Don't think my computer is sleeping-
Hi Guys
Bit of an odd situation. I have my computer quite near to my bed in a little room and so the numerous lights of my system (7 Power LEDs - G5, two monitors, USB hub, speakers and ext. HD and powerboard) illuminate my room to the point that i can't sleep with them ! So i taped most of them up with dark black electrical tape and turn off whatever i can.
My problem is that i don't think my computer is sleeping. Firstly i can hear HD wirr and possibly fans - there so quiet! and secondly i can *wake up* my computer by shaking the mouse - something you shouldn't be able to do. I've unplugged all peripherals including my non apple USB mouse. I've only unmounted and powered down my ext HD due to the position of the cables. The computer still only turns off the monitors and doesn't go to sleep fully. I haven't tried closing all open apps and i don't want that to be the solution as there is not point in my having to close all my programs in order to let my computer sleep.
The only thing i can think of right now is the fact that my computer is the dreaded Late 2004 / Oct 2004 Single Processor 1.8 Ghz G5 post G5 update. Do any other people with this same computer after applying the update have similar problems by any chance? Or is it just my computer? Can someone please think of something else that might be giving my poor little troublesome G5 insomnia ?
Thanks for any replies
DKR
Pretty obvious but did you check the sleep settings?
Have you tried to manually sleep your mac?
Sleep on a mac is a software/hardware dance where everything must be correct for it to work.
Usb devices (especially card readers) can mess it up. Do you have usb plugged into other devices (monitors, printers, etc.)?
• Mac will not sleep if Applications/processes continuously writing to the Console logs.
Launch Console in Applications/Utilities and check both the console.log and system.log logs for blocks of recurring messages written therein that repeat at high frequency.
Note: the console.log file should open by default when you launch Console.
• Quit System Preferences.... Navigate to ....
/Library/Preferences and delete.....com.apple.AutoWake.plist
Enter your Admin password, when prompted.
• Using Open Firmware....
Restart and immediately, press and hold (commandOption+OF), and release when the command line appears..type the following and press Return after each item.
• reset-nvram
• set-defaults
• reset-all (this will reboot the Mac
•If this does not solve the problem, your Energy Saver preferences may be corrupt.
Navigate to /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration (folder) and delete.
com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
com.apple.AutoWake.plist
Enter your Admin password, when prompted.
and finally....
Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences/ and delete......
com.apple.systemuiserver.plist
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