MBP not going to sleep

I have had my MacBook Pro for a little over a week now and i am noticing that it is not going to sleep according to my energy saver preferences, or at all for that matter. Any ideas?

Something must be preventing it going into the appropriate sleep mode; either some software running or a lack of space for the sleepimage file (most unlikely at this point). Run /Utilities/Console, click 'All Messages' top left and then select Sleep from the Apple menu top left - there should be some lines in the Console Log that will give a clue about what's going on (post them here if you like).

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MBP not going to sleep normally when battery is depleated

Hi folks,
I have had a Macbook Pro 15'' Unibody model for 3 months now and this is the first time I run into this problem. I wanted to calibrate my battery and when the computer was supposed to sleep for the time it says in the calibrating link I found in this page I saw that the computer immediately shut it self off. The fist time I calibrated the battery this was not the case.
If someone could help me on this problem I would be very appreciative.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490
This is the link for the battery calibrating instructions I used.

Something must be preventing it going into the appropriate sleep mode; either some software running or a lack of space for the sleepimage file (most unlikely at this point). Run /Utilities/Console, click 'All Messages' top left and then select Sleep from the Apple menu top left - there should be some lines in the Console Log that will give a clue about what's going on (post them here if you like).

Not going to sleep, overheating?

Just recently my MBP stopped going to sleep when the lid is closed, or when left open but not used(my setting tell it to go to sleep after 5 mins of no use). The heartbeat light only dims but stays the same, or is bright and stays the same.I noticed at the same time that it also has become very, very hot while in use. It only cools down when I actually click on 'Sleep' and leave it for a few minutes. This is the only way to ensure the heartbeat light 'beats'. Is this related? Also I don't hear any fans.

If you haven't already, download the widget "iStatPro" and check to see how hot your Mac is and how fast the fans are spinning. The fans are pretty quiet and usually are idling at 2000 RPM. If they are not speeding up to cool your Mac, there may be a problem.
It would probably be worth running the extended version of the Apple Hardware Test to be sure that both the fans and the thermal sensors are working properly.
You might also check in Activity Monitor that you don't have some runaway process going on in the background that is keeping your Mac awake. Choose "All Processes" at the top and "CPU" on the bottom bar. Check the CPU column for any excessive activity that shouldn't be there--often a runaway printer process, but it could be anything. If you find one, highlight it and quit it.
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Computer not going to sleep when lid closed

My wife's new MacBook Air has a couple of problems we can't figure out. First sometimes the computer is not going to sleep when lid is closed and when we lift the lid everything is frozen.
Second, the user Library folder is not seeable in her user account. I know it's there because on the side bar there's a short cut to Preferences folder which we can open.
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Ron

Ron,
The user library folder (~/Library/) is hidden by default in Lion. I assume Apple doesn't want people mucking around with the sensitive files in there. So this is normal behavior.
As for the freezing issue, I would suggest you reset your power management and perform a safe boot to clear out caches. You should also see if the issue persists after disconnecting USB perhipherals.
Here's how:
Power Management:
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.
Safe Boot:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
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IPod not going to sleep correctly

Hi there,
I am having an issue with my iPod 5G not going to sleep correctly. When I select the "Sleep" function on the menu screen the iPod with stop responding to the wheel, as per normal, BUT the screen only fades and does not blank itself completely. I can still see the menu items.
Is this right? I though the screen blanks completely, to save on battery power.
Advice and thoughts needed...cheers
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Hi, I have managed to change the battery of my Ipod
mini, but still after the Ipod is fully charged the
battery life still lasts only a few hours....
My assumption after reading all the technical
documents, is that even though the Ipod mini appears
to go to sleep (either by itself or after the play /
pause) button is pressed for a few seconds, that in
fact the Ipod isn't a sleep and the battery runs
down....
I have updated to the latest 1.4.1. software... only
recently happened, and replaced the battery (but
perhaps it didn't need it).
And it's 14 months old so out of warranty...
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working correctly? Is there a software fix for
this????
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Hello everyone,
I'm facing the same syptom. I tried many things and now havw to live with putting the MacBook to slee by hand. I had some other issues just before that:
1: The MB returned randomly from sleep while being closed. That was annoying. I think it was fixed after installing smart sleep and doing some cleanup in the preference files.
2: Then I was put "randomly" to sleep. I figured that came from overheating the processor (thus I'm gld it went to sleep). The fan speed control was set to constantly 2000 rpm. Installing fanControl helped.
3: Lid closing did not init the sleep mode and the backlight is not turning off. Niether does it wake up on opening when I put it io sleep manually (I have to press a key).
The sensor for closing the lid seems to work, if it is the same which controls the maximum brightnes of the sleep indicator light (pulsing). It is darker when the lid is closed.
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Just Updated to 10.5.2 on Feb 10, 2008, Display not going to sleep anymore

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I am running on a Macintosh G4 Graphite (which has been heavily upgraded to a G4 1.8 Ghz processor (Sonnet Tech Encore) and it has 1 GB RAM and an upgraded ATI Radeon 9200 Mac Edition video card). Under 10.4 -10.5.1 everything worked fine.
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Hello All Again:
Just wanted to update you on how I fixed the problem. Not sure what specifically in the combination fixed it, but it does now work
First I opened System Prefs > Energy Saver and hit the set to defaults button. I then exited System Prefs.
I then went into Terminal and ran pmset displaysleep 30 and exited terminal.
Lastly, I went into System Prefs > Energy Saver and selected 3 minutes. Exited System Prefs and waited and lo and behold it worked. So I rebooted my system and then set the timer back to 30 mins and it has been working again so far.
I suspect that the pmset from terminal may have refreshed something in the prefs file someplace, but again it was just something in that string of things I did that worked.

Computer hanging on closing lid and not going to sleep, indicator does not blink

i have a 1 month old Macbook Pro 13" i5 with 4Gb memory.
when i am closing the lid the computer is not going to sleep, hard drive continues to spin and power indicator does not blink and it remains solid.
on opening the lid again screen keep blank and does not show anything while i can hear spinning of hard drive. than i have to forcefully shut off the computer by pressing power key and than computer starts after that.
Apple support told me to press shift+control+option+power and than start computer, it fixed the problem only once and they told me to do it again when it comes again. but write now i am getting it everytime.

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First off make sure you don't have 'Wake for ethernet access...' enabled in System Preferences/Energy Saver/Options - I'd also run Disc Utility and repair your permissions as well. OS X requires 'maintenance routines' to be performed on a certain basis and you can use this free application to help you with that...Onyx.
Check the obvious as well - that you don't have any applications that might keep your Macbook awake ...some printer utilities do this for example.
After all this shut down and restart and hopefully things will be better - if not, there may be a chance that the mechanical parts that put your computer to sleep may be at fault ...and you'll need to visit an Apple dealer to verify this.
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PC is not going to sleep or shut down after upgrade to Windows10

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Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A great place where you can find solutions for your issues with help from the community!
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You and loads more peoplehttp://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-Systems-and-Software/Windows-10-Laptop-won-t-go-into-sleep-mode/td-p/5171069 No 100% fix yet.

MBP 17" i5 not going to sleep - wakes up immediately

Hi there,
Every now and then when I try to put my MBP to sleep either by closing the lid, or by pressing the power button or through the menu, it will just turn on instantly after going to sleep. I have already tried resetting the NVRAM and SMC. I also made sure that no programs from the dock bar are still running.
This is what I read in the system.log:
5/2/10 11:46:32 PM kernel System Sleep
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5/2/10 11:46:34 PM kernel /drv/ MacModule.cpp:261 powerStateWillChangeTo: flags=82 stateNumber=4
5/2/10 11:46:34 PM kernel /drv/ MacModule.cpp:262 powerStateWillChangeTo: found flag=kIOPMPowerOn (2)
5/2/10 11:46:34 PM kernel /drv/ MacModule.cpp:267 powerStateWillChangeTo: found flag=kIOPMRestartCapability (80)
5/2/10 11:46:34 PM kernel vmmon: powerStateDidChange flags=0x82 (state 4)
5/2/10 11:46:34 PM kernel /drv/ MacModule.cpp:261 powerStateDidChangeTo: flags=82 stateNumber=4
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5/2/10 11:46:34 PM kernel /drv/ MacModule.cpp:267 powerStateDidChangeTo: found flag=kIOPMRestartCapability (80)
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Message was edited by: miggalvez

Looks like a USB device is waking it up. Very common.
This is for a Mac that won't sleep.
Here is Apple's KB article HT1776 with their tips.
Mine follow;
USB devices and hubs often cause Macs to not sleep or wake quickly from sleep (notably HP printers and scanners, HP all in ones, and Cannon scanners). Disconnect all USB except for keyboard and mouse and try. If it sleeps, add one back at a time testing after each one to find the culprit.
If you've set your Mac to receive faxes, it may not be able to sleep. It might also have a damaged preferences file.
If you use your Mac for faxing, open System Preferences. click Print & Fax, click the Faxing tab, and uncheck the Receive Faxes On This Computer box.
If that doesn't work or you've never faxed on your Mac, go to Finder/Hard Drive /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration and delete the com.apple.PowerManagement.plist and com..apple.AutoWake.plist files (if your Mac asks, type your admin. password).
If the latter file isn't present in the folder, go to user name(probably your name)/Library/Preferences, delete the com.apple.systemuiserver.plist file, and reboot your Mac.
Next are user tips……..
Check in System Preferences > Energy Saver is "Wake for network access" checked? If so, uncheck it.
One user reported, " I couldn't make my macbook pro to go to sleep because I had my wireless headphone receiver still plugged in. I unplugged it and then it went to sleep."
Also, if you have an External Western Digital (WD) hard drive and have installed
WDDMService and WDSmartWareD on your Mac, it may not sleep. Fix is to un-install those....you don't need them to use the drive.
"I have had this problem with my IMac G5. It is surprisingly irritating. LaCie's Silverkeeper backup software was the cause. By default it gave itself permission to wake up the computer to check if a backup was needed. Do you have this or a similar program installed which has scheduled activities including wake-up permissions as an option?"
One provided this link, xlr8yourmac.com, to a member, which addresses failure of deep sleep with some users that updated and added new FireWire and USB card.
Also, here is Apple KB article TA2469 about PCI cards and sleep.
After few days of messing around I found out that I had desktop background (wallpaper) set to change every 1 minute.
After unchecking "Change picture..." in system preferences (under Desktop/Screen saver), my powerbook went to sleep all by itself.
"I have a Canon printer(shared) and my imac would not sleep. I opened up printer/fax in system prefs and noticed it said the printer was in use when it was off. Opened up the printer queue and noticed about 7 pending documents. Deleted them all and now it sleeps.
Check the printer queue!"
One user has had success, after trying all these tips, using an App. called PleaseSleep. I've never used it though.
Good Luck!  DALE

External displays not going to sleep?

Environment: Early 2013 MBP Retina 15'', OSX 10.8.5, two external HP LP2475w monitors connected via DP-DVI adaptors. The monitors are correctly recognized in the system report.
I am not running a screen saver, and in the Energy Saver preferences, I have set the display to go to sleep at 15minutes (long before the computer goes to sleep).
The built-in display indeed goes to sleep at the predetermined time, but the external monitors simply get a black screen, they don't actually go to sleep (indicator light is green, the backlight is still on). There is no problem with the monitors, they correctly go to sleep under both Windows and Linux.
My theories:
(a) vesa information about how to turn the monitors off is incorrect
(b) something about the mini displayport to dvi adaptor kills that signal
(c) there is no way to turn off external monitors, I'll have to live with this
Help?
Thanks!

exactly the same here. 2011+dell 24"
i called apple hotline and they did this with me:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
and
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
after this the external monitor went to sleep flawless. ... but as soon as some usb-ports are busy (with an external drive or something) - even when everything falls asleep the external monitor keeps on again.
but a least without the usb the monitor now falls asleep too - so there is hope!

RMBP 2013 not going to sleep..

I have a 15" rMBP from 2013 with Mavericks 10.9.4 installed.
I got two monitors plugged in via Thunderbolt cable, and the MBP lid closed. After the selected time period, the displays will go to sleep, but the computer will not.
I remember there used to be separate controls for display and computer sleep under Settings/Energy, but now there's only control for Display.
How can I fix this?

Hi jebedias,
If your MacBook Pro is having an issue with going ot sleep, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
OS X Mavericks: If your Mac won’t go to or stay in sleep
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

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