Slow Sleep Intel Mac

My Intel Mac takes exactly 30 seconds to go to sleep. I am using Snow Leopard.

Reply 1 : Slow Sleep Intel Mac

there is a lot to do before the machine goes to sleep.

I have an iMac that really does not like sleep at all.

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Reply 2 : Slow Sleep Intel Mac

Wake me when it doesn't sleep at all or doesn't "wake up". Until then, there's nothing wrong.

Reply 3 : Slow Sleep Intel Mac

mrmacfixit and Jimmy

Thanks for your reassuring replies. My concern is that the precise 30 seconds is sharply in contrast to the usual variable 2 to 5 seconds. And, that it has happened before, each time with the additional glitch of a tone sounding with every 25th keystroke (no tone problem this time). Each of those times it has gone away on its own (along with the tone).

I have now tried a SMC reset and a PRAM reset, to no avail.

My concern is that when computers have gone out on me before, small glitches like this were the start.

Reply 4 : Slow Sleep Intel Mac

Most likely there's some app which is holding things up, and at 30 seconds the OS stops waiting patiently and forces the issue. If the thing starts not going into sleep mode or coming out of sleep mode when it shouldn't, then you can start to worry.

Reply 5 : Slow Sleep Intel Mac

The 30 second sleep delay has gone in and out on its own many additional times. But, now I have a way to control it. I found that pressing option-command-escape and the computer goes to sleep immediately. Afterwords the computer goes to sleep immediately every time, that is, until the next time it decides to start the with the 30-seconds again.

Reply 6 : Slow Sleep Intel Mac

which running App do you Force Quit?


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Reply 7 : Slow Sleep Intel Mac

I am sorry. I typed in "escape" rather than "eject". Option-Command-eject is correct.

Reply 8 : Slow Sleep Intel Mac

keyboard shortcut for putting the computer to sleep


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