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Macbook spontaneously restarts when it goes to sleep
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Battery charged/computer plugged in?
Did you add third-party RAM?
Any weird system mods we should know about?
Did you add third-party RAM?
Any weird system mods we should know about?
Um... Do you mean restart when you open the lid back up? Is your firmware up to date?
I have a similar problem.
I find that the only reliable way to get my MBP to go to sleep is to turn off all internet apps and chose 'sleep' in the finder menu.
Bit of a hassle after just being able to close the lid on my old TiBook.
Is this 'reluctance to sleep' widespread?
I find that the only reliable way to get my MBP to go to sleep is to turn off all internet apps and chose 'sleep' in the finder menu.
Bit of a hassle after just being able to close the lid on my old TiBook.
Is this 'reluctance to sleep' widespread?
Could be a pinched wire in the hinge, or something of the sort. I suggest taking it to a Genius Bar and getting it worked out...if the problem doesn't present immediately, leave it with them overnight.
My Macbook wouldn't sleep when I closed the lid unless I pushed down on the left had side of the lid. I had to send it in to Apple for repair. A replacement logic board seemed to do the trick. I shot a camera phone video of the problem for those who are interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtUr0hgQK9s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtUr0hgQK9s
I have the same problem. My Macbook is a completely stock C2D Blackbook. It seems to only occur after I have been using it a lot and it has gotten hot...(when i say using it, I mean for a few hours at a time). I always save everything before I close the lid to put it to sleep, as a result. Probably should have done that anyway I guess. I have only had mine a few weeks and it has only done it three times that I can recall, but it scared me the first time because I have been doing extensive work on my thesis and could not remember if I had saved or not. Fortunately, I had.
Anyway, we have had one suggestion that it might be the battery. Anyone else have any ideas? It seems to work perfectly right otherwise?
Anyway, we have had one suggestion that it might be the battery. Anyone else have any ideas? It seems to work perfectly right otherwise?
It's not just MPB's that do it, my desktop G5 does it as well, it will sometimes cycle through the sleep and start process 3 or 4 times when I try to shut it down for the night.
I've tried a number of things to address it, the only thing I'm left with is the possibility that a connected device like a router or other peripheral wakes it up by sending either a ping or some type of other admin/shutdown task? Maybe a USB hub? I know that neither of these options make sense, it's the one quirk in an otherwise perfect record of dependability for my G5.
I've tried a number of things to address it, the only thing I'm left with is the possibility that a connected device like a router or other peripheral wakes it up by sending either a ping or some type of other admin/shutdown task? Maybe a USB hub? I know that neither of these options make sense, it's the one quirk in an otherwise perfect record of dependability for my G5.
RE: Macbook spontaneously restarts when it goes to sleep
I had the same issue, fixed it and blogged about it here:
http://kamran.kazempour.ca/blog/2007/03/01/macbook-restarts-when-put-to-sleep/
Hope this helps ...
I had the same issue, fixed it and blogged about it here:
http://kamran.kazempour.ca/blog/2007/03/01/macbook-restarts-when-put-to-sleep/
Hope this helps ...
Rather then blog spam, what did you do? I had this problem on my MBP and Applecare told me to reset the PRAM. that did the trick and it's worked fine ever since.
Well, I got my macbook three weeks and I thought it was great, but then I got really scared when I heard about the RSS (Random Shutdown Syndrome) about 2 weeks ago. So, It freaked me out when mine restarted while sleeping (only happened once). So, I called up AppleCare and they said it was a glitch with the PMU. Basicly, the PMU thought that the MB was getting too hot, so it decided to restart itself. So, I resetted the PMU and I have not had the problem for about a week. Well, maybe I just have a newer macbook... When did you buy yours?