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NotAdvisable

macrumors regular
Original poster
Nov 16, 2011
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Perth, Australia
Hey Guys, I have two questions.

1. When my Macbook Pro is Sleeping, my External HDD (USB3) randomly spins up and then sleeps several times over several hours. Can I stop this?
2. I have an external screen & Apple Mouse and want to sleep when I shut the lid, how do I do this?

Thanks for your help guys, i'm really at a loss of how to fix this.
 

Michaelgtrusa

macrumors 604
Oct 13, 2008
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This is normal and your isp is the cause. To stop this open system prefs click on energy saver and uncheck "wake for network access"
 
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