iChristos

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Q: Sleep Wake Failure

I always have my mac on sleep. But this morning this appeared. What to do? How to fix this failure?

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), 27-inch Intel Quad-Core i7 2.93GHz 8GB 2TB

Posted on Jul 22, 2016 3:16 AM

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Ella Fitzgerald

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iPhone

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These troubleshooting steps can help you If your Mac doesn't sleep or wake when expected - Apple Support

Posted on Jul 22, 2016 3:37 AM

Q: Sleep Wake Failure

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by Ella Fitzgerald,Solvedanswer

Ella Fitzgerald Jul 22, 2016 3:37 AM in response to iChristos
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Jul 22, 2016 3:37 AM in response to iChristos

These troubleshooting steps can help you If your Mac doesn't sleep or wake when expected - Apple Support
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by Lexiepex,

Lexiepex Jul 22, 2016 5:29 AM in response to iChristos
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Jul 22, 2016 5:29 AM in response to iChristos

It is probably a sporadic failure. Just click "Send to Apple", then forget about it.
Lex
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by iChristos,

iChristos Jul 22, 2016 8:37 AM in response to Ella Fitzgerald
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Jul 22, 2016 8:37 AM in response to Ella Fitzgerald

Okay this is the 3rd time that it happeend today. I left my iMac on sleep mode and it restarted by itself. And then this problem appeared again. What should I do?
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by iChristos,

iChristos Jul 22, 2016 8:38 AM in response to Lexiepex
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Jul 22, 2016 8:38 AM in response to Lexiepex

I did sent it to Apple. But will that solve my problem?
This is the 3rd time that it happend today. I left my iMac on sleep mode and it restarted by itself. And then this problem appeared again. What should I do?
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by Lexiepex,

Lexiepex Jul 22, 2016 8:52 AM in response to iChristos
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Jul 22, 2016 8:52 AM in response to iChristos

Why don't you just turn off sleep mode?
It is not bad to restart anyway because a lot of caches are cleaned at the same time.
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by iChristos,

iChristos Jul 22, 2016 8:59 AM in response to Lexiepex
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Jul 22, 2016 8:59 AM in response to Lexiepex

No, I need to have quick access! I will restart my mac when I want/need to!
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by macjack,Helpful

macjack Jul 23, 2016 6:50 AM in response to iChristos
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Jul 23, 2016 6:50 AM in response to iChristos

Try resetting the SMC
Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support
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by iChristos,

iChristos Jul 23, 2016 6:53 AM in response to Ella Fitzgerald
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Jul 23, 2016 6:53 AM in response to Ella Fitzgerald

I followed everything and I disconnected all my external devices and reconnected some and it worked! Thanks!
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by Esquared,

Esquared Jul 23, 2016 7:05 AM in response to iChristos
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Jul 23, 2016 7:05 AM in response to iChristos

Out of curiosity: did you find a specific cause?
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iChristos Jul 23, 2016 7:17 AM in response to Esquared
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Jul 23, 2016 7:17 AM in response to Esquared

yes! It was my external speaker!
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