Sleep and die?

I usually switch all my computers off during the night, except previous Windows boxes which I used as servers. These days the Macbook Pro is to all intents and purposes my main machine and sometimes, I can leave it doing stuff overnight. It's hooked up to a 23" ACD and a USB mouse/keyboard, and external drives both USB and Firewire.

I used to have it in a lid-open configuration for a dual monitor setup, but I realised I don't like looking at two dissimilar screens for a dual-monitor system so I now use it lid-closed.

If I'm around and I leave it for an hour or so, I can come back and hit the spacebar, whatever and it will wake up. If I leave it overnight it fails to wake up. I can press keys, tweak mice, open and shut the case etc but nothing works and I can only shut it down by holding down the power button.

Could someone tell me the root cause of this and how I can solve it?

Plugged in, showing a steady bright light as though it's normally working. No key or mouse response.

Intensive work yes. Number and disk crunching.

There is a huge fan behind the iCurve and the system is always cool to the touch.

As I said it's connected to the ACD. The screen doesn't wake up either. There is absolutely no keyboard response on the machine itself or the USB keyboard.

I'll try that.Thanks

Hahaha... straight after I did that, I got a Kernel Panic the next time I booted it up and tried to access a network drive. I'll leave it running tonight and see how it goes.

mad jew said:

If a PMU reset is giving you a kernel panic and it's behaving strangely after extended periods in clamshell mode, I'd maybe take it back to Apple. They may need to replace the power supply.

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It won't be a surprise. So far since I decided to switch wholesale I've bought 3 iMacs for use elsewhere, the Macbook Pro 17" as my main machine and a Macbook - as well as it's replacement since they told me it would be turned around in a week, and that's a ******* joke when you've paid more than you would Sony or Dell for (next business day) aftercare.

I bought an Intel Mini before I fully switched and it's the only fault-less Mac I've had up to now. The Macbook totally kaputted (it still has not arrived so it is just as well that I bought a spare) as did two of the iMacs, the third arrived DOA and was replaced, and the MBP has had two bad bricks in a go (just as well I bought two spares - I hope the remaining one doesn't go as I still have not received any replacement bricks from Apple). My ACD's haven't failed and I have to thank the lord for small mercies.

What a great way to lose customers. If I have any more failures I may have to call it quits for Apple while I'm only £15,000 down

I'm absolutely certain this isn't the majority of Apple user experiences (otherwise they wouldn't be in business) but it is extremely annoying. As I was saying in another thread I've had about the same number of failures with VAIO's over a 6-year range as I've had with Apples in 4 months!

I wonder if it's not the bricks dying by themselves but rather if it's the MBP that's killing them in some way?