my iMac won't go to sleep!!

HunterGather · Dec 26, 2008, 12:21 PM

Hey all.
I have a 17inch intel core duo iMac.

Lately, when i'm not messing with it, it just doesn't power down to sleep.

Whenever I go to sleep, i usually have a quick playlist in itunes to play, then it eventually goes to sleep to whatever I have it set to in preferences.

But lately it isn't doing that anymore. I wake up and my computer is still "on" so to speak (display is asleep, but its still on).

I thought maybe I had programs running, so to test it i closed everything (safari, itunes, etc..even though thats never been a reason to stay awake).

Still it doesn't go to sleep.

Of course, if i actually put the imac to sleep, thats no problem.

But i'm a bit concerned about this.

Anyone help appreciated.

iGuardian · Dec 26, 2008, 12:24 PM

Horray for people who have 17" iMacs like myself!

But have you checked the system prefs? Something may have changed there. And delete any programs such as caffeine.

If that doesn't work, try singing it to sleep.

Dec 26, 2008, 12:21 PM	#1
HunterGather macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2008	my iMac won't go to sleep!! Hey all. I have a 17inch intel core duo iMac. Lately, when i'm not messing with it, it just doesn't power down to sleep. Whenever I go to sleep, i usually have a quick playlist in itunes to play, then it eventually goes to sleep to whatever I have it set to in preferences. But lately it isn't doing that anymore. I wake up and my computer is still "on" so to speak (display is asleep, but its still on). I thought maybe I had programs running, so to test it i closed everything (safari, itunes, etc..even though thats never been a reason to stay awake). Still it doesn't go to sleep. Of course, if i actually put the imac to sleep, thats no problem. But i'm a bit concerned about this. Anyone help appreciated.
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Dec 26, 2008, 12:24 PM	#2
iGuardian macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC	Horray for people who have 17" iMacs like myself! But have you checked the system prefs? Something may have changed there. And delete any programs such as caffeine. If that doesn't work, try singing it to sleep.
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