Macbook wont STAY asleep

Since upgrading to Leopard, I seem to have the opposite problem of most of the posts I see. My Macbook won't stay asleep.
Cover closed, it goes to sleep and then wakes. It then goes back to sleep and wakes on it own several times before I finally just open the thing and shut it down. This has happened several times this week.
I just downloaded the 10.5.1 update... will that fix this or is this something else?
I don't have this problem on my iMac.

I had a similar problem that was caused by drivers for a scanner...when I installed the drivers, the software installed button managers for two models but I only had one. The button manager for the model I didn't own was running and constantly searching for a scanner that wasn't there.
Go to Applications/Utilities and open Console. If you have a message like "Looking for devices matching vendor ID=#### and product ID=####" repeating over and over, you might have a similar issue. Then it's just an issue of locating the offending driver and deleting it.
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Hello All,
I am desperate and really need an answer to this question. I have tried everything and had no luck.
I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) running Yosemite. Whenever I close the screen, it will fall asleep like it normally does. However, the external light will only pulse once (instead of continuously), and then I can hear the hard drive begin spinning again. The external light then stays at a constant, but the screen does not light back up.
It's like the computer falls asleep, but then only the hard drive wakes up, and stays woken up. This fact causes my Macbook to eventually use up whatever battery power it has and get warm in my backpack. The only thing I can do to preserve battery power is to shut down the whole computer and boot it up every time I need it.
I've already tried EVERYTHING found on this page: OS X: When your Mac doesn't sleep or wake - Apple Support. In addition, I have spent hours browsing other forums and help posts. Any help would be fantastic.
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Test after each of the following steps that you haven’t already tried:
Step 1
Take all the steps suggested in this support article. That's the starting point for any further effort to solve the problem. Skipping any of those steps may mean that the problem won't be solved. Note that, as stated in the article, the computer will not sleep if some sharing services are enabled.
Step 2
From the menu bar, select
           ▹ System Preferences ▹ Accessibility ▹ Speakable Items: Off
Step 3
Select
           ▹ System Preferences ▹ Bluetooth ▹ Advanced...
and uncheck both boxes marked
          Open Bluetooth Setup Assistant at startup if...
Step 4
Disconnect all wired peripherals and test. If you use a wired keyboard and/or mouse, use different ones. You must rule out the wired keyboard and mouse as possible causes of the problem.
Step 5
Reset the SMC.
Step 6
Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
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Still in safe mode, launch the usual set of applications that are running when you have the problem, including your login items, one at a time, testing after each one. Some applications may not work; skip them. You might be able to identify the cause of the problem this way.
Step 8
If sleep is still working after you’ve launched all the usual applications, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and test again. If sleep still works, you’re done, at least for the moment.
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2   libobjc.A.dylib                         0x0000000100c62761 map_images + 115
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