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Q: Macbook Pro overheats in sleep

Recently I've noticed that my MacBook Pro doesn't always go into sleep when I close the lid or even if I click "Sleep" in the Apple menu. I'm a college student, so I usually put my laptop into its sleeve and into my backpack to take to class, thinking that my computer is asleep. When I take it out it's usually really warm and you can hear the fans going off. It then takes a while to wake up and cool down. And when it does wake up, it's slow (hello spinning beachball) and sometimes freezes. I've also noticed that when I put it into sleep the display goes to sleep but the sleep indicator light doesn't pulsate on and off like it used to; it stays on for a while. Sometimes after a minute it will pulsate like it's supposed to.

 

I have a MacBook Pro (13", mid 2012) and keep the OS and other software up to date.

Version: OS X Yosemite 10.10.3

Processor speed: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5

Memory: 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Storage capacity: 500GB

 

I've tried almost all the troubleshooting steps you could find on the internet...

  • Deleting junk and large files
  • Verifying and repairing permissions and disk
  • Apple Hardware Test
  • Resetting the SMC
  • Defaulting the Energy Saver options

 

When I put   pmset -g into Terminal I get:

Active Profiles:

Battery Power 1

AC Power -1*

Currently in use:

standbydelay         4200

standby              0

womp                 0

halfdim              1

hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage

sms                  1

networkoversleep     0

disksleep            10

sleep                10 (sleep prevented by UserEventAgent, UserEventAgent, UserEventAgent, UserEventAgent, UserEventAgent, UserEventAgent, UserEventAgent)

autopoweroffdelay    14400

hibernatemode        3

autopoweroff         1

ttyskeepawake        1

displaysleep         1

acwake               0

lidwake              1

I don't know what "UserEventAgent" is or why it appears 7 times. When I did this I only had chrome and the Terminal open.

 

And when I do  syslog | grep -i "Wake reason" I get:

Apr 14 04:12:22 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen EHC1 (User)

Apr 14 13:28:31 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)

Apr 14 13:30:48 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

Apr 14 20:00:26 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

Apr 15 01:28:30 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach (Maintenance)

Apr 15 01:30:07 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)

Apr 15 08:21:42 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)

Apr 15 08:43:52 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

Apr 15 09:50:10 airbears2-10-142-144-172 kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EHC1

Apr 15 10:40:05 airbears2-10-142-144-172 kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.ACDetach (Maintenance)

Apr 15 11:02:56 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

Apr 16 15:40:20 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: RTC EHC1 (Alarm)

Apr 17 08:02:36 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

Apr 17 09:00:18 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EHC1

Apr 17 13:12:13 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

Apr 17 13:14:27 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

Apr 17 15:14:34 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: RTC (Alarm)

Apr 19 13:12:31 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

Apr 19 13:14:32 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

Apr 19 13:22:59 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidClose (Maintenance)

Apr 19 13:25:18 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen (User)

Apr 20 00:55:08 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.ACAttach EHC1 (User)

Apr 20 01:08:33 Carolyns-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Notice>: Wake reason: EC.LidOpen PWRB (User)


Has anyone had this same problem and been able to fix it? I want to try everything I can before taking it in to the Genius Bar at the Apple Store. Any help is appreciated.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 20, 2015 2:23 AM

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Q: Macbook Pro overheats in sleep

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  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Apr 20, 2015 3:20 AM in response to carmagxonline
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    Apr 20, 2015 3:20 AM in response to carmagxonline

    Try SMC an NVRAM reset:

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

     

    As a temporary measure, shut down the MBP when in travel mode.

     

    Ciao.

  • by BMoon,

    BMoon BMoon Apr 20, 2015 5:08 AM in response to carmagxonline
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    Apr 20, 2015 5:08 AM in response to carmagxonline

    Firstly try Apples solutions to the problem you're experiencing: OS X: When your Mac doesn't sleep or wake - Apple Support

     

    A quick browse on the internet reveals that you aren't the only one with this problem, here are some solutions that the great Apple community have used:

     

    • Try running verify/repair disc permissions, then restarting. Also, try closing some app's you aren't using before the sleep.

     

    • Create a new User in System Preferences for testing. Log out under the Apple in the Menu bar. Log into new User. You can skip the Apple ID setup. Does the Mac sleep correctly in the new User? If no, then the problem is with your base files. If yes, then the problem is in your User's folder.

     

    • If there are print jobs in the queue that cannot be printed because my printer is switched off, my iMac does not want to go to sleep either.

             After printing the jobs, sleep works here again.

     

    • I've trawled the web looking for a cure for this and I came across a suggestion to unhook the ethernet cable and just connect by wifi. It's working for me. So far!

     

    • Workaround - System Preferences>>>Energy Saver>>>Computer Sleep - Never - Uncheck all options. = Put Mac in Sleep Mode Manually.

     

    • I found my cause/solution!  In my Mac Preferences/Sharing I had Internet Sharing selected.  It states when selected that computers connected via A/C power will not sleep while internet sharing is turned on. For giggles I unselected it, and voila, no more sleep issues. Not sure how or why I had it selected in the first place.

     

    Hope this helps.

  • by carmagxonline,

    carmagxonline carmagxonline Apr 20, 2015 12:50 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
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    Apr 20, 2015 12:50 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    I've already tried an SMC and NVRAM reset (which is really hard to actually do since my mac takes like 5 minutes to boot up). I'll try shutting it down when I travel and see how that works. Thanks!

  • by carmagxonline,

    carmagxonline carmagxonline Apr 20, 2015 1:01 PM in response to BMoon
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    Apr 20, 2015 1:01 PM in response to BMoon

    Thanks for the help. I've seen many articles from others who are experiencing the same problem. I've tried most of the solutions that you have given me, except the ethernet one as I usually use wi-fi, I'll see how putting my computer to sleep manually works. If it doesn't work, I'll probably just reinstall everything.