Why does my Mac Mini keep going to Sleep mode?

BlueSkyBlueWind · Aug 10, 2009, 03:00 PM

I am running Mac Mini as a home server (turns out to be not a great idea, btw), and even though I set the preference to never sleep or shut down, it does go to sleep when there is no activity for long time.

Since I am using it as home server, it should stay awake all the time or at least wake up from sleep when there is incoming ping from other computer, but it just goes to sleep.

Does anyone know why?

geoffreak · Aug 10, 2009, 03:02 PM

Because it is tired of you.

Check the energy saver panel in system preferences to double check it isn't set to sleep ever.

BlueSkyBlueWind · Aug 10, 2009, 03:28 PM

It shouldn't be tired of me already! We are fresh, we are new to each other. It should be the time when you don't want to sleep - you shouldn't sleep

Seriously, though, the panel already says "Never" for both entries

geoffreak · Aug 10, 2009, 03:31 PM

What programs are you running? Plex in particular can be set to sleep the machine after a duration.

BlueSkyBlueWind · Aug 10, 2009, 04:21 PM

Good point!

I just run Plex and Teamviewer. I might have turned on the sleep option from plex... Let me check!

rkdiddy · Aug 10, 2009, 06:28 PM

^ That would be my guess.

I know with my Mini I can ping it from my MBP and wake it up. It's cool like that.

Aug 10, 2009, 03:00 PM	#1
BlueSkyBlueWind macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2009	Why does my Mac Mini keep going to Sleep mode? I am running Mac Mini as a home server (turns out to be not a great idea, btw), and even though I set the preference to never sleep or shut down, it does go to sleep when there is no activity for long time. Since I am using it as home server, it should stay awake all the time or at least wake up from sleep when there is incoming ping from other computer, but it just goes to sleep. Does anyone know why? __________________ UMBP 15.3" 2.4GHz \| Mac Mini 2.0GHz for Plex \| iPhone 3G White -- Yet, I don't like Apple
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Aug 10, 2009, 03:02 PM	#2
geoffreak macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas; Wish I was in Japan	Because it is tired of you. Check the energy saver panel in system preferences to double check it isn't set to sleep ever. __________________ rMBP 2.6GHz 16GB 512GB \| Mac Mini 2009 2.26GHz \| MBP Early '08 2.4GHz \| iPhone 4S 32GB \| Drobo Nimbix - Accelerated Cloud Supercomputing
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Aug 10, 2009, 03:28 PM	#3
BlueSkyBlueWind Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2009	It shouldn't be tired of me already! We are fresh, we are new to each other. It should be the time when you don't want to sleep - you shouldn't sleep Seriously, though, the panel already says "Never" for both entries __________________ UMBP 15.3" 2.4GHz \| Mac Mini 2.0GHz for Plex \| iPhone 3G White -- Yet, I don't like Apple
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Aug 10, 2009, 03:31 PM	#4
geoffreak macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas; Wish I was in Japan	What programs are you running? Plex in particular can be set to sleep the machine after a duration. __________________ rMBP 2.6GHz 16GB 512GB \| Mac Mini 2009 2.26GHz \| MBP Early '08 2.4GHz \| iPhone 4S 32GB \| Drobo Nimbix - Accelerated Cloud Supercomputing
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Aug 10, 2009, 04:21 PM	#5
BlueSkyBlueWind Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2009	Good point! I just run Plex and Teamviewer. I might have turned on the sleep option from plex... Let me check! __________________ UMBP 15.3" 2.4GHz \| Mac Mini 2.0GHz for Plex \| iPhone 3G White -- Yet, I don't like Apple
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Aug 10, 2009, 06:28 PM	#6
rkdiddy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: OC Baby!	^ That would be my guess. I know with my Mini I can ping it from my MBP and wake it up. It's cool like that. __________________ Mini: rMBP 15" 2.6ghz i7/16/256GB \| 2.5ghz i5/8/750GB 27" TB ACD \| B&W MM-1 \| 2TB TC \| iPhone 5 \| iPad 4G advertising : design : marketing : print : social media : web - www.risencreative.com
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