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How do I tell if 2013 iMac is sleeping?
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<blockquote data-quote="terrybrown" data-source="post: 1542701" data-attributes="member: 312636"><p>Thanks for all the information.</p><p></p><p>When I woke it up and asked if it was asleep, it just growled at me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>1. There is no light anywhere on my 2013 iMac 27".</p><p>2. The CapsLock trick works. I push CapsLock on my Apple Keyboard and the green led on CapsLock comes on. I manually sleep the machine and the green led goes out. This is useful to figure out what is happening. However, it's not particularly useful generally for me since I always disable the CapsLock function and have it be another Control key. (I'm old and learned on an IBM PCAT keyboard--best keyboard ever.) Also, one has to remember to push the CapsLock key to turn the light on to see it go out . . .</p><p>3. Also, for Harryb: My mac mini and my 2013 iMac are both running 10.8.5. However, the Energy Saver preference in System Settings are different as show in the attachment. I don't understand nor like this feature.</p><p></p><p>What I am trying to do is stop the machine from sleeping during the day (it runs Plex Server, if it sleeps, Plex Server isn't available), but have it sleep overnight. I ticked the box in Energy Saver to "Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off". Then I used the scheduling function to schedule sleep at 11:00 pm and to wake at 6:00am. My hope was that it would not sleep during the day, but the schedule would override the not sleep and put it to sleep at 11:00pm and wake it up at 6:00am. </p><p></p><p>After doing this, pmset shows the following:</p><p></p><p>Terrys-iMac<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />esktop tbrown$ pmset -g</p><p>Active Profiles:</p><p>AC Power -1*</p><p>Currently in use:</p><p> standby 1</p><p> powerbutton 1</p><p> womp 1</p><p> halfdim 1</p><p> hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage</p><p> autorestart 0</p><p> networkoversleep 0</p><p> disksleep 10</p><p> sleep 0 (sleep prevented by )</p><p> autopoweroffdelay 14400</p><p> hibernatemode 0</p><p> autopoweroff 1</p><p> ttyskeepawake 1</p><p> displaysleep 15</p><p> standbydelay 10800</p><p>Terrys-iMac<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />esktop tbrown$ pmset -g sched</p><p>Repeating power events:</p><p> wakepoweron at 6:00AM every day</p><p> sleep at 11:00PM every day</p><p></p><p>Seems right. However, it went to sleep overnight, but didn't wake up when I tried to use Plex at 7:00AM. I had to manually wake it with the keyboard.</p><p></p><p>Now that I know how to tell if it is sleeping, I'll verify that it doesn't sleep during the day.</p><p></p><p>Any ideas?</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]19597[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="terrybrown, post: 1542701, member: 312636"] Thanks for all the information. When I woke it up and asked if it was asleep, it just growled at me :) 1. There is no light anywhere on my 2013 iMac 27". 2. The CapsLock trick works. I push CapsLock on my Apple Keyboard and the green led on CapsLock comes on. I manually sleep the machine and the green led goes out. This is useful to figure out what is happening. However, it's not particularly useful generally for me since I always disable the CapsLock function and have it be another Control key. (I'm old and learned on an IBM PCAT keyboard--best keyboard ever.) Also, one has to remember to push the CapsLock key to turn the light on to see it go out . . . 3. Also, for Harryb: My mac mini and my 2013 iMac are both running 10.8.5. However, the Energy Saver preference in System Settings are different as show in the attachment. I don't understand nor like this feature. What I am trying to do is stop the machine from sleeping during the day (it runs Plex Server, if it sleeps, Plex Server isn't available), but have it sleep overnight. I ticked the box in Energy Saver to "Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off". Then I used the scheduling function to schedule sleep at 11:00 pm and to wake at 6:00am. My hope was that it would not sleep during the day, but the schedule would override the not sleep and put it to sleep at 11:00pm and wake it up at 6:00am. After doing this, pmset shows the following: Terrys-iMac:Desktop tbrown$ pmset -g Active Profiles: AC Power -1* Currently in use: standby 1 powerbutton 1 womp 1 halfdim 1 hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage autorestart 0 networkoversleep 0 disksleep 10 sleep 0 (sleep prevented by ) autopoweroffdelay 14400 hibernatemode 0 autopoweroff 1 ttyskeepawake 1 displaysleep 15 standbydelay 10800 Terrys-iMac:Desktop tbrown$ pmset -g sched Repeating power events: wakepoweron at 6:00AM every day sleep at 11:00PM every day Seems right. However, it went to sleep overnight, but didn't wake up when I tried to use Plex at 7:00AM. I had to manually wake it with the keyboard. Now that I know how to tell if it is sleeping, I'll verify that it doesn't sleep during the day. Any ideas? [ATTACH=full]19597[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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