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Terminal Command to Check if Mac Book Pro Lids Closed
I'm running OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion). I was wondering if there was a terminal command to check if the macbook pro's lid is currently closed.
The reason I ask is because I have cron jobs scheduled ...
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Multiple Scheduled Wakes on Mac OS X
I have a crontab job scheduled to run every hour. I like to sleep and I also enjoy giving my macbook the same privileges. Unfortunately, cron does not execute when the system is asleep. Is there a way ...
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WOL on Gigabyte MA785GT-UD3H for Logmein?
I have a Gigabyte MA785GT-UD3H mainboard. I want to wake my computer up using Logmein, however, I could not found any WOL option on BIOS.
Any suggestions?
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Windows 7 wakes immediately from sleep - no wake history
I have 64-bit Windows 7 Pro installed on a OCZ Vertex 3 SSD. The machine automatically wakes straight up from sleep, whether it happens when after the timeout set in power settings for sleep, or when ...
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Wakeup PC upon mouse click but not mouse move
Can I differentiate between waking the Windows OS (Windows 7 and/or 8) from a mouse click vs mouse move? I only want the system to wake upon a click on the mouse but not when I move the mouse. I ...
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wake up laptop when I plug in monitor
Do you know if there is an option to make your laptop wake from sleep/hibernation when you plug in a monitor? I have a windows 8 toshiba laptop, and I would like to be able to just take it out of my ...
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Computer wakes up from hibernation at exctly 3:40am every day
I'm getting tired of waking up to my computer being turned on, and event log shows that it's waking up everyday at 3:40am and most times won't go back to sleep after the determined 30 minutes (maybe ...
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My Windows 7 PC wakes up randomly and powercfg lastwake shows nothing. What to do? [duplicate]
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Laptop randomly waking up = Hibernate / Low Battery?
My PC wakes up from sleep randomly.
I disabled Hibernation after Sleep.
I am using Asus N53SV with Windows 7 64 ...
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Windows 8 waking issues - “Maintenance Configurator” task cannot be changed or disabled
I recently upgraded to Windows 8 x64 (from Windows 7 x64). I had all the wake from sleep tasks disabled in Windows 7.
In the Windows 8 Task Scheduler, Task Scheduler ...
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Windows 8 black screen after waking from sleep
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The problem, when I trying to "awake" PC from sleep or hibernate (which running OS Windows 8 X64 Pro) getting black screen (Actually sometimes it awakes normally. But I can't figure out ...
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how to disable an RTC alarm in linux (once sheduled)
RTC alams are working great for waking up my system when I want to record a program, but if I decide that I don't want my system to wake when it is scheduled to, I'm finding it hard to disable that ...
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Mac OS X — do not wake up disk after computer wake up
I have 2 disks in MBP: SSD and regular HDD. I keep only data files on HDD and do not need them often. The problem: even if I eject the HDD drive from Finder or Disk Utility, when macbook is awaken ...
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DELL laptop takes for ever to change to “sleep” mode and when wakes up doesn't recognize the wireless keyboard and mouse
I used to have a problem when I try to make my laptop go to "sleep" mode.
it took few min to complete the task. another issue was that when I connected the Laptop to the Docking station and wake up ...
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Fedora keyboard unresponsive after wake-up in vaio laptop
I just installed - and updated - Fedora 17 on my vaio VGN-CS170F laptop. Everything works fine, except when I close the lid it goes to sleep, and when I open it back, the keyboard becomes unresponsive ...
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Grey screen after Kubuntu wake-up from sleep
After my Kubuntu wakes up from sleep mode, the screen is grey and the only thing I can do is to turn power off. I can't even go to console using Ctrl+Alt+F1. How to make wake-up work correctly? It ...
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Automatic wake up from “sleep” of kubuntu after ssh connection attempt
Is there a way to set Kubuntu up so that it wakes up automatically from sleep mode upon ssh connection attempt? I know there is something like WoL, but that's not what I need (am I right?).
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Black screen when macbook returns from sleep
I have a macbookpro unibody late 2008 15p and use OS X Lion, 10.7.3. I use always an external monitor and close the lid. When I finish my work day I put the macbook in sleep mode and it switches off. ...
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Stop programs from starting with Windows when it wakes up from sleep
I know that MSConfig is used to check and prevent programs from starting up (from boot), as explained in the answers to this question, but I want to know how to check the programs that open when my ...
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Fedora 16 wakes on mouse - how to prevent this?
I have a desktop computer with PS/2 (!) keyboard and mouse, running Fedora 16, just recently installed. It goes to sleep OK, but moving the mouse wakes it up. I'd like moving the mouse not to wake ...
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How do I stop my laptop from waking up?
I never scheduled wake up for my laptop, but after scheduling Auslogics Defragmenter to run on Sundays, 6:01AM and laptop to wake up at 6:00AM in Task Scheduler, it was waking up. Auslogics ...
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Laptop takes 1-2min for network connection to start on wakeup, even when wired
I have an HP Pavilion dv6. When I got it, the first thing I did was to rip out the HD and put in an SSD with a clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium on it (only mention this b/c I'm not sure how it ...
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VMware fusion on MacBook Air with OS X Lion seems to hang when getting back from sleep
Every once in a while, my MacBook Air becomes unresponsive when it is sleeping and I open the lid.
It seems to only happen in these circumstances:
the MacBook air got into sleep modus because of ...
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Win7 becomes unstable after waking from sleep and trying to access esata drive
I have the following problem:
I have a HTPC at home which is only used for its Mediacenter but since recently has an esata storage enclosure to record all its data to. The esata enclosure has a ...
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How To Wake Up Laptop Without Switching On The Screen?
I have setup a schedule for disk defragmenter but in Task Scheduler i cannot see the option for a laptop waking up and not switching screen. Since my laptop has always its lid closed, i don't want the ...
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How can I prevent mouse clicks during Ubuntu screensaver from actually clicking the UI (for a touchscreen terminal)
This might be a dumb question... I've got a touchscreen terminal set up for inventory tracking in my store. I have a screensaver set up on it that appears after 2 minutes with a generic "touch the ...
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Windows 7 stopped waking up from sleep all of a sudden
I have been using Windows 7 64 bit for a few months now.
My niece has been visiting and playing on the computer. Yesterday, when i pressed my keyboard button, it did not wake up from sleep. It ...
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How do I prevent Windows 7 laptop from waking up automatically?
About once or twice a week my laptop will wake up in the early hours of the morning (about 6ish) from sleep mode. This happens whether the AC power is connected or not. It will then turn itself off ...
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Linux - How to get the reason for wakeup?
Is it possible to get the reason of system wake-up (Wake-on-LAN, Power button, wake from USB) on Linux? I'm using Ubuntu, kernel Linux homeless 2.6.37-12-generic #26~lucid1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 5 ...
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HP laptop (Windows 7 x64) turns itself on @11:30am every day
My HP laptop wakes up from sleep every day at 11:30am by itself. No tasks scheduled for that time (either user or Windows tasks).
No AV scans or updates scheduled for that time. Auto-defrag & ...
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How do I remotely destroy parts of my Macbook hard drive?
I would like to connect to my Macbook through a reverse shell to be able to delete data remotely.
It will have an internet connection through WLAN
The hard drive will not be removed from the computer
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Remote shell every N seconds on macbook pro while lid is closed?
I would like my macbook to connect via a reverse shell to my server while the lid is closed. Can I wake it up from sleep every N seconds/minutes and try to connect, and if no connection is ...
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Prevent laptop with external monitor from reverting to built-in screen after waking from sleep
I have a new HP Mini Note running Windows 7 Starter. It mostly stays on the desktop with an external widescreen and whenever I'm not using it I close the lid, thus putting it to sleep.
Now more often ...
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Wake Mac mini running Windows 7 using Apple remote
I have just installed Windows 7 Pro 32 bit to a 2010 Mac mini (using Bootcamp). I also have the current (2nd gen) Apple Remote.
How can I wake the machine from sleep under Windows 7 with the remote? ...
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Laptop will not properly go to sleep or wake up from sleep mode
I have a Toshiba A505 laptop with Windows 7 SP1 and Nvidia Geforce 310M with driver version 266.58.
The issue I am having is that the laptop doesn't always properly go to sleep or properly wake from ...
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Windows 7 wake from sleep problem
For the past few days on I've been experiencing an odd problem on my main Windows 7 (64 bit) box in that the machine doesn't reliably wake from sleep. (Specifically, the hard drives/fans, etc. sound ...
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How can Windows 7 be set to sleep at 8pm and wake at 8am every day?
I'm trying to figure out how to get Windows 7 to sleep at 8pm and wake at 8am on a daily basis. I'm looking at Windows' services and there is a Shutdown.exe that can run, but it only seems to have a ...
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How can I figure out exactly which process is keeping my Mac from going to sleep and waking it up?
I have read this knowledgebase article, but would like to know if there's a way to tell exactly which process is causing my Mac not to follow the sleep schedule I have set in System Preferences > ...
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Is there a realiable way to troubleshoot wake up from sleep in Windows?
Is there a reliable way to troubleshoot laptop wakes? I've seen "heuristics" posted here and there but isn't there really a simple and deterministic way to tell what's causing a problem?
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Wake from sleep using USB device attached to docking station?
Is it possible to wake a laptop (Lenovo T410 in this case) via a USB keyboard or mouse connected to the docking station? I moved my dock off my desk to reclaim space, but the power button is a bit of ...
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auto resume from standby
Can a Ubuntu (or any other distro) wake up from standby/hibernate at a preset time?
I actually don't want the PC to consume 200W all the time for just doing something every hour.
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Monitor not “waking up” Not sure if harware or settings
Running Win 7. After manually puttinng computer to sleep, oftentimes when I move the mouse to wake up, the screen remains black and I can't hear computer ramping up. Does not happen all of the time. ...
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The perfect cron job as a wake up service
I need a cron job script coded on MAC OS X following the process below:
Put the computer into sleep mode on weekdays except Fridays at 10:30 pm.
Wake the computer up from sleep, boost the volume to ...
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Finding the cause why a laptop wakes itself from sleep
My new Windows 7 64bit laptop keeps waking up from sleep. I tried various things and still it wakes up:
Disconnecting the mouse\keyboard
Disconnecting it from the LAN
Keeping it with the lid closed
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Will sleep/wake buttons work on bluetooth keyboard
I am thinking about buying a wireless (bluetooth) keyboard to my laptop. I am wondering whether it would be possible to put my laptop to sleep and wake it up via this wireless keyboard. As a matter of ...
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How do I wake up a MacBook with it's lid still closed?
I want to wake my sleeping macbook up with lid close. I tried the "schedule" option in energy saving but failed. Is there any way to let macbook wake up itself while the lid is kept close? Thanks a ...
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Is it possible to have Wake-up-on-demand with a third party WiFi router?
Apple on their website describes a new feature in 10.6 - Mac OS X v10.6: About Wake on Demand. This functionality lets Time-Capsule or Air-port to wake a Mac from the sleep mode. So here comes my ...
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Can I wake up a MacBook using a timer?
I would like to learn if it is possible to wake up a MacBook (running Mac OS X 10.6) from sleep using a timer? Is there such a application for Mac OS X? I would like to wake up a computer and turn on ...
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Wake timers don't wake computer from sleep mode
I'm got a custom built PC running 64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate. So far everything works great except for one thing: it will not wake up from sleep mode for a wake timer or scheduled task.
Sleep mode ...
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Can't disable wake-on-mouse
I have Windows 7 installed on Asus M4A785-T MBO.
In BIOS, power settings are set to S3 (ACPI), and there is no S4 option.
Wake on (lan, keyboard, mouse, etc.) - all of these are disabled in BIOS.
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Mac OS X unexpected wake up after hibernate
OS X 10.6
I use deepsleep widget to put Mac into hibernate without powering DRAM. However Mac always wakes up like 2 hours later unexpected.
Things I've checked:
No scheduled wake up in Energy ...
