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Why does my MBP sleep on Mountain Lion and often not wake up
I recently upgraded my Macbook Pro late 2010 to Mountain Lion (from Snow Leopard). Now it has this problem where it will sometimes sleep and not wake up. However, I hear that the computer is still on, ...
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MacBook Pro main display doesn't sleep after time-out
I have two external monitors in my MacBook Pro - the main one is connected via DisplayPort, and the secondary one over USB. I have the laptop set up to sleep the displays after 15 minutes. (And is the ...
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Macbook pro late 2011 screen dimming
I have a macbook pro 15 late 2011. It is still under AppleCare warranty.
One month ago the screen was blinking, with crazy lines and colors, i returned it and Apple promptly changed the logicboard ...
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16GB of RAM makes MacBook Pro's fans go wild before sleep?
I recently:
installed 16 GB of RAM (1600 MHz);
on my late-2011 15-inch MacBook Pro;
running OS X 10.7, aka Lion;
with an Apple SSD drive.
According to Apple my MacBook Pro only supports a ...
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External monitor resolution setting is lost after MacBook “wakes up” from sleep
I have recently purchased an external monitor that I am connecting to my MacBook Pro (Late 2009) using the MiniDisplay-to-VGA adapter. I have both the external monitor and the MacBook's monitor set to ...
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Switch from sleep to hibernate after set time
Is there a way to set a MacBook Pro (10.8.2) to go into normal sleep when I close the case but then switch to hibernation after, say, 15 minutes? It's clearly capable of going from sleep to hibernate ...
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Takes a long time for my macbook pro to wake from sleep
Ever since I first started using my brand new Macbook pro (mountain lion, 10.8.2) it has taken a long time for it to wake up from sleep (several minutes). When I open the macbook it first shows a ...
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Can't use keyboard when resuming from sleep
On a Macbook Pro, with Lion: I usually set it to sleep at the end of the working day, and resume from sleep in the morning. Sometimes, I can't type the password after resume, and I have to reboot it ...
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MBP 17" (2010) goes to sleep and can't wake it up
My laptop goes to sleep and when I open the lid it wakes up just fine (or I move the mouse if I didn't close the lid).
Now sometimes when I open the lid, it doesn't wake up. The status light which ...
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Keeping MacBook Pro on Sleep Mode for days
I usually use my MacBook Pro for programming purposes and is mostly open about 14 hours a day, with 2-3 hours being plugged in until the charging is complete and then I disconnect from power ...
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Can I disable Mac sleep mode even when lid is closed? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there any way to set a MacBook Pro to not sleep when you close the lid?
I have a Macbook Pro (early 2011) with Mountain Lion installed.
Is there a way to prevent my ...
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MacBook Pro has to recover from Safe Sleep after 50% of all sleeps, although power is connected
When I wake my MacBook Pro from sleep it sometimes has to recover from Safe Sleep, even though the power is connected.
I have installed 16 GB (2x8) RAM myself on my MacBook, however 8 GB is the max ...
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Issues with installing SSD instead of DVD drive?
It is common to replace a MacBook Pro's hard disk drive (HDD) with an solid state drive (SSD), however, that may pose a threat to the HDD if installed in the optical bay instead of the SuperDrive.*
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Is it bad or unhealthy to put my Mac to sleep?
I am wondering if it is bad or unhealthy to always put my Mac to sleep or should I shut it down instead? What I mean by putting it to sleep is that the display and hard drive are sleeping.
The reason ...
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Screen turns on after closing lid
Hi please I have problem with my MacBook going into sleep mode after I close lid. The screen turns off, but after few seconds it turns on again (apple logo starts glowing) and tikes additional few ...
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Macbook Pro 13 won't sleep (Mountain Lion 10.8.2)
So my Macbook Pro early 2011 13inch won't go to sleep.
I've tried both manually and closing the lid. Also tried in Safe Mode, which worked as normal. Seems to be a software problem.
When the lid is ...
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MBP won’t wake up from sleep
I have this strange problem with my early-2011 MacBook Pro, running on OS X 10.6.8: as of a month or so, sometimes it does’t wake up from sleep unless I press the power button for a longer period ...
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Can a MacBook Pro reliably wake a Cinema Display when both are sleeping?
I use a MacBook Pro with a Cinema Display and every time when I wake the MacBook Pro, the cinema display wakes first and the MacBook Pro display seems to stay in a sleep mode until I press the Detect ...
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Macbook Pro intermittently unresponsive/dark screen after waking from sleep
I'm having an intermittent problem in which my Macbook Pro has been working fine for several days and many sleep/wake cycles but then it has a problem waking up from sleep. The disk spins up and the ...
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Macbook sleep is delayed
I have a late 2011 Macbook pro, and lately it hasn't been sleeping properly. If I close the lid for less than a minute and reopen it, it doesn't go to sleep while the lid is closed. The screen is ...
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Macbook Pro doesn't wake up from sleep, RAM slot empty after force restart
My mid-2009 Macbook Pro, running Mountain Lion, very often does not wake up from sleep. When I open the lid, there is a black screen, but the fans are still running. My only option is to force reboot ...
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Why does my early 2011 MBP hibernate instead of sleep?
If and only if my MBP is plugged in to both AC and an external DVI monitor, it will hibernate instead of sleeping. If it is not plugged in to the monitor, it will sleep like normal.
I have a 15" MBP, ...
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sleep, screensaver and Filevault
I am mystified: first, I have an iMac and a mbp, both running mountain lion. In System Preferences > Security > General > Require Password after sleep or screensaver, I can adjust the time to 4 hours ...
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Prompting personal warning before putting my Macbook Pro to sleep
I carry my Macbook Pro (15" Retina, Mid 2012 with Mt. Lion) between my work and home. It is connected to an external HDD as a Time Machine. I always forget to properly eject the HDD before putting my ...
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Can a connected Thunderbolt display be put to sleep while the MacBook Pro remains running?
Does anybody know a way to sleep the Thunderbolt display if I don't need it for a short time? Like if I'm going to watch TV, normally I've just got my MacBook Pro's display turned on, while my old ...
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Enable “standby mode” for MacBook Pros
I can't get my 2012 13" MacBook Pro to standby (note: NOT regular sleep, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4392).
My pmset -g results are:
Active Profiles:
Battery Power -1
AC Power -1*
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prevent second hard-drive from spinning up after standby
I have a MacBook Pro with two harddrives, an SSD in the main slot and a larger, normal drive in place of the superdrive.
Because of power consumption and noise I managed to get my Mac to not ...
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MacBook Pro: long time to wake from sleep, what could it be?
I have a 2011 13-inch entry-level MacBook Pro, which was upgraded almost straight away to Lion.
I consider myself a careful, conscientious user, not installing things I don't need. However, recently, ...
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Why does my Macbook Pro try to shut down when I leave it unattended?
When I close the lid of my Macbook Pro (Lion), it goes to sleep, which is good: it powers down without closing my applications.
But if I just leave the computer unattended for a while without closing ...
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Wake-up issues with Macbook Pro (late 2011)
I recently bought a new Macbook pro to replace my last one, and since I got it, it has been having some issues when I wake it up from sleep.
a) The display freezes for three seconds each time, so ...
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Mac not going to sleep after iTunes stops playing
Hardware/Software
MacBook Pro 17" 2009
Lion 10.7.3
iTunes 10.6
Issue
Unlike a lot of posts on the internet, my Mac actually goes to sleep just fine, usually.
However, if iTunes was playing ...
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Mid 2010 MacBook Pro Won't Wake Up
I recently purchased my first Mac. It's a mid-2010 MBP (bought it off craigslist). At first, I absolutely loved the simplicity of the OS. When I decided to upgrade to Lion, I began to loathe the ...
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How can I prevent my Macbook Pro 2011 from going to sleep when I close the lid?
This is not a duplicate of this question as it does not work: Is there any way to set a MacBook Pro to not sleep when you close the lid?
I have a Macbook Pro 2011. I want to be able to close the lid ...
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MacBook does not sleep when lid is closed
I've looked around for answers and can't find something that works for me.
I have a unibody aluminum MacBook Pro and it just doesn't seem to want to sleep when I close the lid. The problem started ...
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Macbook Pro 13 mouse freezes after wake up
I have a Macbook Pro 13" bought in December which means it is the latest available version.
(MacBookPro8,1 , 2,4 Ghz Intel Core i5, 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB)
I have problems ...
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MacBook Pro will not wake from sleep after installing third party application
I installed an application called Air Parrot that uses air play with an Apple tv to mirror or extend the desktop. I noticed that after I installed it, I am no longer able to wake my Mac from sleep. ...
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Does closing the lid put a MacBook Pro to sleep? Would it hurt the computer if I carry it around without shutting it down?
When I first got my MacBook Pro, it took less than 30 seconds to start up. Now, after several months, it takes about two minutes to startup and I can tell that it is not as responsive when using some ...
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MacBook Pro (15" mid-2010) crashes upon waking up from sleep sometimes
I have this MacBook for quite a while now. It's been working just fine with the exception of sleep/wake-up issues. Sometimes there's no problem at all, but occasionally it does not.
For instance, I ...
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MacBook Pro won’t sleep automatically — no process preventing sleep according to pmset. What’s going on?
i noticed the following problem with my MBP 8,1 running 10.7.2 — automatic sleep just doesn’t happen. Since I usually put my Macbook to sleep manually before leaving the desk etc. I just noticed this ...
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Prevent MacBook Pro from going to sleep [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there any way to set a MacBook Pro to not sleep when you close the lid?
I would like to prevent my MacBook Pro (2009 version) from going to sleep when I close it. I ...
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How do you change the behavior of the power button in Lion?
On my Macbook Pro, whenever you press the power button it goes into sleep mode. How do I change this to do nothing?
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Transporting from home to work (~10 min by car), should I just make my MacBook Pro sleep, or shut it completely down first?
I just got a new MacBook Pro, and is looking at how the power modes work, and according to this article: About Energy Saver sleep and idle modes in Mac OS X, making it sleep by closing the lid (say) ...
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Scrambled screen when going out of sleep
With my 2011 MBP, when connected to my external screen I always encounter an issue when waking up from sleep mode, if the lid was closed (and only if lid is closed from what my tests show).
To ...
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Swiping trackpad no longer wakes Macbook Pro from sleep in OS X Lion
Since upgrading my Late 2010 MacBook Pro to OS X Lion, I noticed that swiping my finger across the trackpad no longer wakes it from sleep mode. Clicking the trackpad or pressing a key on the keyboard ...
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Why does my MacBook Pro take so long to go to sleep?
Until recently, when I pressed Option-Cmd-Eject, my MacBook Pro used to go to sleep almost immediately (e.g. within three or four seconds). It's a MBP 8,2 with an SSD and 8GB RAM.
Since a week or so, ...
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Triggering an alarm on MBP while the lid is closed
I would like to use an alarm clock application on my MacBook Pro. The thing is, that I need to close the lid on the MBP while sleeping. Now I know this is a common issue, but after moderate amount of ...
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When waking up my MacBook Pro, the external monitor unpredictably displays “snow flakes”
I can't seem to pinpoint a specific cause for this, but sometimes when I wake my MBP the external screen gets fuzzy, like a TV with no reception, but I can faintly see my desktop behind the noise. If ...
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Why is my Macbook Pro 2011 video garbled after sleep?
Occasionally when I open my new (April 2011) Macbook Pro I'm greeted by an unusable system with a garbled display. Most often I have to force a reboot (hold down power button for 10+ seconds), but ...
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Is it ok to set the MacBook Pro to never sleep when plugged in?
I'm having some issues with my remote desktop software and the Wake-on-LAN feature.
On that note, is it ok to set the MacBook Pro (17" 2009 unibody) to never sleep when plugged in?
Am I somehow ...
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MBP Mid 2009 thinks the lid is closed permanently
As the title suggests I have a mid 2009 MBP that has started behaving as if the lid is permanently closed.
It started happening while the machine was on with the AC plugged in, it was in use and ...
