Macbook keeps waking itself up every 10 seconds

Hi
I upgraded to ilife 09 and snow leopard a while back so not sure if this is related but suddenly my old macbook won't sleep. If I leave it, close the lid or manually hit sleep it just whirrs back into action like it's waking itself up and trying to read a disc maybe.... Can't find any fix online. Tried taking battery out and no luck there. Help appreciated

suuluu wrote:
Hi again, I will try the RAM reset and see what happens. The bluetooth says blutetooth not available - perhaps this is it. My other later work macbook running same time same place has all teh usual bluetooth options..... Can the bluetooth thing be fixed?
Your bluetooth is fine. Unfortunately, it sits on the USB bus, which isn't. I didn't piece all this together until after my machine was out of warranty. If you still have some AppleCare left, take it in.
If not, there is no way around it. The bluetooth will come back on at random times. The sleep may even start working again. Just don't ever rely on it. After you close the lid, make sure the light pulses before leaving the machine. If it wakes up, shut it down. You can install iLid so that even if the lid pops open (while in a bag, for example) it won't wake the machine.

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