MacBook Pro - Problem with MBP screen coming out of sleep mode

markwco · markwco #1 (**permalink**)

03-08-2008, 11:42 PM

My fiancee just had an odd problem start with her MBP a couple days ago. When she closes the screen to transport her laptop and then reopens the screen it doesn't come out of sleep mode properly. I thought at first it was simply staying in sleep mode but you can hear the sounds when you press any keys so I think the computer itself is out of sleep mode but the screen stays dark. The only way we can fix it is to hold down the power button a few seconds to turn the computer off and restart it. I thought it was a one time thing but it has happened every 5 or so times she's closed her laptop the last couple times. Any idea what's causing this? She hasn't made any changes with software or hardware lately and is using the latest Leopard 10.5.2 and all patches.

bobtomay · bobtomay #2 (**permalink**)

03-09-2008, 08:54 AM

Try using the screen brightness key next time it occurs and let us know.

dmoon74 · dmoon74 #3 (**permalink**)

03-15-2008, 02:29 PM

i've just started having the exact same problem. I can hear the mbp coming out of sleep mode but the screen is dark as if it's not on at all. using the screen brightness does not solve the problem. I also have leopard and latest updates.

Waterpolo820 · Waterpolo820 #4 (**permalink**)

03-15-2008, 03:45 PM

do you guys have any form of iStat on there?

rohan · rohan #5 (**permalink**)

03-15-2008, 04:43 PM

which version of MBP is this? ...may help narrow down the troubleshooting process...

Waterpolo820 · Waterpolo820 #6 (**permalink**)

03-15-2008, 05:52 PM

Ok this just happened to me right now, but it has happened before. i called apple support ( the first time it happened around 4 weeks ago) and made a case file so I can call and exchange it with a brand new one since the computer is still brand new. (purchased in early part of February)

But i think that it is being caused by iStat, because when I uninstalled it it stopped, but i recently re-installed it and it is acting up again.

dmoon74 · dmoon74 #7 (**permalink**)

03-15-2008, 09:26 PM

my mbp is 2.2 C2D. I am also NOT running istat. However I am wondering if smcFan Control is causing this problem. Was on the mac last night doing some light web browsing and noticed how hot the mac was. The fans weren't kicking in and the temperature was around 77 celcius. So today whenever I open the mac from sleep mode, I would get the black screen. I've searched around and this seems to be a problem for several of us. I wonder if one of the mac updates is causing this issue....

Waterpolo820 · Waterpolo820 #8 (**permalink**)

03-15-2008, 10:18 PM

Well Im running smcFanControl too but I'm not having any trouble with it, just turned up my fans to 3500 rpm and now running at 38 C, and it is working.

frankie.horak · frankie.horak #9 (**permalink**)

03-17-2008, 01:27 PM

I got the exactly same thing... but it does not happen often but it is still pretty annoying.. I got MBP 2.2Ghz with leopard and I am running iStat... Then I got one a bit to the topic question: I usually switch of my laptop before I move anywhere. I just shut it only when I go between classes or room to room and my friend with MacBook was really shocked when she saw it and she says she just shuts it every time... is this safe for the hardware if it is wobbling around in a second skin in my backpack?

thanks

Noxian · Noxian #10 (**permalink**)

03-17-2008, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waterpolo820

do you guys have any form of iStat on there?

Yes I do, and I am also having this problem. I guess your next suggestion is going to be to disable istat.

SJTV1 · SJTV1 #11 (**permalink**)

03-17-2008, 03:52 PM

iStat had a problem but new version has it fixed, so just update it.
I had the same probs and they stopped after update.

http://forums.mactalk.com.au/46/3961...m-leopard.html
Solution is on page 2.

Noxian · Noxian #12 (**permalink**)

03-17-2008, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SJTV1

iStat had a problem but new version has it fixed, so just update it.
I had the same probs and they stopped after update.

http://forums.mactalk.com.au/46/3961...m-leopard.html
Solution is on page 2.

Thanks, I had the latest version of iStat in, but I also had iStat Menu installed, I will disable them both and see where I end up, then if the problem does not reoccur I will reinstall istat then iStat Menu

Hostile · Hostile #13 (**permalink**)

11-08-2008, 06:44 AM

I have a 2.16GHz 15" MBP and it just started doing this last night. As far as I know I do not have iStat installed, I've never heard of it.

It also has a problem that, when the ac adapter is not connected the laptop randomly shuts down after a few minutes. This has been going on for a few months now.

macfan76 · macfan76 #14 (**permalink**)

11-08-2008, 04:21 PM

I had this happen, too, and iStat was definitely the problem. Disabled it, and the problem was fixed.

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rohan #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 24, 2008 Posts: 300 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro 2.7 GHz Quad Core i7, 16GB \| 27" iMac 3.1 GHz Core i5 OS X.8.3 \| iPhone 4 iOS 6.1.3	03-15-2008, 04:43 PM which version of MBP is this? ...may help narrow down the troubleshooting process... << i can explain it to you...but i can't understand it for you... >>
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macfan76 #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 08, 2008 Posts: 13	11-08-2008, 04:21 PM I had this happen, too, and iStat was definitely the problem. Disabled it, and the problem was fixed. I'm a tiger.
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markwco #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 16, 2008 Posts: 182	03-08-2008, 11:42 PM My fiancee just had an odd problem start with her MBP a couple days ago. When she closes the screen to transport her laptop and then reopens the screen it doesn't come out of sleep mode properly. I thought at first it was simply staying in sleep mode but you can hear the sounds when you press any keys so I think the computer itself is out of sleep mode but the screen stays dark. The only way we can fix it is to hold down the power button a few seconds to turn the computer off and restart it. I thought it was a one time thing but it has happened every 5 or so times she's closed her laptop the last couple times. Any idea what's causing this? She hasn't made any changes with software or hardware lately and is using the latest Leopard 10.5.2 and all patches.
	QUOTE Thanks

Waterpolo820 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2008 Location: the OC, SoCal Posts: 536 Mac Specs: 2x 2.2 C2D MBP 15", 3x Mac Classic, Mac Mini, iPhone 3G, Clamshell	03-15-2008, 03:45 PM do you guys have any form of iStat on there?
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Waterpolo820 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2008 Location: the OC, SoCal Posts: 536 Mac Specs: 2x 2.2 C2D MBP 15", 3x Mac Classic, Mac Mini, iPhone 3G, Clamshell	03-15-2008, 05:52 PM Ok this just happened to me right now, but it has happened before. i called apple support ( the first time it happened around 4 weeks ago) and made a case file so I can call and exchange it with a brand new one since the computer is still brand new. (purchased in early part of February) But i think that it is being caused by iStat, because when I uninstalled it it stopped, but i recently re-installed it and it is acting up again.
	QUOTE Thanks

dmoon74 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 24, 2007 Posts: 19	03-15-2008, 09:26 PM my mbp is 2.2 C2D. I am also NOT running istat. However I am wondering if smcFan Control is causing this problem. Was on the mac last night doing some light web browsing and noticed how hot the mac was. The fans weren't kicking in and the temperature was around 77 celcius. So today whenever I open the mac from sleep mode, I would get the black screen. I've searched around and this seems to be a problem for several of us. I wonder if one of the mac updates is causing this issue....
	QUOTE Thanks

Waterpolo820 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2008 Location: the OC, SoCal Posts: 536 Mac Specs: 2x 2.2 C2D MBP 15", 3x Mac Classic, Mac Mini, iPhone 3G, Clamshell	03-15-2008, 10:18 PM Well Im running smcFanControl too but I'm not having any trouble with it, just turned up my fans to 3500 rpm and now running at 38 C, and it is working.
	QUOTE Thanks

frankie.horak #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 7 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.2Ghz 2GB Ram + 500GB ext.HDD	03-17-2008, 01:27 PM I got the exactly same thing... but it does not happen often but it is still pretty annoying.. I got MBP 2.2Ghz with leopard and I am running iStat... Then I got one a bit to the topic question: I usually switch of my laptop before I move anywhere. I just shut it only when I go between classes or room to room and my friend with MacBook was really shocked when she saw it and she says she just shuts it every time... is this safe for the hardware if it is wobbling around in a second skin in my backpack? thanks
	QUOTE Thanks

SJTV1 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 23, 2008 Posts: 86 Mac Specs: 15,4" MBP 2,4 GHz, 2MB RAM, 250 GB HDD (Seagate aftermarket), Leopard, Logitech V470.	03-17-2008, 03:52 PM iStat had a problem but new version has it fixed, so just update it. I had the same probs and they stopped after update. http://forums.mactalk.com.au/46/3961...m-leopard.html Solution is on page 2.
	QUOTE Thanks

Hostile #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 08, 2008 Posts: 1	11-08-2008, 06:44 AM I have a 2.16GHz 15" MBP and it just started doing this last night. As far as I know I do not have iStat installed, I've never heard of it. It also has a problem that, when the ac adapter is not connected the laptop randomly shuts down after a few minutes. This has been going on for a few months now.
	QUOTE Thanks

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