05-29-2010, 01:51 PM
Computer insomnia can be a terrible disease to treat!
My experience has been software issues most of the time. My last memorable one was due to an Apple OS update - a clean install on an erased hard drive showed the problem after update but not with stock os installer. You might want to check the boards to see if there is an issue with your specific model MacBook and the os you are using.
Sleep issues are a real pain on hackintoshes, too.
Certain hardware dongles and other USB devices can also install drivers that prevent sleep on some machines even when not connected.
As for your battery - that's amazing. I typically have only 80% life after as few as 200 cycles.
I presume your wife just closes the lid when she's done? I suppose that works, too.
My experience has been software issues most of the time. My last memorable one was due to an Apple OS update - a clean install on an erased hard drive showed the problem after update but not with stock os installer. You might want to check the boards to see if there is an issue with your specific model MacBook and the os you are using.
Sleep issues are a real pain on hackintoshes, too.
Certain hardware dongles and other USB devices can also install drivers that prevent sleep on some machines even when not connected.
As for your battery - that's amazing. I typically have only 80% life after as few as 200 cycles.
I presume your wife just closes the lid when she's done? I suppose that works, too.