make laptop go **TO** sleep when closing the lid

motulist

macrumors 601

Original poster

• Sep 26, 2011

• #1

When I close the lid on my MBP it doesn't put the computer to sleep and when I open it up again many hours later the batter is dead.

How do I set it so that closing the cover puts the macbook pro to sleep? (regardless of which apps are open.)

 

SHADO

macrumors 6502a

• Sep 26, 2011

• #2

motulist said:

When I close the lid on my MBP it doesn't put the computer to sleep and when I open it up again many hours later the batter is dead.

How do I set it so that closing the cover puts the macbook pro to sleep? (regardless of which apps are open.)

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Well it should do this automatically. Do you have it connected to an external monitor?

 

mobilehaathi

macrumors G3

• Sep 26, 2011

• #3

when you close the lid does the light in front start pulsing?

 

motulist

macrumors 601

Original poster

• Sep 26, 2011

• #4

If certain apps are open, like vlc open with a video on pause, then closing the lid doesn't put it to sleep.

 

DoFoT9

macrumors P6

• Sep 26, 2011

• #5

motulist said:

If certain apps are open, like vlc open with a video on pause, then closing the lid doesn't put it to sleep.

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it might be best to reset the PRAM on your Mac and see if that fixes it. maybe the sleep rules have become corrupt.

also - like SHADO asked, do you use an external monitor? what about keyboard/mouse?