"Waking out of sleep" mechanical noise made but display still off...

Generally I put my Mac to sleep. For a while now, I would notice the Mac would make the mechanical "waking out of sleep" noise randomly (middle of the night lets say) as if it were coming out of sleep mode yet the screen wouldn't turn on. Any reason for this? I asked this question a week ago and didn't get answer. Any comment would be appreciated! Thanks!

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You are only talking to users here (not Apple). I suggest your direct your question to Apple HQ in Cupertino.
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Well, this is a strange issue. Its not easy to say what the problem can be.
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