MacBook sleeps when closed, but not when open

check your power saver settings in system preferences.

 

Stupid question I know... but, do you have it set to sleep with the lid open?

 

huh.. beat me. Sorry. Some wise MR member will know though!

 

Huh, that is very odd. I would suggest taking it to the Apple store.

 

How are you trying to put it to sleep? Are you clicking on the upper left apple and choosing sleep? That should do it, if not then double check your settings.


Kruse

 

I have exactly the same problem and am at my wit's end trying to solve it! I have done everything, even taken it to be repaired, where they put in a new logic board. Nothing has helped!

For me, the issue mainly is that if I close the lid, or manually put it to sleep, Wire Tap Pro will not wake it. I have several radio shows scheduled to record, and Wire Tap works perfectly for that. But it has to be wake-able. I can leave the lid open and the screen sleeps just fine, but the light will not pulse, and I know it is not asleep, because I can hear the new mail sound while the screen is black. I have checked my preferences and all match my husband's MB, which DOES sleep with the lid open. I have shut down everything, even shut down the computer, restarted it and left it at the login screen. I have disconnected everything from it, have even taken it far enough away from the Airport so that I have no signal. The problem persists! I sure would love a resolution!

 

If they are at the same time every day/week you can set up a schedule for your mac to wake (or even turn all the way on) to record the shows.

 

If they are at the same time every day/week you can set up a schedule for your mac to wake (or even turn all the way on) to record the shows.

 

Well, I'm on 10.5.2, and the problem has been persistent since at least the last version of 10.4. Maybe longer.

I could use the scheduled wake an sleep as the Jeremy mentioned, but that does not address the sleep issue. I really don't want my computer to be "awake" when I am not using it. I want to be able to use it as it should be able to be used -- to get up and walk away and it go to sleep on schedule. My husband has almost the same MB, and his sleeps fine with the lid open. Our settings are the same.