My 2007 Intel iMac is waking from sleep on its own during the early morning hours. Not sure why. Is there a way to find out by looking at some sort of log files or something else?

I'm wondering if someone else is having control of my iMac as it randomly wakes up from sleep while I am sleeping sometime during the night. I've woken up with the light from the monitor brightening my room. Need to find out what is causing it to wake up and stay on. Any suggestions?

I've had this same issue lately. Here's one thing to check: System Preferences > Energy Saver > Wake for Network Access should be unchecked.
Mine is unchecked, so the only other thing I can think of is that it might be Time Machine backing up. My iMac is backing up to an external hard drive, and also sharing that drive over the network so two other Macs can back up as well.
Should be an easy theory to test. Turn off AirPort, unplug Ethernet, and let the iMac sit. See if it still happens.

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I had the battery changed for free by Apple (apparently it's one symptom of a problem with the original battery) but it hasn't abated. (Occasionally it won't wake up from sleep too, but that's rare and so not much of a problem). The main issue is its inability to stay asleep.
Anyone else had this? I can't find any advice anywhere else and the Genius Bar at the only store I can get to is always fully-booked.
Any help much appreciated.
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Hi craigie, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
In addition to Michael's ideas, there have been some weird sleep issues caused by a System Preference, and although your issue doesn't sound the same, if you run on AirPort (and not Ethernet) I'd check it out anyway:
-Open System Preferences.
-Open Network.
-Click on Built-in Ethernet (note what it says underneath it: Not Connected or Inactive; Inactive is what seems to have caused the majority of other issues).
-Click the - button at the bottom of the window to delete the original Ethernet pref.
-Click Apply.
-Click the + button.
-For Interface, select Ethernet.
-For Service Name, enter Built-in Ethernet.
-Click on Create.
-Make sure your Location is set to Automatic or AirPort (or whatever you normally have it set to).
-Click on Apply and close Preferences.

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I searched and read and read and didn't see a whole lot of info regarding those having their system wake from sleep and hard hanging.
Usually I 1st notice it when I see the sleep LED dimly lit. On examination the MBP is almost to hot to touch. It is unresponsive to any keys other than to hold power button till it powers down. I've had it do this while in it's sleeve as well. It should have probably therm-tripped from excessive heat, but didn't. All in all, is kind of scary to have to get so hot when it hangs like that, be it in the bag, or setting on my desk.
Background:
It is on A/C and battery is fully charged.
Sleep is configured to do so on lig closure.
Machine Name: MacBook Pro 15"
Machine Model: MacBookPro1,1
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo
Number Of Cores: 2
CPU Speed: 2.16 GHz
L2 Cache (shared): 2 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP11.0055.B03
Serial Number: W8611186VJ3
SMC Version: 1.2f10
System Version: Mac OS X 10.4.7 (8J2135a)
Kernel Version: Darwin 8.7.1
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
All updates are installed and all the latest firmware is also up to date.
I have wake on bluetooth disabled.
Other issues seen:
IMovie HD crashed while creating a project
IDVD creates DVD's that contain broken video/audio, even though they were fine with I MovieHD while on A/C.
Finally, I spent a good part of today digging though logs for anything notable and see nothing. No core dumps or anything. I do have applecare and am wondering if it is time to call??
Any help/comments would be appreciated.
Thanks,
VG
MacBook Pro 15" Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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* Put MacBook Pro to sleep by closing lid.
* After some period of time that varies, I notice sleep LED is no longer pulsing.
* The case is VERY hot.
* When I open the lid, the display stays black.
* No sequence of keys or closing/opening lid wakes display.
* Only way to recover is to power cycle.
* Problem is VERY intermittant -- I do not know how to reproduce it at will. AppleCare service had it for a whole week and couldn't reproduce it, whereas for me it occurs once every 1 or 2 days.
Actions:
* AppleCare service replaced the main logic board in early June, but it didn't help.
* I did a clean erase and install, but it didn't help.
* AppleCare service had the unit for a full week in July and couldn't reproduce the problem, so they returned it and it still had the problem.
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