On 2/13/13 6:04 PM, diane wrote:
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 1:10 AM, No No <grizzledgia...@gmail.com
<mailto:grizzledgia...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hello Diane:
One, I assume you have set the energy control panel to never
sleep, closed Preferences, open Preferences, reset sleep setting.
This can over write bad preference settings. You can also find
the energy control panel settings cache (with other personal
account cached settings in "your account
name/Library/Caches/com.apple.preferencepanes.cache") and delete
them. Preferences need to be reentered.
Two, PRAM (Apple key, Option key, P, R at the same time on
computer start from computer off) and Power Manager reset. PMU
reset proceeds as: Turn computer off, wait ten seconds, pull
plug, pull ALL wires from computer, open case, find small Surface
Mount Device (SMU) button labeled PMU on motherboard next to two
ATA cable attachments to motherboard. Leave battery in
motherboard. Wait five minutes or so. Press button ONCE firmly
and release immediately, same as when you use the power button to
start the computer. Attach power cable, keyboard, video. Start.
If the computer will not start, repeat PMU reset procedure, but
try to press the button more quickly. You may need to reset PRAM
after this to get complete start.
You can also try to find the procedure on the web, but I didn't
find any specific for the MDD. What I have given you worked for
my MDD.
Hi Bob,
I had not done any of what you suggested, as it's always been like
this. But it was pretty good for over a month, except if I left it
with the dashboard up and running - maybe my radar widget prevents it
from sleeping.
After I got your reply, I did try setting it to never, exiting, and
resetting it. Repaired permissions. Eventually it would sleep again.
I lost power for a few minutes one day last week and it has not gone
to sleep since <sigh>
So now I will step through the rest of your suggestions.
Again, this machine has always behaved like this since I got it 10
years ago. As a matter of fact, if you had asked me I would have said
I *don't* have sleep turned on as it just never went to sleep at all.
When it did in December, I feared my PS was going again as that's what
used to happen, I'd leave it on overnight and it would be off in the
morning due to the failing PS. The only way to get it back on then was
to unplug it and hit the power button. This time it really was
sleeping, and I kind of liked it!
Hopefully it will kick itself back in again.
You could ty and extend the life of the PS by powering the drives
separately. Find a AT PS (has a switch) or a external bare drive adapter
<http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0063JN3WE/ref=asc_df_B0063JN3WE2392835?smid=A2FI1E57JSSMJ2&tag=dealt361990-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395129&creativeASIN=B0063JN3WE>
and use the power supply with PS y cable adapter(s).
Samples:
SATA version
<http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/948775/StarTechcom-12in-LP4-to-2x-SATA/
>
sata/molex
<http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001K9BEZU/ref=asc_df_B001K9BEZU2396467?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=dealt361990-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B001K9BEZU>
2 molex
<http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001K9BEZU/ref=asc_df_B001K9BEZU2396467?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=dealt361990-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B001K9BEZU>
these come in different ends to meet your needs.
May need to leave case door ajar. If over heating occurs use a 12 volt
fan on external power (I use a 12 volt wall wart.)
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