How to wake my Imac from sleep with just power button?

I keep my Imac o the floor so a lot of times I'll accidentally wake it from sleep. I want to set it up so only the power button will wake it.

Not possible unless you unhook the keyboard/mouse.

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Hi nihow-
But you are not done.
One of those devices is preventing your mac from waking. You may want to try plugging them back in one at a time and use it for a while to see if you can find the culprit.
Luck-
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Elamc,
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