Staying asleep after opening

Hi There:
My MBP seems to periodically not come out of sleep after I open it. Is this normal? Also, it sometimes will come out of sleep when closed. I hear ichat connect and see the apple light up. Not too sure whats going on here.
Thanks

I am having the same problem as well. I need to do a search on the forums and find out what the exact issues are.
What sort of hardware malfunction are you suggesting is the cause of the issue?

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