10.8.4 update sleep issues

after updating to OS X 10.8.4 my retina macbook pro wont go into sleep if i select it from the apple menu or close the lid. Please help

Test after each of the following steps that you haven’t already tried:
Step 1
Take all the steps suggested in this support article.
Step 2
From the menu bar, select
 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Print & Scan ▹ Open Print Queue
Check all printers for unfinished jobs. Deal with any you find.
Step 3
System Preferences ▹ Accessibility ▹ Speakable Items: Off
Step 4
System Preferences ▹ Sharing: Uncheck all boxes.
Reboot and see whether there's any change.
Step 5
Reset the SMC.
Step 6
Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Post for further instructions.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal. Don’t launch any applications at first. If sleep still doesn’t work properly, back up all data and reinstall the OS. After that, if you still have the issue, make a “Genius” appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested.
If sleep now works as expected, go on to the next step.
Step 7
Still in safe mode, launch the usual set of applications that are running when you have the problem, including your login items, one at a time, testing after each one. Some applications may not work; skip them. You might be able to identify the cause of the problem this way.
Step 8
If sleep is still working after you’ve launched all the usual applications, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and test again. If sleep still works, you’re done, at least for the moment.
If you still have the sleep issue after booting out of safe mode, post again.

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one of the best computing experiences of my life.
Sadly, within the past few days two problems
emerged.
1. When waking from sleep, the Mac Pro just
restarts.
2. Only RAM Riser B is being recognized with 2x515 MB
sticks. I have another 2x512 MB sticks on RAM Riser
A. There is 2 GB installed, but only 1 GB is shown
when in "About This Mac."
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SCSI LUN: 0
Macintosh HD:
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File System: Journaled HFS+
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QUANTUM ATLAS 10K 18WLS:
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as you can "read beetween the lines", when you talk to them,
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because otherwise, thousands of MacPro customers
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BUT - call AppleCare (and your dealer) OFTEN,
so that they FEEL the pressure of unsatisfied customers!!!
But also, don't waste your time (and theirs),
doing what they want you to do with your machine,
to solve the problem,
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Wait for the firmware-upgrade!

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I've got a similar problem. For years, and through many OS & security updates, before going to bed I've been setting both Energy Saver settings to 3 minutes and then rebooting. The computer slept nicely until I hit "Return" in the morning. Lately hitting Return only wakes it up after the first night, the second reboot reacts in a couple of ways:
1. The computer won't sleep, but the USB shuts off.
2. The following morning the computer wakes up but the USB and the monitor doesn't.
The only way to deal with this is to hold the power button down until the machine shuts down. Clearly, something is not right. The Mac needs to be shut down after only one reboot. If it's not shut down it won't sleep.
Greg Reyna

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Hi all,
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Well another update another sleep issue. It won't sleep auto or manually. Yes I unplug all, backed up all, repaired permissions before and after upgrade. Anyone having sleep issues as well?

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However this was only a temporary fix I went back to version 2.2 dated 29 March 2005 and my sleep issues were fixed. I do agree this is a pain and Apple should address or at least keep consistent but Apple is updating its system not third party compatibility. It would be nice if they did but they never have paid much attention to third party hardware vendors. They want you/me to buy a new computer. Presumably that is dilemma when buying both hardware and software from the same company. It’s not much of a problem compared to Wintel machines and I'll never buy one of those.
Fortunately I'll stick with Apple and these discussions to help repair what Apple doesn't. It has worked for decades.
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