# Why does my laptop sometimes not want to wake up? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 23, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-sometimes-not-want-to-wake-up/547747 "2010-07-23T18:22:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-sometimes-not-want-to-wake-up/547747/1 "2010-07-23T18:22:04Z")
MacBook with OS 10.5.8. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-sometimes-not-want-to-wake-up/547747/2 "2010-07-23T19:27:19Z")
Probably because if it had a late night, it doesn’t want to look in the mirror in the morning and realize it’s not the Apple of its own i. 😃 I know. I know. I shoulda waited. But I couldn’t let this pass. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-sometimes-not-want-to-wake-up/547747/3 "2010-07-23T19:30:46Z")
_Flicks **Duckster’s** beak_ Stop that! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-sometimes-not-want-to-wake-up/547747/4 "2010-07-23T19:32:04Z")
Speaking for myself, I welcome a good quip. But no one else has had this problem? ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-sometimes-not-want-to-wake-up/547747/5 "2010-07-23T19:32:58Z")
Rotten Apple? ---
**Author:** ![Penguinlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Penguinlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penguinlady)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-sometimes-not-want-to-wake-up/547747/6 "2010-07-23T19:57:07Z")
Your Mac must be partying with my PC, because that happens to me about once every ten days or two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-sometimes-not-want-to-wake-up/547747/7 "2010-07-23T20:05:23Z")
Seriously, I cannot offer much help. I use PC laptops (WinXP and Win7). However, I deliberately turn off the standby mode (when closing the lid). I’ve also turned off the hiberation mode. For me, both are more of a problem than they are worth. You might want to look here: [ul] [li][Macworld - News, Tips & Reviews from the Apple Experts](http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071001103919546%5B/li%5D%5Bli%5Dhttp://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=441089%5B/li%5D%5B/ul%5D) Judging from [a simple Google search](http://www.google.com/search?q=mac+refuses+to+wake+up+from+hibernation+standby) and you may not be alone. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-sometimes-not-want-to-wake-up/547747/8 "2010-07-24T13:53:11Z")
If you let a Mac wait long enough, doesn’t it go into Hibernation mode? Does pushing the power button turn it back on? (I’m guessing not, but I figured I’d give it a shot.) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-sometimes-not-want-to-wake-up/547747/9 "2010-07-24T15:20:11Z")
It’s supposed to come back on when you press any key on the keyboard or move the mouse. If you press the power button, it does a “hard shutdown” and then you have to press it again to restart it.