Scheduled wake / lid closed

Got my Macbook Pro yesterday, and I'm having a blast! One question about sleep and wake issues though, sorry for the n00b ignorance.
I have a program that I'd like to kick off to run at 5 AM every day. (It's Isilox, an app that downloads pages from the web for offline viewing on my Palm Tungsten T3.) I see that the power management control panel lets me wake the machine up at a certain hour each day, so I could schedule it to wake up at 4:59 AM. But I'd prefer to leave the machine's cover closed over night, and it normally goes to sleep as soon as the cover is closed. Would the automated wake up function work if I leave the cover closed?
Macbook Pro 15" Mac OS X (10.4.9)

also, I'm running SL, what OS are you running? 10.6 supports wake over wired / wireless lan for shared services like itunes, iphoto, printing, etc. if you have an airport extreme station & the updated firmware.
so, my theory on that would be itunes remote app should wake when you try to connect to itunes from iphone....
just a theory :-p
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3774

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This may not be a Toshiba problem per se since it has been reported for other brands as well.
I want to run backups overnight. This requires my backup programs to 'wake' the computer from sleep. This works perfectly well for my desktop. It does not work for my laptop if the lid is down: the laptop does not wake, so backups do not run
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Model L955-S5370, Windows 8, UEFI
Power settings for a closed lid, whether on-battery or off battery, are: Sleep (not hibernate)
Makes no difference whether the power options are to sleep or not to sleep when the lid closes; in neither case does the computer wake up.
When the laptop is set to not sleep when the lid is closed, the laptop eventually goes to sleep in accordance with my general sleep settings ('sleep after 30 minutes')
The same issue has been reported in the user forums for other brands, and in those instances the problem was neither obvious or easy to diagnose. The problem seems to be in the interface between the lid closing mechanism and the operating system. Dell says they'll include a resolution in a BIOS update.
Can Toshiba help with this?
Solved!
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No, you're not dense. Lacking in appreciation of subtle humor, perhaps.
"Allow wake timers" was disabled. When I changed the setting to "Enabled" my backup ran. So I am .
That said, I have read in other OEM forums that running scheduled tasks with the lid down can be a problem. Something to with the interface between the lid (hardware) and the operating system. Apparently, I don't have that problem.

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MBP/Lion - I'm using my MBP in dual monitor mode with an external monitor and power supply connected. If I close the lid and then disconnect the monitor, my MBP won't wake after opening the lid. I know that with Lion a change was made and the power stays on with an external monitor attached and the lid closed (with the adapter plugged in), but if you unplug the display, there doesn't seem a way out of this state. Even plugging the monitor back in, the display wont refresh (just black).
In this state the power managment is confused. When closed, the power light is on, with the lid opened the power light goes off, the display remains blank and I can't wake the device. The only solution is to re-boot.
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I got a fix for you but you have to follow these instructions exactly:
1. Unplug everything from your Macbook Pro.
2. Open Terminal.
3. Type: sudo nvram boot-args="iog=0x0"
4. Enter your password.
5. Reset your Mac and plug everything back in.
6. Your computer will now be free of one more lion bug.
If for any reason you want the old functionality back Zap the PRAM (Turn on your Mac and hold down the Command, Option, P, and R keys all at the same time)

New 2.4GHz MBP in "lid closed mode" wakes up automatically

Hi,
I got one of the new 2.4Ghz MBPs, had a first gen 2.16Ghz MBP before. I have external mouse, keyboard and display attached and use it with the lid closed. When I sent my older MBP to sleep it would take a few seconds before the display went dark. Then I turned of the power outlet and the MBP kept sleeping.
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Björn

Try resetting your SMC.
Resetting the System Management Controller >>
Also, try trashing these 3 .plist preferences and reboot. Reset your Energy Saver preferences.
HD > Library > Preferences > SystemConfiguration > com.apple.AutoWake.plist & com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
User > Library > Preferences > com.apple.systemuiserver.plist
BTW...do you notice much difference in performance between your old MBP and the new one?
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Macbook sleep wake up with lid closed

Hi everybody. Since 10.9 I had a strange issue with sleep on my MBP 15. If I put it in sleep with the button and I close the lid, it will wake up closed waiting for the password.
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I just bought my first Mac & am still trying to figure some things out.
Is there a way to have it wake on wifi? I like to be able to connect to my machines when I'm at the office. My Macbook goes to sleep & then I can't remotely access it. Wake on LAN works fine, but I don't want to keep an ethernet cable plugged in.
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Insomniax is your best bet. The only other way would be have an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse hooked up.

MBP Randomly Wakes Up With Lid Closed

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My Macbook Pro (OS 10.4.11) always randomly wakes up by itself after I closed the display lid. Is there anything I can do to remedy this? Thanks.

I get this too and it is really really annoying. Then, when I open the lid to try to put it to sleep again, it goes to sleep, so now it's doing the opposite: asleep with lid open and awake with lid closed. The real problem is that I can't wake it up! The other annoying thing is that with the lid closed some of my bluetooth devices i.e. wireless keyboard and mouse wake it up. Solutions?

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I got my MBP three weeks ago and I have noticed that when I have the lid closed and it is sleeping and I set it down it begins to make noise and when I open the lid I see that has already come out of sleep mode. I know that the MBP's have a motion sensor that shuts off the hard drives when it senses that the computer is falling or something. When I'm putting it down and it does this, it is always on a hard surface but it's not like I'm dropping the computer down, I'm gently placing it. Any thoughts?

That's cool.. It's good to see they fixed it on the latest revision. The college ordered these right before apple's last upgrade to the MBP. These are the 2.33 GHZ Core 2 Duo machines. The tech did mention that I could take these to the nearest Apple store.. a 2 hour drive, and one of the people at the store could evaluate them and then decide if they should be fixed. No guarantee they would.. and according to him and my description.. "the behaviour is expected.."
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I will contrast Apple's support with Dell's though. I really despise Dell.. but, when the college has a problem with a machine, they send a part out no questions asked. The college has it's own tech support team and Dell will either send a tech immediately, or send the part to one of our team members. I'd really like to see the college choose more apple products. But, their response to our repair request has hurt that effort. Can you see us with a lab full of macs driving them two hours to an Apple store because of some hardware problem? We don't pay any extra for the Dell support, it's part of the product warranty. Apple could learn a thing or two...
I may stew on this a few days and call tech support again..

PB battery drained overnight while lid closed....any thoughts?

This was the first time I've experienced any problems with my PB. Last night I left the office and closed my lid as always. My PB was unplugged from land power. I watched, as I always do, the Apple light go off and my standby light come on, then I went home.
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In general there is always a trickle drain happening even with the lid closed. Some applications may leave the Powerbook on, or wake it from sleep on a timed schedule. Turn off the lights to see if the Apple logo is lit to verify it did indeed shut off the screen. There have been known applications to be open that force the machine to keep the screen on even when the lid is closed.
The battery is technically known to last 5 hours on limited charge, that closed as you surmised is able to last longer. But how much longer varies depending on just how full the battery was before you unplugged it. The reading on the menubar of it being full is not necessarily accurate.
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MacBook Pro does not sleep when lid closed

Hi there. I recently upgraded my MacBook Pro from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Before the upgrade my mac would sleep automatically when the lid closed. However, ever since I've upgraded, when I close the lid, my mac doesn't go to sleep. However, if my mac isn't plugged in (running off the built in battery) it goes to sleep. I looked through system preferences and I can't seem to find any settings relating to this, does anyone have any suggestion on what's happening and how I can fix it? Many thanks in advanced.

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Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you clickLog in.
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. Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal. Don’t launch any applicationsat first. If sleep still doesn’t work properly, back up all data and reinstall the OS. After that, if you still have the issue, make a “Genius” appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested. If sleep now works as expected, go on to the next step. Step 9 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 10 If sleep is still working after you’ve launched all the usual applications, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and test again. If sleep still works, you’re done, at least for the moment. If you still have the sleep issue after booting out of safe mode, post again.

Computer freezes in lid-closed mode when connected to external display

I have a Sylvania SC190 CRT display connected to my Powerbook via a VGA to DVI adapter. Every time I put the computer in lid-closed mode and try to run it off of just the SC190, after a few minutes it freezes up and I have to hard restart it(hold power button down).
Now, a few days ago, my powerbook stopped recognizing the display as an SC190, and just recognized it as a VGA Display. Don't know if this is relevant, as I have never used lid-closed mode before.
Does anyone know what the problem is, and/or what I can do about it?
Thank you.
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I have the exact same problem.
Here's my story:
To give you some backgroud, my setup involves having the macbook on a mstand hooked up to an external monitor. I run a usb hub from my macbook, this is where my mouse transceiver is plugged in. I use am Apple wireless bluetooth keyboard (latest slim model)
I recently purchased the 13.3' inch 2.26 MBP as I gave my older 2.0 uMB to a family member. The computer is in the stock configuration with no hardware upgrades.
I have noticed weird behaviour when waking the computer from sleep when the lid is closed. When i wake the computer up (by tuning on bt keyboard), the keyboard light blinks like there is not bt connection and the computer will wake in an inactive state. The led light will be on, but when i flip the screen up....nothing. Screen is dark, keyboard pressing does not illicit any responses. I have to do a hard reboot by holding down the power button to restart the computer. Unfortunately any previous data or work is lost.
I work in IT so I completed troubleshooting and also things outlined on forums in google. Reset PRAM, reset SMC and also reinstalled OSX. Still I get the same result. Fearing I purchased a defective unit, I called Apple and they told me i could exchange the computer so I dropped by the apple store and exchanged it quite easily.
I've spent hours restoring from time machine and I am experiencing the same issue on my new laptop. I'm now assuming its not hardware but more firmware related as I had to do a bluetooth firmaware upgrade when I bought the computer when I checked for software updates.
Is anyone else having any wake issues with their new MBPs? And what should I do next? Should I exchange for a 3rd unit? Thanks for you help everyone.

How to work on external monitor with lid closed?

I have an external monitor connected to my MB Pro and would like to work with the lid closed. When I shut it, the monitor also goes to sleep. Yesterday I did something right and the monitor woke but I was able to keep the computer closed. Today it's not working. I use a wireless keyboard that also goes to sleep when the lid closes.
What's the procedure to keep the monitor awake while the laptop is closed?
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Yes, I have done that and tried it over and over and it still won't work. The monitor went on for a few seconds and then went black again.
Is it possible to do this with a wireless keyboard? I do press the power key to try to wake to keyboard but nothing happens.

Resuming sleep from lid-closed mode?

Sorry if this has already been answered, but searching through the manual and 34 pages of previous posts didn't turn up anything.
When I get to work, I connect my MBP (in sleep mode) to my external monitor and then to my usb keyboard/mouse, which triggers the computer to wake up and go into lid-closed mode. I work all day with the lid closed.
The problem is that when I'm ready to leave at the end of the day, I cannot just disconnect everything and resume sleep mode for the transport home.
If I go to Apple/Sleep, it'll go to sleep for 1-2 sec, then re-enter lid-closed mode. If I unplug everything, then the computer stays in lid-closed mode and won't go to sleep. The only way to get it back into sleep mode is to disconnect everything and open up the lid, wait for the display to come on, then close it again. Time consuming measures like this clash severely with my impatience at getting out of the office.
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My impatience was my own undoing. Upon further testing, once the magsafe is disconnected, the laptop begins the routine to go to sleep. I'm a very happy camper now...don't have to open the laptop at all, and I get to reduce the rate of dimming of my laptop screen.

Problem with lid closed mode

So as far as i know, to get the computer to run in lid closed mode you press f7 until you get video mirroring, the second mode i believe, close the display, then wake the computer with the external mouse or keyboard. I've done this, but almost as soon as i wake the computer, it goes back to sleep again.
How do i fix this??
Is it a problem for I'm using a windows keyboard, but i wouldn't think that could be it.

Also, if you haven't already done this, make sure that Bluetooth is enabled and that you "Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer" (Systpref/Bluetooth/Settings)

External Display Problem - Frequency out of range with lid closed

I have read this - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86286 - it should work, but it does not.
I have a black macbook, an apple usb keyboard, a usb mouse and a19" gateway lcd display (max resolution 1440x900). Everything used to work great. Now for some reason no matter what resolution & mhz I set the external display and the macbook to it will not work with the lid closed, I can set bot to the lowest settings (640 x 480) and when I close the lid and wake the mac the message on the external display says "Frequency out of range." I will work fin in either mirror or extended mode with the lid open. Any suggestions? I've tried resetting the pram already and run the disk repair on the start up disk.

I never did figure it out - but the problem has been solved..
I did tried to trash a bunch of preference files - no joy.
I fixed it the old fashioned way - I installed a fresh system (don't waste your time with an archive and install - it just imported the corrupt files). Works fine now..

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