Sleep mode

Is it bad for the computer to set the sleep mode to 'never'? whenever i have an away message up on instant messager, the computer signs me off as soon as it goes into sleep mode, for the default is for the computer to sleep after 15 minutes of no use. setting the computer to the 'never sleep' setting and the display to 5 minutes would fix this problem and cause no damage to the screen, but im not sure if leaving the computer active all the time is good, for i never shut it off.

Its ok as long as the display goes to sleep..
*Well there could be a screen saver set as well, the display and computer don't have to sleep ever, it is the users option.

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I have found the radio station I enjoy listening to in the iTunes Radio List. Is there anyway iTunes (and my Mac) can be set to come-on from Sleep mode and start playing that Radio Station at specific times of the day?
Any App or plug-in that does that?
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Kevin

Turning your Mac into a clock radio.
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2. Export the playlist (as .m3u works well). Get Info on your playlist file and look at the Open With entry to make sure it points to iTunes, VLC or some other app that will stream your station.
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5. For "alarm" select Open File.
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I have an iBook G4 with a 12" display I haven't had any problems with it until my last update (I update whenever there are available updates). I restarted my mac like normal after the update and found that after the white loading screen with the tiny apple logo loaded my mac asked me to restart. It did this 5 or 6 time in a row. With luck it finally loaded back up and I backed up all of my files & decided to reformat and start from scratch thinking it was something to do with the update.
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Mac Tower Pro 10.8.5 keeps going into sleep mode

Purchased from Apple, refurbished 2012 Mac Tower Pro. At the same time, purchased a new Dell U2713HM, 27" monitor.
Have been operating on this new system since about the first week of December 2013.
Issue:
The computer has constantly gone into sleep mode after a few minutes of no activity. I can have iTunes radio playing, but the system still goes into sleep mode. As I am typing and moving the curser, the machine stays awake.
This has caused much frustration because when it goes into auto sleep mode, it quits all programs that I am in, and when it does this, I lose all the work I had accomplished. It litterally closes everything and goes to sleep in about 2-3 minutes of no activity.
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Dell settings: Turned off all energy savers.
Results:
Nothing. Problem persists.

I apologize for the angst. The problem has cost too much money in lost time and material because when it would automatically shut down after a few minutes, all my work was lost.
I misunderstood the terms of the warranty. Thank you for your input and patience. Much appreciated. For the benefit of others that experience this with a new Mac that auto shuts down. Check the following:
1. Go to System Preferences.
2. Click on Security and Privacy.
3. Click on Advanced (bottom right corner)
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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M177fw don't go to sleep mode

Hi and sorry for my english In settings of HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M177fw I tryed 15 and 5 minutes before sleep mode. After 15 or 5 minutes printer going to sleep, but if I'm used printer even only one time, after that he don't sleep ( printer's screen not dim), not after 5 and 15 minutes. Printer is connected through wi-fi, Windows 8.1 x64. Any ideas?)

Hi Denis88,
I see by your post that the printer isn't going into sleep mode.
I can help you with this issue.
Make sure the printer is connected directly to a wall outlet. (don't use a power hub or a surge protector)
I would update the printer's firmware if the printer won't go into sleep mode.
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M177fw Drivers.
Select your operating system, click next, click the link for firmware.
I have provided some information from the manual for the sleep mode that you can check out.
COLOR LASERJET PRO MFP.
EcoSMART Console: Change the default times for entering Sleep mode or Auto Power
Down mode. Configure which events cause the product to wake.
Printer Settings Auto-off Configure the product to automatically turn off after a period of
inactivity. You can adjust the number of minutes after which the product turns off.
Touchscreen control panel:
1. From the Home screen on the product control panel, touch the Setup button.
2. Open the following menus:
System Setup
Energy Settings
Sleep/Auto Off After
3. Select the time for the Sleep/Auto Off delay.
NOTE: The default value is 15 Minutes.
4. The product automatically wakes when it receives jobs or when you touch the screen on the product
control panel.
You can change which events cause the product to wake. Open the following menus:
System Setup
Energy Settings
Wake/Auto On Events
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Hope this helps resolve your issue.
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I got this laptop less than a year ago and I am kinda getting upset about my decision buying it. It is the GT70 Dominator Pro with the GTX880M graphics card.
Only thing I did was install a SSD drive for my main drive and use the 1TB drive that it came with as a storage drive. Everything was working perfectly for about 4 months without any issues.
My problem started with the laptop shutting off in the middle of playing Watch dogs and wouldnt boot to windows, so i went to the BIOS and found out for some reason it changed my primary drive to the storage so i changed it back and all was good. After about a month it similar thing happened but this time I couldnt even get to the BIOS, after pressing the F10 or whatever it is for BIOS the computer freezes in a black screen.
I contacted MSI and sent it out for warranty, they had to change the whole motherboard as it was not serviceable (Issue was a faulty MB).
Last week the laptop started acting up again, here is my issue. When powering it on the fan and light comes on but after couple of seconds it turns off, then powering it on for 2nd time it works. This happens 80% of the time, i have to turn it on twice before it works. Even more frustrating thing is when it is at Sleep mod, I press the power to wake it up, so it does but before getting to windows screen it shuts off.
I was wondering if anyone have similar issue like mine or know what could cause this. My tower PC that i built have a MSI board and graphic card thats why I went with their laptop but I had pretty bad experience with it so far and its not a cheap laptop either. I might have to go through another warranty work if it keeps giving me the issue.

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MacBook Air 2013 battery drains quickly while in sleep mode

I just purchased a 13" mid-2013 MacBook Air this week, and so far everything is working well - a remarkable improvement over my 2007 MacBook! But, I've noticed that the battery seems to drain very quickly while in sleep mode. For example, it drained 10% over five hours. I've turned off bluetooth and made sure that the PowerNap option is not selected under Energy Saver preferences. And the battery health/capacity seems to be good. Are there other things that I should turn off/check out? Has anyone else experienced this? Is this even abnormal for the battery to drain at this rate while in sleep mode? Thank you!!

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Macbook Pro 17" (Mid-2009) Randomly Getting Stuck in Sleep Mode when Unplugged

Hey guys, this is my first time posting so please excuse me if I do anything wrong. Here's the issue:
I have a Macbook Pro 17" (Mid-2009) that has had an issue with the whole computer shutting down at random, but only when unplugged from the MagSafe power adapter. Upon scouring all the forums and discussions I could, I haven't found anyone with the same exact circumstances as myself, hence this post. Let me explain.
Many say it's a battery issue. That can't be, because this has been happening for months, and after I finally got my laptop repaired a few days ago, it still occurs. I had sent it in for a logic board failure, but consented them to fix any other parts that weren't functioning properly. Upon the return of my machine, I found that they installed a fresh hard drive, new battery, new logic board, and a new speaker on the right side. This must mean that neither the logic board nor the battery are the issue.
What else can this point to? Again, it only occurs when the Mac is unplugged from a power source, and it doesn't totally shut down. It goes half way, essentially stuck in sleep mode. The white indicator light on the front freezes, and the power button has to be held to fully turn the laptop off, then pressed again to reboot. It can last anywhere from a single minute to a few hours before shutting off again, and it's always the exact same circumstance, no matter what kind of computing I'm doing at the time.
Note that while no one else has found the solution to lie within resetting the PRAM or SMC (in the discussions I read), I still need to try that tonight and see if it affects anything.
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Macbook Pro Stuck in Sleep Mode

My macbook pro went to sleep and wouldn't wake up. This has happened a few times before and was usually cured by just holding down the power button to turn it off then turning it back on. This time that's not working though.
When I try to turn it back on only the little power light comes on and the disc in the drive spins up, but that's all the further it gets. There is no chime and nothing is displayed on the screen.
Anyone know what the problem might be and anyway to fix it? Tried clearing the pram, but that did nothing.
Hope it isn't major as I'm a month out of warranty ... plus the nearest store is over an hour away.

Well, after more searching around the internet, I found that sleep mode and bad ram make the front light do the same thing. So after my restart it was stuck in some kind of sleep mode coma, the ram must have died when I forced it to power down. Once I took out my corsair ram and threw the original stick that came with it back in, it fired up.
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MacBook Pro Stuck In Sleep Mode - Won't Boot

LAPTOP
2008 17" aluminum Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard
SCENARIO
I was using my laptop, closed the lid and took it to the office. Removed it from the laptop bag and it would not come out of sleep mode using mouse / keys. I hit the power button once (this has happened before and hitting the power button once has woken it from sleep mode). This did not help. I held down the power button for a hard reboot. The laptop shut off. Now I can't get it to turn back on.
ISSUE
When I hit the power button to turn it on:
The SIL blinks twice slowly like it's in Computer Sleep state and then the laptop turns off.
When I hold the power button to turn it on:
The SIL blinks slowly once like it's in sleep mode, then stays solid and dim for 4 seconds, then blinks very fast for 2 seconds, then goes dark for a second, then blinks slowly once more like it's in sleep mode, then the laptop turns off.
In both instances, I can hear the dvd drive begin to spin immediately after hitting the power button. Also, when I put my ear to the laptop, I can hear the hard drive start up before the laptop shuts off.
TROUBLESHOOTING
I've tried the following. All resulted in no change.
- Reset PRAM / NVRAM
- Reset SMC
- Checked RAM was installed correctly, wasn't jiggled loose for some reason
- Boot laptop with power cable, no battery
- Boot laptop with battery, no power cable
- Boot laptop with power cable and battery
- The above 3 boot scenarios with PRAM / NVRAM reset and SMC reset
RESOURCES
Intel-based Mac: Startup sequence and error codes, symbols
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2674
Mac computers: Sleep Indicator Light behavior
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4167
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
About NVRAM and PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
I just purchased my second fresh battery for this machine and cannot afford an entirely new laptop right now. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much in advance.

Did you figured something out ? Mine, of similar age, started behaving the same yesterday. Since I replaced most of the original devices, I suspect the onboard clock battery being depleted by now... ? I'm not even sure there such a battery in there.

MacBook Pro stuck in sleep mode: can't restart or shut down, black screen

I'm running the latest version of Snow Leopard on my mid-2009 MacBook Pro Unibody. After installing the latest Software Update, including a Firmware update for my SuperDrive, the following problem has occurred, for the very first time:
I closed the lid of my laptop for the night, as I do routinely every night, thus putting my MBP to sleep. I leave the various apps open, usually Firefox, iTunes and Entourage. The next morning my MBP felt hot and the screen remained black... it would not change. After repeatedly trying and failing to clear the black screen and bring my apps up, I held the power button down to do a complete Shut Down. My system turned off, but did not do an actual Shut Down. When I press the power button to turn it on, it comes right back into sleep mode with the screen remaining black. I cannot seem to force either a Shut Down or a Restart. I unplugged all peripherals and the power cord, let my MBP cool down completely--for a couple of hours-- and tried everything again. Still no change: I'm stuck in sleep mode with a black screen. I've also tried resetting the PRAM and the SMC, but neither works, probably because I'm not coming from a Shut Down. Is anybody else having this problem? Anyone have any suggestions? I think the problem must be somehow related to the latest update, but whatever it is, I'd like to resolve it.
Thanks in advance for any help.

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I don't know if this is a battery issue or a problem with the wifi/3g working when the phone is in sleep mode. My parents both have the 3GS and they do not experience this with their phones.
I have had this phone for 2 weeks and I don't want to have to send it back so please tell me this is a software/settings problem and not with the hardware!!
I haven't changed any settings or downloaded any apps since I got the phone (Except for the free case app). I did however sync my email address with the phone so it may be a problem with that I don't know.
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ehanger wrote:
I think it had something to do with the signal being weak. I normally keep my phone in the basement where my computer is and often there is only 1 bar or no service at all. In order to make contact with the cell phone tower the phone has to work harder therefore using more battery. I put the phone upstairs in my room last night where the is better AT&T signal and my battery has not dropped off at all.
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