When i shut my display, my MacBook Pro will not go to sleep!!!!

Hi everyone, i have been having a problem recently with my MacBook Pro, and as the title suggests i am having a problem with putting my computer to sleep. For some reason when i shut the display to put the computer to sleep, the computer never actually goes to sleep. The light on the open button turns on but it doesn't turn to the normal gradual pulse. The screen actually turns off but the hard drive never stops running. Many times i don't realize this has happened until hours later when i actually come back to my computer and it is just in that same state. When i come back to the computer it is also very hot. When i try and open the display to get back on my computer, however, nothing happens at all. its almost like it just freezes while trying to sleep. The only thing i can do at this point to get it out of this state is to hold the the power button in and restart the computer. I should note that this problem occurs probably every 1:15 times i put my computer to sleep. Any help concerning this problem would be most appreciated. Thanks again!!!

My MBP does this on occasion as well.
It also used to make a terrible processor noise, but I just got the logic board replaced through apple care. So far it has not had the sleep problems since i got it back, but it has only been a week, so who knows.
also make sure you have updated the firmware, if you have one of the early models it may be outdated (like mine).
I never did figure out a permanent solution, but it seems like it happened a lot less after the firmware update.
Good luck, I'll let you know if mine is in the clear with the new logic board

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