MacBook wont wake up after I open the lid

It has been a persisting (and boring) issue. My MacBook wont wake up after I open the lid. I try closing and opening it lots of times but the screen stays black - it doesnt display the user login screen. Anyone has ever experienced this kind of issue, knows what causes it or has a fix for this bug?

Try resetting the SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

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