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> Are you certain that you do not want the Mac to go to sleep upon closing the lid? > Were I you, I would not want the screen to remain active when in physical contact with the keyboard. The heat buildup could cause damage to the unit and, in fact, may become a fire hazard if the ambient temperature is too high.

Check your Energy Saver settings as described above, and be aware that your Mac won't automatically go to sleep unless it's inactive: The same network activities that can wake your Mac can also keep your Mac from sleeping. How To Make Your Mac Not Go To Sleep. WITHOUT CD OR SOFTWARE!! - Duration: 13:02. TipsNNTricks 813,158 views. A Beginner's Guide To Whether To Shut Down or Sleep Your Mac. However, with respect to your question, pmset does not do the trick - at least not for me. Neither 'sudo pmset noidle' nor the often suggested 'sudo pmset -a lidwake 0' will prevent the system to go to sleep when the lid is closed.

I have Mac mini with the latest Leopard + all patches. I've set it up for the monitor to go to sleep after 5 minutes of inactivity, but it just won't turn off.

The trouble started last week after I upgraded the RAM from 1gb to 2gb. Software-wise nothing changed.

Oddly enough, I have the same exact problem on my pc laptop. I suspected that the cat would just jump on the keyboard in the middle of the night and the monitor would wake up. But I locked the cat out of the computer room for the night and the monitor was still on in the morning. The cat denies all knowledge.

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I have found similar problems from time to time: it may be a particular process or application which prevents the idle timer from kicking in.

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Try quitting programs like VLC, Quicktime Player and the like.

A good test might be to restart the machine, and then see if it will allow the monitor to go to sleep. Then use ps or Activity Monitor to see which processes are running.

It's true that Airport could be waking your computer, but then simply unchecking 'Wake for network access' box should fix this (see SysPref pane view below).

You may want to try a few tests like forcing your monitor to sleep by pressing SHIFT-CTRL-EJECT together. I have a login prompt screen after moving my mouse, but leaving it 30 seconds should automatically make your monitor sleep.

If these tips aren't helping and this seems to be a problem when using with a PC also, perhaps updating your monitor drivers?

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I've recently found what might be a reason for lots of will-not-stay-asleep issues with OSX.

Apparently, it is to do with Airport (WiFi) being connected:

It almost seems like the AirPort is failing to disengage itself when going into sleep mode. Then when it goes into sleep, the Airport awakens the computer to reestablish the network connection.

(from a discussion here)

And, there is a potential solution. Using Wireless Sleeper can fix the problem under certain circumstances.

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If your Mac goes to sleep unexpectedly

Make sure that Energy Saver is set up the way you want: choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click Energy Saver. Adjust one or more of the following controls to affect when your Mac goes to sleep. Some of these controls might not be available on your Mac.

• 'Turn display off after' slider
• 'Display sleep' slider
• 'Computer sleep' slider
  If a slider is set to 'Never,' sleep is disabled for that feature.
• Schedule button

Make sure that you aren't putting your Mac to sleep accidentally:

• Pressing the power button can put your Mac to sleep.
• Moving your mouse pointer to a hot corner can put your Mac to sleep, depending on your Mission Control settings. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Mission Control. Click the Hot Corners button, then see if any of the corners are set to 'Put Display to Sleep.'
• Using magnets near your Mac notebook can put your Mac to sleep.

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If your Mac doesn't go to sleep when you expect

Check your Energy Saver settings as described above, and be aware that your Mac won't automatically go to sleep unless it's inactive:

• The same network activities that can wake your Mac can also keep your Mac from sleeping.
• Any app or other process that's running on your Mac could also be keeping your Mac awake. Check the Energy Saver pane of Activity Monitor to identify apps that need your Mac to be awake. If 'Yes' appears in the Preventing Sleep column for an app, your Mac won't automatically sleep while the app is running. Other apps prevent sleep only when doing certain things, such playing music or video, printing, or downloading files.

If you started from macOS Recovery on a Mac notebook, automatic sleep is disabled as long as the Mac is using AC power.

If your Mac wakes unexpectedly

Your Mac might wake for these activities:

• Network activity that uses the Wake on Demand feature. Examples of network activity include iTunes sharing, photo sharing, printer sharing, file sharing, and using Back to My Mac.*
• Enhanced notifications from FaceTime, Messages, and other apps and services.
• Bluetooth activity. To prevent Bluetooth devices from waking your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Bluetooth. Click the Advanced Button, then deselect 'Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer.'

If you have a MacBook Pro (2016 or later) or MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017), note that these models are designed to start up when you open their lids or connect them to power.

*As of July 1, 2019, Back to My Mac service is no longer available.

If your Mac doesn't wake when you expect

Your Mac might pause a few seconds before it wakes up. If it doesn't seem to wake at all, check for these possibilities:

• Your screen brightness might be turned down.
• If you're using an external display, your display might be turned off.
• Your Mac might be in safe sleep. To wake from safe sleep, press the power button.
• Check for a sleep indicator light, if applicable, and make sure that your Mac isn't turned off.

If the previous steps don't work

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These additional steps may help identify or resolve the issue:

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• Reset the SMC.
• Reset NVRAM.
• Disconnect external devices other than your Apple keyboard, mouse, and display. If that resolves the issue, gradually reconnect your devices, testing each time, until you find the device that is interfering with sleep. Then check the documentation that came with the device, or contact the device manufacturer.
• Start up in Safe Mode to see if the issue is related to non-Apple startup items, login items, or kernel extensions.
• Try to isolate the issue by using another user account.

If you still see the issue, contact Apple Support.

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