Putting your G5 to sleep

My G5 refuses to go to sleep, everytime I try to put it in sleep mode it automatically starts up. Can anyone suggest a solution to this?

I haven't heard anything official, but it seems that if the computer is asleep and there's any peripheral device that tries to communicate with it while sleeping, the computer wakes up. I'm not sure if this is an iMac bug. BTW, what's connected to your hub?
The other extra step that I took was under the energy saver panel in system preferences, click on options. The only thing that I have checked is, "Allow power button to sleep the computer." The rest is not checked.

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What is the difference between closing your macbook & pressing apple-sleep? My friend aid that it is better to put your computer to sleep by pressing the apple then hitting sleep. I have been just closing it. Is there a difference? Is one sleep mode better than the other?

I think years ago Macs did go into different depths of sleep depending whether you selected sleep or they dropped into sleep.
However with the MacBook, well certainly with my MacBook, the sleep is the same whether I select sleep from the Apple Menu or I shut the lid. There is no difference, you hear the disk running for about 20 seconds whilst the hibernate image is saved, then the disk shuts down, and the fans stop if running, and the sleep light starts to pulse.

HT201343 Is there any way to put your monitor to sleep while you use Airplay?

I've been using Steam as virtually a home game console since I found the ability to pair my iMac with my Apple TV for Airplay. The only problem I have is there seems to be no setting for putting your monitor to sleep while you Airplay to Apple TV. Since both end up in use, I'd rather the monitor be off or I would simply just play off that, although the TV is much bigger!
Also another feature I'm not sure of is Airplaying a program while the computer is still in use. For example, I wish I could Airplay my Steam games to my TV while my girlfriend watched a movie or looked at Facebook at the same time. That would be epic.

I usually use my MBP 13 (mid 2009) in Extended Desktop mode with a Dell 17" external display (and the MBP in Clamshell mode). I have 2 questions:
1. After putting the MBP into Clamshell (by closing the lid), on waking up the external display the latter has the wrong resolution. I discovered that I can correct this by repeating the action, ie putting it back to sleep and re-waking it. At that point, the external display is at its best (1280 x 1024). But having to do it twice is kind of annoying. How can I avoid that?
2. Before I got my MBP, I used the same Dell display with an Acer Windows 14" notebook. The resolution on the Dell using the Acer was better than it is with the MBP. I am thinking of getting a new external display to replace the Dell, maybe a 19" or 20". Is there a particular type of display that will produce the best resolution/image with the MBP 13?
Thanks

Is it bad to never put your computer into sleep

is it bad for my Mac mini to never be put into sleep

No, it's not bad. But using sleep makes for quicker access than does a regular startup.

Why am I unable to connect to my airport whenever I put my computer to sleep while the time machine is backing up?

Ever since I installed Lion (version 10.7), I am unable to reconnected to my Time Capsule and get on the internet after I put my computer to sleep and then wake it back up. This doesn't happen all the time -- just when I put my computer to sleep when Time Machine is backing up. If I put my computer to sleep when it's not backing up, it's fine. If it is backing up though, when I wake my computer up again, it is unable to reconnect to the Time Capsule to allow me to use the internet. I have to wake the machine up, click on "Stop Backing Up", wait 30-60 seconds, click "Turn Wi-fi off", wait another 30 seconds, turn it back on and then I am fine. If I just turn wifi off and on without stopping the backup, it doesn't work and I am still unable to connect to the internet. I currently have 10.7.1 but it still has the same bug. 10.6.x did not have this bug. Other than "don't put your computer to sleep when Time Machine is backing up," any suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

In this case, that hint may help.
According to Apple support, some configuration files may get damaged or corrupt by time, after updates or upgrades and should get deleted ocasionally.
OK ... switch off wifi on the machine.
Then go on and delete the files mentioned below.
You will find the files on your system drive (not your home folder) as follow:
/library/preferences/com.apple.preferences.accounts.plist
/library/preferences/com.apple.preferences.sharing.plist
/library/preferences/SstemConfiguration/preferences.plist
/library/preferences/SstemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
If there are files in this folders with the same name but additional .orig at the end, delete them too.
It is possible that not all files are on your system. That will be ok.
The files will get newly created by system on reboot.
For that reboot the machine.
Join your wireless again.
If you are using Lion, the Library is hidden. You have to use (menu bar) "go to" -> "go to folder" on finder to access them.
If the problem (unlikely) persists, report back here.
Lupunus
Message was edited by: lupunus (typo's fixed)

Schedule shutdown stops working after putting the computer to sleep

I had trouble scheduling the computer to shut down after upgrading from Mac OS 10.3.9 to Mac OS 10.4.6. I accidentally left my screen closed on my PowerBook G4 after scheduling it to startup. It startup with the scceen closed and in sleep mode. After that it wouldn't shutdown after scheduling to shutdown.
So I read a Post to trash Library/preference/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Autowake.plist. That worked but now it won't shutdown after being put to sleep even when it is woken.

Yes, just put your computer to sleep whenever you judge it right.
The three nightly maintenance tasks are not important enough to change your habits,
they do not affect OS X performance: only disk space.
And yes, since 10.4.2 they are automatically delayed if your computer was sleeping, but you still have to run them manually
— all three together once a month is fine —
if you sometimes shut down or reboot your computer.
Use this Terminal command
sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
or one of the "cache-cleaners" utilities like Cocktail etc.
HTH
Axl

Lost Cursor Control and locks up after putting the iMAC to sleep

Has anyone an idea why the iMAC locks up and will not accept mouse of tracker controls after putting to sleep for a awhile?

Yes, just put your computer to sleep whenever you judge it right.
The three nightly maintenance tasks are not important enough to change your habits,
they do not affect OS X performance: only disk space.
And yes, since 10.4.2 they are automatically delayed if your computer was sleeping, but you still have to run them manually
— all three together once a month is fine —
if you sometimes shut down or reboot your computer.
Use this Terminal command
sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
or one of the "cache-cleaners" utilities like Cocktail etc.
HTH
Axl

Hot key or hot corner to put my monitors to sleep

Is there a way I can assign an entourage hot-corner or a hot key to put my monitors to sleep?
I'd love to be able to shut them down with a click, when I walk away.
Thanks in advance for any help!

Hi marglar,
I'm not sure if you can create a shortcut to put your display to sleep.
You can use this keyboard shortcut to put your mac to sleep: Option-Command-Eject.
Other shortcuts are here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459
Also, this might help:
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/customize/4/#l4
Guylaine

Sometimes after putting my iMac to sleep, I can't get it to wake up and have to turn it off at the mains. Any ideas why?

Sometimes after putting my iMac to sleep, I cannot get it to wake up again. It's as if it's shut down and I have to turn it off at the mains and restart it. Any ideas why? Does this keep happening to anybody else?

That message means that you have to restore the iPad now. Something went wrong. You need to restore the iOS software and then restore from the backup.
Read this carefully and follow the instructions. Make sure that you restore from your backup at the end of the process. That is covered at the bottom of the support article.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

Macbook to TV, Works fine until I put the Macbook to sleep then tv display

Macbook to TV, Works fine until I put the Macbook to sleep,
I wake the Macbook with external keyboard and the display shows up on TV just fine for a second or two then it looks like something changes and then it starts rolling.
It does not do this when Macbook is awake it only does it after it's put to sleep.

Probably the resolution is switching from a mirrored resolution to some other resolution that the TV can't work from. Try this; shut down the MacBook. Cable up the TV to the MB and also the external keyboard and mouse. Hold down the Shift key on the external keyboard, hit the start button on the MacBook and immediately close the lid on the MB after you've hit the start button. Continue holding the Shift key down on the external keyboard until you see the grey screen with the spinning gear at which time you can release the Shift key. The MB should now finish starting up in Safe mode with only the external screen being on. Hopefully the screen will not be rolling.
Once the MB finishes booting, go into System Preferences/Displays and set the resolution to the optimal/desired resolution for your TV. Hopefully this choice will stick through subsequent restarts and also correct the issue of the rolling screen under the conditions in the scenario you described.

How can I put my iMac to sleep after it has finished downloading or uploading something?

For example: I have some photos and videos that I want to send to a friend. I'm uploading them to a site to do this, and they're quite big files (250 MB).
I'd like to do this at night, but I don't want to let the computer run all the night through, when this maybe only needs a few hours.
I can only guess how long it will take (judging by the time it tells me that it will take, if available), and then I can set the computer to go to sleep after X hours or minutes.
Can I not just simply set it in a way that it goes to sleep automatically after the process is finished? Like, if there's a connection to the internet, that is being used (downloads, uploads), then it shouldn't go to sleep, else it will interrupt the upload, and I can start again.
Also, I have an iMovie update now, which is over a GB of download.
I may be mistaken, but I have the feeling that for some Apple programs, it actually keeps the computer awake until the process is done. But it isn't the case with all programs, only with some.
It's really annoying. Does anyone know a solution? I know that there's this box that you can tick, that says something like to keep the computer from going to sleep if there's a network connection, but in earlier OS this was actually working! Now it's 100% useless.

You can just set your Mac to sleep using the Energy Saver in System Pref. Set it to sleep after say, 2 mins of inactivity then check the Put Hard Disk to Sleep setting too. It won't sleep while you are down/uploading.

Why am I receiving a notice to update my version and then not able to click on it? It also prevents me from entering the internet if I put my computer to sleep with this update box there!

The box appears after I'm on the internet. It's on my desktop when I go to shut down my computer and after I've shut down the internet. When I click on the x it doesn't disappear. When I click on the box indicating Yes, I'd like to update my version of Firefox it does nothing. If I leave this box there and put my computer to sleep it stays on and actually prevents me from entering the internet! I need to restart my computer or shut down! My computer is a MacBook Pro and is only one year old .

They have to know who the person is who has their account set up wrong? Do you know who they are or how to identify them?
if not, how do you expect Verizon to find which user that is?
Best thing for you to do is set up a mail filter and just throw those into the trash or delete them the second they come into your email box.
here are a couple walk throughs.
How to Filter Mail from a Certain Sender Easily in Win Live Mail, Outlook Expr.

"Allow power button to put the computer to sleep" setting is not available but button does it anyway

This has never happened before. Computer stayed at gray screen with no progress wheel so I held the power button to shut it down. Since startup afterwards the power button sleeps the computer. There's no "allow power button to put the computer to sleep" choice available in Energy Saver but button does it anyway. Is there a defaults command that will fix it? Something else?

I've had Mavericks for a week and a half. I don't believe yesterday could have been the first time I used the power button in an attempt to get the Restart Sleep Cancel Shut Down box, but I've been around long enough to know that memory will fool you.
Yours 'til it doesn't,
llee

I can't put my computer to sleep

Hello. Whenever I attempt to put my computer to sleep it just wakes right back up in about 5 seconds automatically. I formated my hardrive about a week ago (just for the heck of it), however this problem still exists. Can someone please tell me what is wrong. Thanks.

This is for a Mac that won't sleep.
First, read things in Apple doc.#25801 on sleep settings.
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 recieve 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 Recieve Faxes On This Computer box.
If that does'nt 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.
Hope this helps!
P.S. One member here reported this (Michael Gleason);
"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?"
Dave Hamilton 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 cards.
Cheers!
DALE

HOW TO PUT THE MINI TO SLEEP

HEY ALL,
iPod mini 4GB purchased 5-05 (so whatever generation that is)
I have found a way to put my mini to sleep....it still will not show up on FireWire ports, but at least this way it will hold a charge...
Holding down Play/Pause DOES NOT WORK. This may be a glitch in iTunes 7.
Go to EXTRAS> CLOCK>SLEEP TIMER
You will find it is off if you have updated your iPod. Set it to the desired time (I used 15 min) and the mini will power off after that time.
Hope this helps

This can't be part of iTunes, it has to be part of the iPod Restore formatter.
Which version of restore did you use? If this true (holding down the button doesn't put it into "sleep" mode), I would want to avoid that version.

Putting your G5 to sleep

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