Macbook keeps addressing CD drive every 10 seconds during sleep.

HI My macbook won't enter sleep when the lids is shut. It keeps adressing the cd drive every 10 second or so and I remain logged into iChat even with the lid down.
I have all the latest update etc . What can I do?
Also if I put the macbook to sleep manualy with the lid up as it adresses the hard drive it wakes up again.
Please help
Thanks

i have this problem also. when i simply shut the lid, the computer refuses to go into sleep mode. not sure if it's a hardware or software problem or both, but IMHO it's a problem with "safe sleep" that apple has implemented in all their new laptops.
a solution i've found is using "Deep sleep" a program which puts the macbook into a hibernation mode instead. http://deepsleep.free.fr/
it's a widget. just use instead. it takes a few more seconds to boot back up (about 8 seconds or so) but it's worth the piece of mind, especially when transporting in a laptop bag!

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