iMac G5 Sleep Light Update

JetwingX · #1 July 28th, 2005, 02:25 AM

i didn't find this anywhere but:

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Originally Posted by Software Update

The iMac G5 Sleep Light Update adjusts the brightness of your iMac G5 sleep indicator light so it's not as bright during the evening. The daytime brightness remains the same.

This update is installed in Applications > Utilities and should automatically launch. Click Update and follow the onscreen instructions to apply the update.

Note: Once the update has started, do not cancel or interrupt it. The updater takes over one minute to complete. During the update, your computer fans will run at full speed, but will return to normal once the update completes.

there is also an iPhoto 5.0.4 update which was slightly mentioned in another thread

texanpenguin · #2 July 28th, 2005, 08:29 AM

I wish they'd update a PowerBook Sleep Light Update!

**fryke** · #3 July 28th, 2005, 09:04 AM

Huh? Mine works fine on the PowerBook... What do you mean?

JetwingX · #4 July 28th, 2005, 02:41 PM

that the light is too bright at night and this update dims it in the evening

symphonix · #5 July 28th, 2005, 07:26 PM

I was quite pleased to see this update. My iMac is in the spare-room/study, and whenever parents come to visit (they live far enough away that they need to sleep over) I often forget to shutdown my Mac, only to find the next morning that they've stacked books in front of it to block that bright pulsing light.

Since installing the patch, it seems to reduce the brightness of the sleep light A LOT between about 7 in the evening and 7 in the morning.

lbj · #6 July 28th, 2005, 11:07 PM

In all honesty, I still find it too bright during the day. Anybody know how to hack it so it's non-reliant on the clock?

In contrast, I love the subtlety of the light on my iBook, and my wife's G4 iMac sleep lite is the best yet; just a tiny throbbing pin hole.

Why oh why is the G5 iMac sleep lite . . . so . . . so . . . BIG??

JetwingX · #7 July 29th, 2005, 01:32 AM

because the bezel is so.......so......BIG. What i want to do one day (after the warranty expires) is to put a colored gel (a.k.a. colored piece of plastic) in front of the light so i can change it to a different color (probably Blue)

Shookster · #8 July 30th, 2005, 06:55 PM

How much of the battery does the sleep light use up on a PowerBook? If it's a lot, this brightness patch might be quite useful for PB users.