Solid sleep light - not pulsing

Question

Didn't want to just tack this onto another question, and I didn't see any answers when I searched here, so I hope no one minds another thread.
What does it mean when the sleep light stays on, but doesn't pulse like it does when it's sleeping? The only reference to the light at all in the manual is about it pulsing when the computer sleeps. We had a day when the light just stayed on solid after we (supposedly) shut down. I think we just figured it was in some standby mode, but in searching here, I'm betting we didn't let the computer shut down totally, because we had a heck of a time restarting it.
All's well now, and there seem to be no other issues (yet), but you'd think there's be some reference to the light staying solid in the troubleshooting section of the manual. I hope we didn't do any damage, but as I said, it's been running fine since. Has anyone else seen a solid glowing light?

Answer 1

If the light is on constantly, but the screen is
black, then the screen is asleep, but the computer
itself isn't, formerly Don.
The most probable cause is that you shut the screen
before shutdown of the computer had completed, but
there can be other reasons for a failed shutdown.
Its a good idea to keep an eye on such things,
because you can end up in a situation where, for
example, the procesor is still running when you put
the computer in a bag, with consequent heat issues.
As far as starting new threads go, go for it. Unless
your problem is clearly and obviously addressed by
another thread its actually a very good idea to start
a new one for your own particular problem. Otherwise
things can get very confused when posters are trying
to help out more than one problem sufferer. Often
what LOOKS like the same issue to the original poster
may turn out to involve something quite different,
and its easy to get lost in the ensuing confusions.
Cheers
Rod
Thanks. The MacBook was closed, so I can only assume the display was asleep. I'll bet you're right, though, and we just closed the lid before it finished shutting down. Since then I've been so paranoid, I've been waiting a good 20 seconds after the screen goes dark before closing the lid. I sure can't hear anything happening even with my ears right up to the vent.
And thanks for making me feel better about the new thread. Some forums get touchy about such things.
BTW, the only reason I'm formerly Don G. is because for some reason when I logged into my account, it made me go through the sign up page again, and said there was another user already with Don G. No kidding. That's me!