White flash when wake from sleep

Just upgraded my 2007 iMac to ML. Notice that when I wake from sleep there's a white flash, or perhaps a bit longer, on screen before the desktop appears. It's similar to the white screen when booting, just before the worm gear appears.
Anyone else notice it? Normal behavior?

Yes, on a mid-2011 MacBook Air. Tried resetting SMC, no luck. I've installed all the prior firmware updates. It only happens when running on battery power. I'm going to experiment with disabling Power Nap when running on battery to see if that makes a difference.

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# Any other values for parameter 1 must be individually examined.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000031, The subtype of the bugcheck.
Arg2: fffffa800ad4f340
Arg3: fffff880084df000
Arg4: fffff8a008d543da
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PROCESS_NAME: firefox.exe
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fffff880`09c98490 fffff800`0354f287 : fffff800`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000884 fffff8a0`08d15000 : nt! ?? ::NNGAKEGL::`string'+0x71b1
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fffff880`09c98550 fffff800`035533b1 : fffffa80`0af86780 fffff6fc`400428d0 fffff8a0`00000002 00000000`00000000 : nt!MiValidateImagePages+0x362
fffff880`09c98600 fffff800`035534f0 : ffffffff`ffffffff 00000000`00000001 fffff8a0`08d15000 fffff800`00000170 : nt!MiSwitchBaseAddress+0x61
fffff880`09c98630 fffff800`03575f7f : 00000000`00000004 00000000`00000080 00000000`01000000 00000000`01000000 : nt!MiRelocateImageAgain+0x100
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fffff880`09c98880 fffff880`030908c8 : 00000000`00000000 fffff880`09c98a08 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000008 : nt!NtCreateSection+0x171
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I just got my Macbook a few days ago and started to notice that my screen flashes or blinks when it wakes from sleep. I have searched on Google and haven't seen any one post about it so I'm guessing this is normal. This is not the flicker of brightness that other people are talking about.
What happens is: I press a key or open the lid to wake it from sleep, and then very briefly for a second I will see the screen flash on (sometimes you can see a small image of the desktop), then it is black for a second, then the screen comes on normally. The delay of the screen coming back on after the blink seems to be getting longer so I was starting to worry this might be a problem. (granted the delay of the screen coming on is maybe like 2 seconds, but its noticeable) I had a Thinkpad previously and never noticed the screen acting like this.
If anyone can tell me if I need to bring this in to the nearest store or if it is normal I would appreciate it. I don't want to overreact as this is my first Mac and I don't have any problems so far. But I want to be safe if this is an indicator of future screen problems. Thanks!!
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Take it to your local Apple store and they will send it off for repair. Or call Apple and they will send you a box to mail it in for repair.
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I run an external monitor and would like to resize and rearrange a bunch of windows depending on the number and sizes of displays available.
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Hi Mightdancer --
Yes, there is a way to turn off the function whereby the PB wakes when the lid is opened. I learned this just a few weeks back, reading a post by Ned Snowing of this fora. I've found Ned to be one of the more reliable and authoritative posters on here, and here's what he wrote, in pertinent part, on the subject of how to stop your PB from waking up when automatically when the lid opens:
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To do this open Terminal and type :
pmset -g
This will give you your current power settings and if you look down and check next to "lidwake" it will either be a "0" or "1". A "0" means that it will not wake when you open the lid and a "1" means that it will wake.
To set the "lidwake" mode to not wake type the following :
sudo pmset -a lidwake 0
… and subsequently type in your administrator password when asked. By typing "pmset -g" again you should see that the "lidwake" entry has been modified and your PowerBook will no longer wake when you open the lid.
Obviously if you want to restart your PowerBook's behaviour to wake when you open the lid type into Terminal:
sudo pmset -a lidwake 1
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I conducted some tests on my iMac, and the problem, as it were, is related to having external speakers connected to my iMac. When I unplug my external speakers (JBL Encounter), I do not hear the pop upon waking my iMac from sleep. When I plug the speakers in again, the pop returns. I do not hear the pop when I mute the speakers before putting the iMac to sleep, either.
To rule out other devices, I unplugged all external devices and then reconnected them one at a time. Only the speakers triggered the pop.
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Re: Open PowerBook without Wakening up from Sleep?
Posted: Nov 20, 2005 4:44 AM in response to: Mightdancer
Reply Email
Hi Mightdancer --
Yes, there is a way to turn off the function whereby the PB wakes when the lid is opened. I learned this just a few weeks back, reading a post by Ned Snowing of this fora. I've found Ned to be one of the more reliable and authoritative posters on here, and here's what he wrote, in pertinent part, on the subject of how to stop your PB from waking up when automatically when the lid opens:
You can ... tell your PowerBook to not wake when you open the lid. In this mode you need to either hit the space bar or power button to wake the computer. This is what I do as I don't always want to wake my PowerBook on the moment I open the lid.
To do this open Terminal and type :
pmset -g
This will give you your current power settings and if you look down and check next to "lidwake" it will either be a "0" or "1". A "0" means that it will not wake when you open the lid and a "1" means that it will wake.
To set the "lidwake" mode to not wake type the following :
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… and subsequently type in your administrator password when asked. By typing "pmset -g" again you should see that the "lidwake" entry has been modified and your PowerBook will no longer wake when you open the lid.
Obviously if you want to restart your PowerBook's behaviour to wake when you open the lid type into Terminal:
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