&nclm=iPodPower

to buy a stand alone USB Power adaptor for the iPod shuffle.

Santo

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Answer 3

Feb 26, 2006 8:11 AM in response to julie bechard

You can also change your SysPrefs so that the Mac doesn't go into Sleep when you don't want it to .... for example, when you want to charge the iPod. You won't lose much by doing this; it can still be set up to shut down the display and your hard drive.

My own preference these days is to disable automatic sleep completely. If I wind up leaving for a few hours or an afternoon, I don't mind leaving it in the 'near sleep' mode that it goes into and even that happens only when I overlook putting it to sleep manually. You can do that with the remote, with the power button, or of course via the Apple Menu.

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