Imac will not sleep automatically
I read and tried all the fixes listed regarding sleep. I can make the iMac sleep manually BUT even that is odd as it takes more than one attempt for it to take hold as it starts to sleep and wakes itself up. This can be either 1 or 4 tries depending on what I am not sure. I reset SMC I tried USB devises I think it may be software running in the background but not sure. The same configuration/applications slept fine on 10.4.11 PPC G4 systems. Other than this no other system issues.
Known culprits for insomnia include: some scanner software (that control buttons on the scanner because it has to be polled continually), screen saver being invoked earlier than sleep, mail being checked frequently (if your sleep is set to 15 minutes and you check mail every 5...), Parallels Desktop (obviously only on Intel computers and I don't know if this has been fixed yet), anti virus software that scans frequently. You may be on the right track with suspecting a process.
Often this can be diagnosed by creating a new account, shutting down, and logging directly into the new account. Which reminds me. When trying to track down insomnia, it is better to shut down rather than restart. It is a power manager thing. I learned this one the hard way.
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Macbook will not sleep automatically
Hi
I've recently noticed that my Macbook will not sleep automatically, even when the power management is set to sleep at minimum (1 minute).
It will sleep if I do it via the menu, however if I walk away from the machine with the lid up, it just won't go to sleep.
I've tried switching everything off that could possibly be running in the background, tried from a new user account and also tried a power management and zapped the P Ram.
Up until a few weeks ago it's been running fine, don't know what's happened since, any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Kiranmscpro
Thanks, i've pasted below some of the text that was shown in 'Console', the last line was repeated several times so i've only copied it once.
I have no idea what this means, except there is some sort of error, how would you suggest I proceed.
Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 (Build 8S2167)
2008-05-28 06:56:38 +0100
2008-05-28 06:56:38.801 loginwindow[67] FSResolveAliasWithMountFlags returned err = -43
2008-05-28 06:56:39.735 SystemUIServer[83] lang is:en
2008-05-28 07:04:44.405 SyndicationAgent[216] WARNING: BestCalendarDateFromString - can't interpret: 'Tue 27 May 2008 22:26:15 -800'
thanks
Kiran -
MacBook will not sleep automatically since Snow Leopard install
Hello. I am having a serious issue with my MacBook since upgrading to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. My MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, 2.4 GHz) will not go to sleep automatically anymore. If I select "Sleep" from the Apple menu it will sleep fine. However, it will not sleep according to my Energy Saver preference pane which says sleep at 1 min each (Display and Computer). Another thing to keep in mind is that my display sleeps perfectly normally. However, the computer itself will not sleep.
Here are the things that I have tried so far:
- Reinstall 10.6.2 combo updater
- Remove Energy Saver preferences and entire System Configuration folder
- Made sure that no hardware or software is interrupting sleep
- Reset PRAM and SMC
I am running Mac OS X 10.6.2 with ALL updates and firmware installed.
Please help me figure this out as it is a serious issue. Thanks.
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12/30/09 6:09:31 PM Camino[151] * WARNING: Method selectRow:byExtendingSelection: in class NSTableView is deprecated. It will be removed in a future release and should no longer be used.
12/30/09 6:09:43 PM Camino[151] -deltaZ is deprecated for NSEventTypeMagnify. Please use -magnification.
12/30/09 6:21:21 PM Camino[461] * WARNING: Method selectRow:byExtendingSelection: in class ExtendedTableView is deprecated. It will be removed in a future release and should no longer be used.
12/30/09 6:23:38 PM Finder[103] Error loading /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types: dlopen(/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
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12/30/09 6:23:41 PM System Preferences[548] .scriptSuite warning for result type of command 'timedLoad' in suite 'SystemPreferences': the type NSNumber ('long') doesn't match the result Apple event code ('doub').
12/30/09 6:23:43 PM System Preferences[548] ILLogger ILMediaBrowserPathWatcher: ** Error in ILMediaBrowserPathWatcher startFSEventStream failed to start for paths: (
"/Users/Brian/Pictures/iPhoto Library"
12/30/09 6:23:43 PM System Preferences[548] ILLogger ILMediaBrowserPathWatcher: ** Error in ILMediaBrowserPathWatcher startFSEventStream failed to start for paths: (
"/Users/Brian/Pictures/iPhoto Library",
"/Users/Brian/Library/Preferences"
12/30/09 6:24:06 PM System Preferences[548] It looks like we crashed last time. Reverting to default screen saver.
12/30/09 6:24:17 PM com.apple.diskmanagementd[557] /: no supported helper partitions to update.
12/30/09 6:24:28 PM [0x0-0x24024].com.apple.systempreferences[548] System Preferences(548,0x11a70b000) malloc: * auto malloc[548]: error: GC operation on unregistered thread. Thread registered implicitly. Break on autozone_thread_registrationerror() to debug.
12/30/09 6:24:45 PM [0x0-0x24024].com.apple.systempreferences[548] System Preferences(548,0x7fff7001abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x2009f1300, break on autorefcount_underflowerror to debug.
12/30/09 6:25:24 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (5) beyond bounds (5)
12/30/09 6:26:32 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray removeObjectAtIndex:]: index (5) beyond bounds (5)
12/30/09 6:28:03 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray removeObjectAtIndex:]: index (4) beyond bounds (4)
12/30/09 6:28:03 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray removeObjectAtIndex:]: index (4) beyond bounds (4)
12/30/09 6:28:04 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray removeObjectAtIndex:]: index (4) beyond bounds (4)
12/30/09 6:28:04 PM System Preferences[548] * -[NSCFArray removeObjectAtIndex:]: index (4) beyond bounds (4)
12/30/09 6:28:32 PM [0x0-0x24024].com.apple.systempreferences[548] System Preferences(548,0x7fff7001abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200b9bc40, break on autorefcount_underflowerror to debug.
12/30/09 6:28:32 PM [0x0-0x24024].com.apple.systempreferences[548] System Preferences(548,0x7fff7001abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200b9bbe0, break on autorefcount_underflowerror to debug.
12/30/09 6:28:32 PM [0x0-0x24024].com.apple.systempreferences[548] System Preferences(548,0x7fff7001abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200b9bb00, break on autorefcount_underflowerror to debug.
12/30/09 6:28:32 PM [0x0-0x24024].com.apple.systempreferences[548] System Preferences(548,0x7fff7001abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200b9bba0, break on autorefcount_underflowerror to debug.
12/30/09 6:28:32 PM [0x0-0x24024].com.apple.systempreferences[548] System Preferences(548,0x7fff7001abe0) malloc: reference count underflow for 0x200b9bb80, break on autorefcount_underflowerror to debug.
12/30/09 6:29:51 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0x28028].com.apple.speech.feedbackservicesserver[575]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 6:29:51 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0xb00b].com.apple.speech.synthesis.SpeechSynthesisServer[127]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 6:30:11 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
12/30/09 6:30:38 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Starting HP Trap Monitor
12/30/09 6:30:41 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[97] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 6:30:41 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[95] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
12/30/09 6:30:41 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[97] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 6:30:44 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[95] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[116]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 6:31:12 PM com.apple.WindowServer[62] Wed Dec 30 18:31:12 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local WindowServer[62] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 7:17:14 PM SyncServer[211] [110f20] |SyncServer|Warning| Refreshing watchdog because of a calendar time change alert.
12/30/09 7:17:14 PM UserEventAgent[112] ** ERROR: SCNetworkSignatureCopyActiveIdentifiers returned nil
12/30/09 8:04:33 PM UserEventAgent[112] ** ERROR: SCNetworkSignatureCopyActiveIdentifiers returned nil
12/30/09 8:18:10 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[95] ([0x0-0x9009].com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp[123]) Exited: Terminated
12/30/09 8:22:34 PM Installer[1364] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/NeoOffice-3.0.1-Intel.pkg
12/30/09 8:22:34 PM Installer[1364] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/NeoOffice-3.0.1-Patch-1-Intel.pkg
12/30/09 8:22:34 PM Installer[1364] PackageKit: * Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/NeoOffice-3.0.1-Patch-2-Intel.pkg
12/30/09 8:27:06 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[95] ([0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.speech.synthesis.SpeechSynthesisServer[124]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 8:27:06 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[95] (0x1001014d0.mach_init.rcd[436]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 8:27:43 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
12/30/09 8:35:53 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0x10010].com.apple.DiskUtility[142]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 8:35:53 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.speech.synthesis.SpeechSynthesisServer[127]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 8:36:12 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
12/30/09 8:36:47 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Starting HP Trap Monitor
12/30/09 8:36:49 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[99] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 8:36:49 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
12/30/09 8:36:49 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[99] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 8:36:51 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[117]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 8:38:04 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.speech.synthesis.SpeechSynthesisServer[123]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 8:38:42 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
12/30/09 8:39:17 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Starting HP Trap Monitor
12/30/09 8:39:19 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[99] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 8:39:19 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
12/30/09 8:39:19 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[99] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 8:39:20 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[118]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 8:39:25 PM com.apple.WindowServer[65] Wed Dec 30 20:39:25 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local WindowServer[65] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 8:39:40 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] ([0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.speech.synthesis.SpeechSynthesisServer[126]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 8:42:44 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
12/30/09 8:43:16 PM com.apple.SystemStarter[21] Starting HP Trap Monitor
12/30/09 8:43:18 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[99] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 8:43:18 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
12/30/09 8:43:18 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[99] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 8:43:20 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[118]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 9:03:31 PM com.apple.WindowServer[66] Wed Dec 30 21:03:31 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local WindowServer[66] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 10:42:25 PM com.apple.loginwindow[29] Wed Dec 30 22:42:25 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[29] <Warning>: CGSShutdownServerConnections: Detaching application from window server
12/30/09 10:42:26 PM com.apple.loginwindow[29] Wed Dec 30 22:42:26 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[29] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 10:42:26 PM com.apple.loginwindow[29] Wed Dec 30 22:42:26 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[29] <Warning>: CGSDisplayServerShutdown: Detaching display subsystem from window server
12/30/09 10:42:27 PM com.apple.WindowServer[600] Wed Dec 30 22:42:27 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local WindowServer[600] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 10:42:32 PM com.apple.loginwindow[599] 2009-12-30 22:42:32.557 migCacheCleanup[617:903] Flushing Cache Locations...
12/30/09 10:43:09 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[64] ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
12/30/09 10:47:12 PM com.apple.loginwindow[599] Wed Dec 30 22:47:12 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[599] <Warning>: CGSShutdownServerConnections: Detaching application from window server
12/30/09 10:47:12 PM com.apple.loginwindow[599] Wed Dec 30 22:47:12 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[599] <Warning>: CGSDisplayServerShutdown: Detaching display subsystem from window server
12/30/09 10:47:13 PM com.apple.loginwindow[599] Wed Dec 30 22:47:13 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local loginwindow[599] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 10:47:13 PM com.apple.WindowServer[698] Wed Dec 30 22:47:13 Brian-Roths-MacBook.local WindowServer[698] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
12/30/09 10:47:20 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[711] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 10:47:20 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
12/30/09 10:47:20 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[711] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Brian/Library/LaunchAgents
12/30/09 10:47:22 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[97] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[729]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 10:47:44 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (0x100102d30.mach_init.mdworker[684]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 10:47:44 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[593]) Exited: Killed
12/30/09 10:48:41 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (0x100102d30.mach_init.mdworker[783]) getpwuid("503") failed
12/30/09 10:48:41 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (0x100102d30.mach_init.mdworker[783]) Exited with exit code: 1
12/30/09 10:48:41 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (0x100102d30.mach_init.mdworker) Failed to check-in!
12/30/09 10:58:17 PM UserEventAgent[112] ** ERROR: SCNetworkSignatureCopyActiveIdentifiers returned nil
12/30/09 11:18:13 PM [0x0-0x22022].com.apple.systemevents[365] com.apple.FolderActions.enabled: Already loaded
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Brand new 27" iMac will not sleep
I have a brand new iMac 27" and it will not sleep. It just turns itself back on again.
I have the same hardware peripherals as I did on my 20" iMac.
I tried the energy settings, shutting off the wireless mouse, and I still can't get it to sleep.
I have read I can shut down "processes" but I'm afraid to as I don't know which ones to shut down and I don't want to mess up the system.
27" iMac
Processor: 3.4 GHz Intel Quad Core i7
Memory: 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2048 MB
1 TB HD
Lion 10.7.1
EDIT: I just tried to make it sleep by using a schedule and it worked. It stayed asleep. So what do you think?
Anyone?
I would really appreciate any help with this.
Thanks
Message was edited by: Paul131313Try holding down command-option-P-R at boot time. Let it chime. Keep holding the keys down until it chimes again, and then release them, and see if it boots OK.
If that doesn't work, then power it off again, unplug it from the wall, wait 30 seconds, plug it in and try.
If that doesn't work, then reboot it, hold down command-R at boot, and try to get to the recovery partition. If you do, launch Disk Utility and try and verify the disk. -
I have no idea why it's doing this. I just completed a fairly recent reformat and reinstall (two months ago). The iMac will not go to sleep by itself. I have it set to 30 mins and nothing. The screen shuts off when it's supposed to , but that's it.
I have two admin accounts and both are set the same in the energy settings. It does this even if no apps are running. It used to go to sleep just fine.
Any troubleshooting I can do?
Intel Core Duo iMac
1GB Ram
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My iMac will not sleep when not in use.
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Thanks for your help regarding my computers sleep disorder. I wanted you to know that after many hours of searching, I found that I had downloaded a program called Growl with my Belkin router when I installed it. I removed this Growl program and finally my computer will sleep on it's own. I wanted to give you this info just in case you come across this problem again.
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MacBook Pro Will Not Sleep Automatically or Pressing Sleep
My Late 2011 13 in. MacBook Pro has been having some issues lately with going into sleep mode. My Mac is setup with a 2nd monitor, a speaker, an external hard drive, and Ethernet The apps I always have running, which are in the toolbar, are Kaspersky Internet Security (2014 Edition), Memory Diag, Window Tidy, Boom (System Wide EQ), TeamViewer, and LogMeIn Hamachi. As of yesterday, I was able to press the sleep button and it would go to sleep, but it would never automatically, even after resetting the SMC. I did read somewhere that Boom has a bug that prevents Macs from sleeping, but the article was from 2 years ago. I've only had Boom since I think March. Yesterday, I uninstalled Avast! Free Antivirus and replaced it with Kaspersky Internet Security. That's all I remember doing, so I'm not sure if that affected anything. I know that closing the lid will not make it sleep because of the two screens. I open my mac up at around 11 or 12 every day and leave it running until like 11:30 or 12 every night. Last night, I went to put it in sleep mode and I waited a few minutes, and nothing happened. I unplugged some things, ejected a disk from the disk drive, and made sure nothing was open. A few minutes later and still nothing. I then logged off and still nothing. Finally I just shut it down. Also, on a side note, my computer takes about 5 minutes to finish starting up. Most of my friends and family who have Macs say theirs takes about either less than a minute or a minute. So I'm not sure what been going on there, but that has been going on since about December. Also, all my software is up to date. I have no clue what may be causing it, but my Hard Drive is fine, accept for the occasional Spotlight-caused invalid memory block count.
Start by removing "Kaspersky," which is worse than useless and should be removed even if it's not causing the problem.
Remove "Kaspersky Security" by following the instructions on this page. If you have a different version of the product, the procedure may be different. The product includes a Safari extension that may not be removed by the uninstaller.
Back up all data before making any changes. -
Computer will not sleep automatically.
Only sleeps if I close the lid or through the apple menu. Even with all apps closed.
Hello everyone,
Same here.
Had the same problem with 10.5.3 already. At that time, as I had lots of "beta" applications installed, I thought it might come from there. Then I also thought it might be Skype (if this application is on, does the OS consider it as an activity and never sets the computer to sleep? or is it the application itself that keeps the OS from putting the computer to sleep?).
Finally, last week, I completely reinstalled my computer (from scratch with the original 10.5 DVD). Upgraded to 10.5.4 and did all the Software Updates through the corresponding application (not by downloading the upgrades and installing them manually), Used Time Machine to restore my profile and reinstalled manually all the software that "want" to go in /Applications.
Yesterday, I had to download a big file, so I quit all the applications (including Skype), except Firefox (as I was downloading from there).
This morning, although the file was downloaded since long time, my MacBook was at the log-in screen, screen off, but not sleeping (the little frontal led was not oscillating as it is when in sleep mode).
Therefore, I don't think it is Skype after all.
What I haven't tested:
Create another profile and check whether it goes to sleep there. This could tell us if it is a profile related problem or an OS-wide problem...
If anyone has suggestions...
Cheers,
Pete -
Every time I click on the "sleep" button after logging out, the machine starts to sleep but immediately wakes up again. Always. Also, I make sure all apps are closed before I log out.
What is wrong and how do I fix it?I assume you have the button activated through preferences > energy saver > options?
I'm sorry - which button? Under "energy saver/options" there are no sleep-related buttons - only buttons related to Ethernet admin access (checked); using power button to start sleep (checked); reduce screen brightess(checked); and restart after power failure (NOT checked).
Under "energy saver/sleep" there are only two buttons - both related to timing of display and hard disk sleep and both are checked.
Does the machine go to sleep mode when you just leave it alone?
Yes
And did this just start recently
Fairly recently - a month or two ago
and you've been able to sleep the iMac before using power button?
Yes -
IMac will not auto sleep after 10.5.7 update with Safari 4 Beta
I've noticed that my new iMac 24" will not automatically sleep after updating to 10.5.7. Actually, that's not completely true, I've just discovered that if Safari Beta 4 (latest update) is open the iMac will never sleep automatically, but that if Safari is not open, automatic sleep works perfectly as it always did with 10.5.6. I've repeated this test numerous times and it's always consistent. Anyone have any ideas how to solve this?
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My iMac G5 20" 1.8Ghz will not sleep when I set it to sleep in the energy saver panel. This just started for no specific reason a few months ago. It will sleep fine when selected from the Apple menu. I have been through the discussions and no one seems to have a good fix for this. I have repaired permissions, reset the PRAM and SMU, and tried all the different configurations in energy saver. I called AppleCare and they seemed not to know anything about this issue. They recommened an archive and reinstall of the operating system. I feel this is kind of drastic for this and I have not yet tried it unless I can see that other people have done it and it works. My computer is in the repair program for the power supply problem and it has an updated power supply since the original actually smoked and Apple replaced it. I was wondering if anyone out there has had this same sleep issue and got it resolved?
Well I finally decided to try and delete an application that I suspected could be a problem not allowing my computer to sleep automatically. That application is LAST FM a music service from the UK which is actually quite good. I suspected it was a problem since it would always launch when I opened iTunes and asked if I wanted to share my iTunes library with the LAST FM group which I did not. I selected I did not want to share in the LAST FM preferences but it still opened anyway when I launched iTunes. I deleted the program and repaired disk permissions and *It Worked*, my computer will now go to sleep with the settings I selected in energy saver. I know there are other people out there with this problem I would first look at this application and others that are probably running in the backround causing your computer not to sleep automatically. I am a firm believer in trying to work up from the easiest solution before taking the drastic approach, such as a system reinstall, or a logic board replacement. I did take Nikki's suggestion seriously. My power supply had been replaced in the repair program and my logic board did not meet the criteria for replacement since it was not exibiting the symptoms that required its replacement such as video and power problems.
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