Instant Sleep

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Instant Sleep

Hi,

My MacBook Pro has a weird issue where almost immediately after booting, it goes to sleep. More like a coma... I can't wake the computer with the keyboard or the trackpad. Nothing happens. I have to reset the system with the power button and reboot, which probably isn't good for OS X. I am stuck in this loop of reboot, then immediate sleep after the screen goes completely black. I reset the PRAM, hoping that would help. What else can I try? The Mac runs OS X 10.8.5 and is about five years old.

Thanks in advance.

Posted on Apr 20, 2015 9:03 AM

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Jason Watkins Author

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Apr 20, 2015 11:23 AM in response to Jason Watkins

I have moved the MBP around, fiddled with the lid, tried different power adapter, different power cord, different outlet, but one thing I did have was the test MBP sitting on top of another. D’oh!!! My work area is kind of lacking in free space, and I am repurposing many MBPs at this time. I removed the MBP from off of the other and everything worked. Who knew that magnets were that sensitive?

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dominic23

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Apr 20, 2015 1:08 PM in response to Jason Watkins

Macbook Pro goes to sleep when stacked.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2917

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