I just bought my iMac 4/15/2012 and every time after i return from sleep mode or even just a screen saver, i have to wait 10+ minutes just to type in my password. I tried taking the password feature off and yet it still freezes when i return to the computer. the only thing i know to do is to manually turn the computer off, as i have no other options.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
My computer doesn't go to sleep even if i manually do it or press the power off button and press sleep. My energy saver is on 1 min and it just doesn't go to sleep.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Sleeps just fine if i close the lid or if i go to apple --> sleep, but it will not go to sleep by itself according to the preferences in energy saver. Never happened on my old Macbook pro. I've looked through the sleep page on apple's site, but still cant figure it out. [URL].
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I will get an error message and the problem details (which I know VERY little about) show an Exception Type:
EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV) and
Exception Code: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS
If that helps.
I tried sending the picture to the trash and then reloading it, but that didn't help either.
When my MacBook Pro 13" i5 goes into screen saver mode, which is black, it won't return to normal mode. Tried all keys, trac pad, closing the lip and re-opening it, and it won't respond. The only thing that works is holding down power button for hard shutdown, then restarting it. It has happened 8 times in the last 2 weeks.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
I left my MBP in sleep mode in my truck for about 4 hours in 30~ degree weather and when I brought it in it was freezing. I opened it up pretty quickly after bringing it in. Will this hurt anything?
View 8 Replies View RelatedSo I've bee tinkering with my energy preferences in order to get the best battery life I can, I've turned down the brightness to 1, my keyboard back light, to 1 (when I'm watching a movie in a dark room) and I've set it as the 'better battery' option. But now i'm a bit confused. What's the point in the screensaver if you can set your display to sleep (which i'm sure would save more energy). Is it just to look pretty?
How does everyone have their notebooks set-up to get the most out of their battery? Lastly, the 'better battery' option in energy preferences, does this do anything apart from adjust the display/computer sleep? I read that it reduces processor power hence the 'better performance' option.
I wanted to use a screen saver which is a cool clock since I do not have any alarm clock or anything in my room, and being that my MBP is always on, why not make it a clock when im not using it? I was wondering if it would be detrimental to my screen if I never let the display sleep and leave the black and white clock screen saver on all the time? Would it really make THAT much of a difference to the life of my screen?
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
I'm having a problem with my PowerBook G4 where is goes into sleep mode at random times. Mostly when I am streaming video..or at times the fan comes on, it sounds super high then boom. sleep mode again. After hitting the space bar, it comes back on, but it'll happen again shortly after. I've played with the sleep settings
View 5 Replies View RelatedAs of last night, my MBP started acting very strangely. After entering my username and password, it would enter the desktop for a short period of time and then kick back into sleep mode; the screen would turn back to black. Sometimes it will let me stay on the desktop for a long time and other times it will hardly let me stay on the desktop. I called apple support and they had me start the computer in safe mode; even then it occasionally kicks me out.
The tech guy said that it was a "strange software issue" and not a hardware issue. I thought it was a hard drive issue; my hard drive makes an odd sound when it unlocks (a grinding sound), but it has been doing that for quite some time with no issues. I tried to reset the SMC and it didn't do anything.
How should I remedy this problem? Is this a hard drive issue? Hard drive failure? Has the grinding sound finally caught up with me? I am running OS X; not leopard or snow leopard. I know I need to upgrade, but this shouldn't be happening.
Running OS X Lion on an Intel iMac with 4GB.
When I call up system preferences and set the screen saver to "never" and remove the check next to "Use Random Screen Saver", it doesn't stay that way. I set it, then go back to the system preferences pane, and call it up again, and it's still set. However, once I exit the system preferences, then come back into the screen saver, it's been reset to where the random screen saver is checked again and the screen saver set at 20 minutes.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
can't disable the option "Require password for sleep and screen saver..."
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
Latetly, after I leave this iMac, and the screen saver susequently comes on, I return to find the screen saver frozen. When I move the mouse (cursor) around, it begins to "erase" the screen saver, revealing the login screen underneath.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 27" 2.7GHz Quad i5 12GB mem 1TB
Two weeks ago I hit a button and lost my screen saver and my menu bar. So I can not find Safari, Bookmark, etc. It now shows the latest sites I have been into such as gmail, google, ouick bids, etc. How do I get back on track?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Macbook pro 15 wakes from sleep mode with a blank white screen and no cursor, I can hear the computer is awake in the background as programs start up?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
My I-MAC will not go into normal operation when I press a key on the keyless board. New batteries are installed just this AM.
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IMAC, Mac OS X (10.5.7), n/a
I have a 27" Mid 2010 IMac running 10.7.4. I set my screen saver to 3mins and it won't turn on. Only works with hot corners.
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Mac OS X (10.7.4), IMac Mid 2010
Sometimes when I open the MBP after it's been in sleep mode, the screen won't turn back on. I hear the disc drive power up, but nothing on the monitor. I have to turn the computer off and restart it.
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View 1 Replies View RelatedI woke up this morning and my Macbook Pro won't turn on. The sleep mode light is just constantly on but there is nothing on the screen. I've tried shutting down and booting back up. Removing the battery and putting it back on and rebooting. I've tried rebooting without the battery and plugged into the power adapter. I've reset the PRAM. I've took the battery out and held down the power button for 5 seconds. Nothing seems to work.
Also, the last week the battery said "replace soon" and then the other day it said "replace now". I've checked the battery level and it seems to be fine. And wouldn't it just start up from the power cord? I would love for it to just be a battery issue. But it not starting up with the power cord and the sleep mode light being constantly on makes me thing otherwise.
Many of my applications are in trouble when i close the screen due to the auto sleep mode when the screen is closed.
How can i force my MacBook pro to don't take in account the closed screen ?Â
It's easy under windows but on mac os it look complicated.
when my macbook pro go to sleep mode and after i try to started it - I got black screen and have a loading cursor mode, If I close my macbook and after 3 minutes open - all working fine!
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
my mac is hot even if its in sleep mode..
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
I was changing my desktop screen saver. Now it says it is "Loading Images..." and won't stop. It is locked and I can't do anything.Everytime I click on my "System Preferences" -- the Desktop & Screen Saver comes up - has my old picture and states it is still loading images.
This has been going on for awhile and I can't seem to get it stop. The Colouful wheel goes around. Â
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iMac, Screen Saver unresponsive
when working on my new Imac sometimes the machine put itself in sleep mode! The screen turns black and I have to enter my password. Sometimes it happens 2 times in 1 minute; other times once in 1 hour.
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When I open MacBook Pro (in sleep mode) I see rainbow on black screen. I have to keep the power button. I have this problem only when I open (after closing) my MBP. It started after an upgrade HHD to SSD (OCZ Agility 4). SMC reset did not help. I have MBP 13 late 2011 i5 2,4. Mac OS X 10.7.4.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
