Sleep, click, run, sleep, click, run

My MacPro just recently started having sleep issues. I'm trying to figure out what changed and came up with two recent possibilities.
To explain the problem first, I usually manually click "sleep" from my log in screen when I log out. The screen goes blank, I hear my Mac wind down (sleep) Then about half a minute later, I hear a small "click" and then it starts running again, but the screen stays asleep. Less than a minute later, I hear it wind down again. Thirty seconds or so, "click" and it starts running again (screen still sleeps) and the process keeps repeating itself.
Now to what has changed recently that possibly is contributing to this. I got a new monitor. Could that possibly be preventing my Mac from sleeping? I am not sure if this problem started immediately after getting it however.
The other issue I've had more recently is my external hard drive used for TimeMachine backups. It was working great for over a year now. A couple days ago I was getting several errors a day that TimeMachine could not complete a backup. I would hear this click and run noise and nothing would seem to start up. I finally disconnected the external drive and turned off TimeMachine all together. Eventually I will want to run it in the background again.
But since doing all that, my Mac will no longer stay in deep sleep.
Thoughts? Thank you.

Hi Connie
Reset the System Management Controller: > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1806
and then reconnecting your external devices one at a time, testing for sleep before adding another.
Then if it still won't stay asleep see > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1776
Dennis

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Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: [19] "SLOT 5V" Type:"power" Id:20736 CUR:0.0 W
Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: USBF: 3044.623 AppleUSBOHCI[0x3809000] Processing WDH before suspending
Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: IOUSBWorkLoop::closeGate - interrupt Thread being held off[20] "SLOT COMBINED" Type:"power" Id:21248 CUR:6.40345 W
Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: IOHWCtrlLoops:
Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: [0] "Clock Slew" Id:0 MetaState:0 "Dynamic Power Step"
Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: [1] "Drive Bay Fan" Id:1 MetaState:0 "Normal"
Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: [2] "CPU A Fans" Id:2 MetaState:0
Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: [3] "CPU B Fans" Id:3 MetaState:0
Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: [4] "U3/Backside Fan" Id:4 MetaState:0 "Normal"
Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: [5] "PCI Slot Fan" Id:5 MetaState:0 "Normal"
Aug 9 15:28:41 MI6-2 kernel[0]: ---------------------------------
Aug 9 15:28:47 MI6-2 kernel[0]: System Sleep
Aug 9 15:28:47 MI6-2 kernel[0]: System Wake
I am at a loss here. thanks

Macbook pro runs really slow after sleep mode

My MBP ( MacBook Pro (13-inch, medio 2012), 2,5 GHz Intel Core i5, 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, Intel HD Graphics 4000 1024 MB), runs very slow after sleep mode. I notice that when I wake it up, my memory usage is nearly 8 GB. After a restart it is back no a normal level, between 2 and 5 GB depending on how many programs I am running. Any ideas what causes this? My IOS is Yosemite 10.10.2
Kind regards

Hi Japib
Thanks for your reply. Here is my report:
Problem description:
macbook pro is really slow after sleep mode
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 4 februari 2015 20:56:34 CET
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
    1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    8 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 172
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
        Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 1:36:41
Disk Information: ℹ️
    APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500,11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (292.17 GB free)
            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
            Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Library/Application Support/Hotspot Shield
    [not loaded]    com.anchorfree.tun (1.0.1) [Click for support]
        /Library/Application Support/Kaspersky Lab/KAV/Bases/Cache
    [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.kimul.44 (44) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.mark.1.0.5 (1.0.5) [Click for support]
        /Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.klif (3.0.4a41) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.kaspersky.nke (1.6.4a15) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.olympus.CamBlockCommandsDeviceUP (3.1.0 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.sony.driver.prs2 (1.0.3d1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.3.3 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        /Users/[redacted]/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [running]    com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.epson.esua.launcher.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [running]    com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.kaspersky.kav.gui.plist [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.sony.ReaderDesktop.RunReaderDesktop.plist [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.wacom.pentablet.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.anchorfree.ajaxserver.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.kaspersky.kav.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Programma (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    Documenten    Map (/Users/[redacted]/Documents)
    uTorrent    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    BambooCore    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    BambooCore    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    BambooCore    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    BambooCore    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    BambooCore    UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version
    WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: Unknown - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AdBlock
    DuckDuckGo
    Save to Pocket
    Awesome Screenshot
    URL Advisor
    Virtual Keyboard
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Squeezebox [Click for support]
    Trusteer Endpoint Protection [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 206.70 GB
    Destinations:
        My Passport [Local]
        Total size: 999.83 GB
        Total number of backups: 17
        Oldest backup: 2013-11-06 17:55:38 +0000
        Last backup: 2014-10-14 11:30:39 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Adequate
            Backup size 999.83 GB > (Disk used 206.70 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        15%    mds
         5%    WindowServer
         0%    ocspd
         0%    fontd
         0%    kav
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    223 MB    kav
    198 MB    Safari
    155 MB    Mail
    137 MB    mds_stores
    77 MB    WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    3.45 GB    Free RAM
    3.05 GB    Active RAM
    1.11 GB    Inactive RAM
    974 MB    Wired RAM
    1.64 GB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Feb 4, 2015, 07:21:16 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/EPSON Software Updater Agent_2015-02-04-192116_[redacted].crash
    Feb 4, 2015, 07:18:08 PM    Self test - passed
Hope this will shed some light on the problem.

I have an iMac (Mid 2010) and am running 0sx 10.8.5 and the WiFi always loses connection during sleep mode. I have seen numerous different solutions none of which seem to work. Can anyone help?

I have an iMac (Mid 2010) and am running 0sx 10.8.5 and the WiFi always loses connection during sleep mode. I have seen numerous different solutions none of which seem to work. Can anyone help?

Test after taking each of the following steps that you haven't already tried. Back up all data before making any changes.
1. Make sure the network is on the preferred list by following these instructions. It's important to read the article carefully, as it's the starting point for any further efforts to solve the problem. If you skip any of the steps, the problem may not be solved. Make sure the box marked
          Remember networks this computer has joined
is checked.
2. Follow the instructions in this support article under the heading
          Symptom: After restarting or waking from sleep, my computer might not connect to the Internet
3. Reset the PRAM.
4. Make a note of all your settings for Wi-Fi in the Network preference pane, then delete the connection from the connection list and recreate it with the same settings. You do this by clicking the plus-sign icon below the connection list, and selecting Wi-Fi as the interface in the sheet that opens. Select Join other network from the Network Name menu, then select your network. Enter the password when prompted and save it in the keychain.
5. From the Location menu at the top of the Network preference pane, select Edit Locations. A sheet will drop down. Click the plus-sign button to create a new location. Give it any name you want. In the new location, set up the Wi-Fi service with the same settings you used before. Click Apply and test.
6. Launch the Keychain Access application. Search for and delete all AirPort network password items that refer to the network. Make a note of the password first.
7. Repair permissions on the startup volume.
8. Turn off Bluetooth and test.
9. Reset the System Management Controller.
10. This step shouldn't be necessary, but has been advised by Apple Support in some cases, apparently as a workaround for a bug. Open the Energy Saver pane in System Preferences. If applicable, click the padlock icon in the lower left corner to unlock the settings. Enter your administrator login password when prompted.
Select the Power Adapter tab and uncheck the boxes marked
          Wake for Wi-Fi network access
and
          Enable Power Nap...
if present. Then, if the computer is a MacBook, select the Battery tab and uncheck
          Enable Power Nap...
11. Reinstall OS X.

Mac 10.6.8: click shut down from menu, it goes to sleep.

Hi there, I've just noticed this recently, that when I shut down my mac, I figure it has shut down, the sleep light doesn't flash so it looks good.
But when I come to turn it on in the morning, I press the power button, I realized that it's been in sleep mode all night.
I used the terminal and command force quit and it worked for that time but I'm still having problems.
How do I fix this?

nye123 wrote:
Mac 10.6.8 shut down and would not restart. Took to tech, on bench for few days, then started up fine. Two months later sequence repeated. Now working fine. Problem??, as I suspect it will recur.
What did he tech say about a possible cause? Run the hardware test which is on disc 1 of the System DVD that originally came w/your comp. Post the results.
CLICKY CLICK--->http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1365 Intel-Based Apple Portables: Troubleshooting a computer that will not power on
CLICKY CLICK--->http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379 Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
Or you can take your comp to your local AS or an AASP. Diagnostic testing is FREE!

Sleep, click, run, sleep, click, run

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