Q: Mac waking up again while sleeping
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Aug 31, 2015 8:25 AMby Linc Davis,Test after each of the following steps that you haven’t already tried:
Step 1
Take all the applicable steps suggested in this support article. That's the starting point for any further effort to solve the problem. Skipping any of those steps may mean that the problem won't be solved.
Note that, as stated in the article, the computer will not sleep if some sharing services are enabled. From the menu bar, select
▹ System Preferences... ▹ Sharing
Turn off all sharing services.
Step 2
Select
▹ System Preferences... ▹ Accessibility ▹ Speakable Items: Off
Step 3
Select
▹ System Preferences... ▹ Bluetooth ▹ Advanced...
and uncheck both boxes marked
Open Bluetooth Setup Assistant at startup if...
Step 4
Step 5
Back up all data.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
/var/vm
In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You may not see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
A folder named "vm" should open. Inside it, there may be a file named "sleepimage". Move that file, and only that one, to the Trash, but don't empty yet. You'll be prompted for your password. Close the folder window.
Restart the computer and empty the Trash.
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Aug 31, 2015 9:23 PMby Allan Jones,Can you verify your Mac model? No PowerMac can run OS 10.7, and troubleshooting pre-intel Macs (2005 and older) can be different from the newer intel Macs. Perhaps you have a Mac Pro? Their case is very similar to that of G5 PowerMacs:
The number of drive doors is enough to tell one from the other.
