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Why does my iMac spontaneously wake up?

post #1 of 10
2/15/11 at 11:22am
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I have a late 2010 iMac, and sometimes it spontaneously wakes up, usually within a minute or two of being put to sleep. Other times it spontaneously wakes up during the night. I can tell because if it's waking up from a true sleep, the wifi connection takes a few seconds to start up, but when it's just a blackened screen the wifi is instantly available.
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post #2 of 10
2/15/11 at 12:42pm
I also experienced this problem a few times with an Mac mini. I never knew why.

Mac mini 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, NVidia's 9400M.
13" MacBook Pro 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, NVidia's 320M.
OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8

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Mac mini 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, NVidia's 9400M.
13" MacBook Pro 2.66 GHz, 8 GB, NVidia's 320M.
OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8

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post #3 of 10
2/15/11 at 1:13pm
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Originally Posted by Kali View Post

I also experienced this problem a few times with an Mac mini. I never knew why.

Generic problem with 10.6.6? Sometimes my iMac will wake up a few seconds after I put it to sleep, before I've even had time to stand up from my chair.
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post #4 of 10
2/15/11 at 1:33pm
Do you have a sleep schedule set?
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post #5 of 10
2/15/11 at 2:04pm
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Do you have a sleep schedule set?

No, nor do I have any software set to automatically run.
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post #6 of 10
2/15/11 at 2:10pm
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No, nor do I have any software set to automatically run.

I ask because I am interested to know whether the Mac goes to sleep on its own. I would test that.

Also, make sure "wake for network access" is deselected in the Energy Saver preferences.
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post #7 of 10
2/15/11 at 2:32pm
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Also, make sure "wake for network access" is deselected in the Energy Saver preferences.

It is.
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post #8 of 10
2/15/11 at 3:53pm
I still suggest you try setting a sleep time and seeing if it works. Disconnect any USB or Bluetooth devices or external hard drive you may have connected. You could also try reseting your PRAM.
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post #9 of 10
2/15/11 at 4:47pm
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Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss View Post

I still suggest you try setting a sleep time and seeing if it works.

If by "set a sleep time" you mean set it to sleep after X minutes of inactivity, that works just fine.
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post #10 of 10
2/15/11 at 5:24pm
Good, but I made a number of other suggestions too.
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