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

motulist

motulist

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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

SHADO

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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?
 
motulist

motulist

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If certain apps are open, like vlc open with a video on pause, then closing the lid doesn't put it to sleep.
 
DoFoT9

DoFoT9

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Jun 11, 2007
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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?
 
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