Sleep Issue - New MacBook Pro

I would like to mention "An Old Soul" who posted on the 10th of November the suggestion that you try
SmartSleep: http://www.jinx.de/SmartSleep.html

This little programme has fixed all of my sleep problems.

+1: Same issue here (waking & not waking) - nothing further to add apart from that I've never an an electrical appliance that wasn't an actual heating device get that hot (ie hard to hold w/out mittens). Not to be melodramatic, but in my case at least we might be getting into fire-risk territory.

- just wanted to register another voice in the fracas. 🙂

I've had this happen to me, but only a few times and it never repeated in a cycle. It happened when i picked up the laptop to move it.

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That's weird. I just tried testing the "USB will always wake a MacBook" theory and my MacBook got stuck in sleep mode. I closed it, plugged in and then unplugged my flash drive, opened the MB and it wouldn't turn on!

Anyone got an explanation for that?

Thank God for SmartSleep, but I would really like Apple to actually/finally release a firmware update to fix this issue some day SOON!

Mine wouldn't wake up this morning, then I remembered that sometimes laptops refuse to wake if their batter is flat, so I plugged it in and on it came. so fyi don't forget to check that too!

I've noticed this stopped my problem from occurring. I never had a sleep issue until I used a USB mouse one day. I closed the lid before disconnecting the USB mouse and the sleep issues started. I whipped out a stopwatch and every 15 seconds exactly, it made the CD-ROM spin and the apple logo lit up, then the logo went dark again. I sat and watched it do that same thing every 15 seconds. I then opened the lid, plugged the USB mouse back in, waited a few seconds, disconnected the USB mouse again, then finally close the lid. The sleep issues stopped and the MBP stays restful.

Geoffrey Bender wrote:
I've noticed this stopped my problem from occurring. I never had a sleep issue until I used a USB mouse one day. I closed the lid before disconnecting the USB mouse and the sleep issues started.

I'd like to report a success: I've been careful to remove my USB-based ExpressCard broadband modem before I close the lid, and have not had the problem again.

1 hour of FlatOut2 demo in replay mode did not show any problems

My Macbook pro was bought on the online store on november 30th maybe is fixed ? any way to be 100% about this issue ?

I had the problem and installed the smart sleep as well as doing the reset as suggested and it has worked. No problems within the past month.

Also, apple has just released a firmware upgrade and in the description it said the upgrade fixes sleep problems.

Good luck!

Hello guys! Here is the firmware update for you guys to try:

http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacBookPro_EFI_Firmware_Update_16

The description provided by Apple is kind of vague 🙂


About MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.6

This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Pro (Late 2008) computers.

For more information, please visit:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3260

Boot ROM or SMC Version Information: MBP51.0074.01B

hope this is the solution!!!!!

I installed the latest firmware and software updates. I still have the black screen problem -- that is if I plug in, or unplug, a USB device while the computer is sleeping with the lid closed, it wakes up but when I open the lid, the LCD screen is black.

I have an Apple Studio Display connected (via DVI to ADC and DVI to mini adapters) and the Studio Display screen lights up when the computer awakens. That allows me to open the system preferences and select "Displays" then select "Detect Displays" and then the laptop's screen comes back to life.

I just installed the update and the problem is gone, for now. Crossing fingers!

What you are describing is perfectly normal. This is how you use the Mac in "clamshell" mode. By closing the lid and putting the notebook to sleep followed by plugging and/or unplugging a USB device, you are forcing it to wake up in clamshell mode. The LCD will not work until you put it to sleep again or restart the notebook.

The actual problem most of us are having is when the notebook wakes up when we do not want it to. Most often it happens when it is least expected such as in a briefcase or backpack which ultimately drains the battery and causes the notebook to get extremely hot.

I have installed both updates as listed above and I really hope this puts an end to this very irritating and frustrating problem.