Command-option-eject wont put my macbook to sleep!

I dont know what the problem is here. Whenever i press command-option-eject, my display turns off and the sleep light turns on (non-pulsating), than about 10sec later i hear the cd-rom whir up as if it is coming out of sleep and the computer wakes up. Why isn't this working?

Make sure you don't press and hold the eject key, just press it quickly and let go. If that doens't work, and you have anything plugged into the MacBook, try it with those things unplugged.

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Command-option-eject key combination results in immediate wake from sleep

Howdy!
After updating to 10.4.9 from 10.4.8 with the Delta PPC updater, my PowerBook 'acquired' the delayed eject key response (i.e., it now has to be held for at least ~0.5 sec to register and to have the eject icon displayed on screen, as opposed to the previous 'tapping-is-sufficient' behavior). Other than learning about the unannounced new behavior the hard way, this is no longer a problem.
At the same time, however, if I put the PB to sleep with the combination command-option-eject it wakes up exactly two seconds after going to sleep (as recorded in system.log). This does not happen if I choose sleep via the Apple menu, or pressing ctrl-eject or the power button.
Usual voodoo - repair permissions, inspect/move login items, safe boot, PRAM and NVRAM resets - already performed, without changing behavior.
Hints? Suggestions?
PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, 1GB RAM, 128MB VRAM, 100GB HDD Mac OS X (10.4.9)

The problem seems to have been resolved by upgrading to Leopard. I can now use the combination Option-Command-Eject to pu the PowerBook to sleep and it will stay in that state until woken by pressing any key, or opening the display if it has been closed after the PB went to sleep.
The issue was not answered, anyway, since it was never resolved while the PB had Tiger installed, and after the problem developed. I am choosing this option to simply close it.

I cant put my macbook to sleep

to turn on my macbook pro i need to leave the botton press and there comprises and when i close automatic turn off not working the sleep mode ???

5 ways to fix MacBook /Pro/Air that won't wake up from sleep
Some MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air won't wake up from sleep. My MacBook Pro was one of them. I have been googling for two days, and I learnt different ways to fix the problem. Not all the MacBooks can be fixed by the same one solution. Here I collect five common ways to fix the waking up problem together (trying to save time for others). If your MacBook doesn't wake up from sleep, you may try and see which solution works for yours. If any solution works, you may leave a message including your MacBook model and the solution. It may help the others.
Solution 1.Select a Startup Disk in System Preferences
I learnt this solution from AJ's post. AJ said even in a single boot MacBook, a startup disk is rarely selected, and sometimes, this may stop MacBooks from waking up from sleep. Here is how to fix it:
Launch System Preferences from the Apple menu
Click on Startup Disk
Select the startup disk of the OS you are using (click the single disk if there is only one)
Solution 2.reset SMC
SMC stands for Mac's System Management Controller. Many strange behaviors are related to disorder SMC setting. By resetting SMC, you may fix sleep problem of your MacBook. Here is how to reset SMC of your MacBook.
Reset SMC of a MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro with an internal battery you should not remove on your own:
Shutdown your MacBook/Pro/Air
Connect the MagSafe power adapter
Press the (Left side)Shift+Control+Option keys and the Power button at the same time
Release all keys and the power button at the same time
Press the power button to turn on the MacBook/Pro/Air.
Reset SMC of a MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro with an battery you can remove:
Shutdown your MacBook/Pro/Air
Disconnect the power adapter from the computer, if it's connected.
Remove the battery.
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
Release the power button.
Install the battery back and connect the power adapter.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Solution 3.turn off Safe Sleep (hibernatemode)
Safe Sleep(or hibernatemode) was introduced in 2005. This Feature writes the content of MacBook's RAM onto the hard disk before you put the MacBook to sleep. Normally, when Macbook wake up, it does not need to read the hard disk for the RAM's content, because RAM is not turned off when Mac is sleeping. Safe Sleep is there just in case that the MacBook is short of power and turn itself off or you remove/change the battery. And that is why it is call SAFE sleep.
Sometimes, Safe sleep may cause MacBook can not wake up from sleep. You may try to turn it off, here is how:
Launch Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app)
run pmset -g | grep hibernatemode
If you see "hibernatemode 3", you may go on the process, or else you need to stop and try other solution
run sudo pmset hibernatemode 0
Enter your admin password
This very solution fix my MacBook Pro. If it doesn't fix your problem, you can restore the safe sleep feature with running following command line in Terminal:
sudo pmset hibernatemode 3
Solution 4.Switch system to another hard disk if you have two
If you have installed a second hard drive (or SSD) on your MacBook or MacBook Pro, and have waking up problem of the mac, you may try to install Mac OS X system on the other disk of the book.
I have removed my optical drive of my MacBook Pro, and installed a second hard drive. When I installed Lion on the second hard drive, my MacBook Pro could not wake up from sleep. Then I tried installing Lion on the original hard drive, the MacBook Pro did not have the problem.
Solution 5.Reinstall system
Backup all you data, and try re-install the Mac OS X system. It always will be a solution to Mac problem.
I hope some solution above will work for your MacBook. If not, maybe you just have a broken Mac, it is time call Apple.
Original Source:http://www.o-learn.com/content/5-ways-to-fix-macbook-proair-that-wont-wake-up-fr om-sleep

Macbook to TV, Works fine until I put the Macbook to sleep then tv display

Macbook to TV, Works fine until I put the Macbook to sleep,
I wake the Macbook with external keyboard and the display shows up on TV just fine for a second or two then it looks like something changes and then it starts rolling.
It does not do this when Macbook is awake it only does it after it's put to sleep.

Probably the resolution is switching from a mirrored resolution to some other resolution that the TV can't work from. Try this; shut down the MacBook. Cable up the TV to the MB and also the external keyboard and mouse. Hold down the Shift key on the external keyboard, hit the start button on the MacBook and immediately close the lid on the MB after you've hit the start button. Continue holding the Shift key down on the external keyboard until you see the grey screen with the spinning gear at which time you can release the Shift key. The MB should now finish starting up in Safe mode with only the external screen being on. Hopefully the screen will not be rolling.
Once the MB finishes booting, go into System Preferences/Displays and set the resolution to the optimal/desired resolution for your TV. Hopefully this choice will stick through subsequent restarts and also correct the issue of the rolling screen under the conditions in the scenario you described.

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rustytiger wrote:
I put my macbook to sleep and unplugged my external USB hard drive, now it
does not show up on the desktop and can not be verified in Disk Utility. This is my first mac but have been running linux for a while now. Any help would be appreciated.
Well I hate to ask the silly question here but... did you plug the external hard drive back in?

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Creating keyboard shortcut to put the computer to sleep

I am trying to find out the command to run to put the computer to sleep in the same way as when I press System-->Shutdown-->Suspend in my MATE desktop.
I can send the computer to sleep using systemctl suspend and resume with no problems.
However the behavior is slightly different than pressing the "Suspend" button in that the screen is not locked when I awake the computer from sleep.
What should I write to lock the screen and put the computer to sleep, so that I am asked the password when I resume it?
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Cheers,
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Command-option-eject wont put my macbook to sleep!

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