BenchReady — Intermittent sleep and unexpected wake log MacBook Air (M1, 2020), Apple M1 chip · 2.0.0 Collect repeated sleep conditions before treating a single wake event as a stable fault. MODEL FIT Choose Apple menu → About This Mac. Confirm MacBook Air (M1, 2020) and Chip: Apple M1. An Intel processor or another chip does not match. macOS Big Sur or later; Ventura and later call the preferences app System Settings. Diagnostic screens vary by macOS. Excluded: MacBook Air Intel 2020; MacBook Air M2; MacBook Pro M1 PREPARATION [ ] Work can be saved safely [ ] No transfer, backup or update will be interrupted [ ] Built-in controls [ ] Owned removable accessories [ ] Keep any existing backup accessible to you. [ ] Keep credentials and personal files outside this record. GUIDE 1. Classify the event as refusing sleep, unexpected wake or a display that fails to return. Record each event under its actual condition. Sources: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/-mchlp2995/mac; Opening; original event categories 2. Use the guide for the installed macOS to review sleep and wake settings. Record expected network wake or sharing behavior and preserve settings needed for your work. Sources: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/-mchlp2995/mac; Check sleep settings / Check the network access setting / Check sharing settings 3. Finish active transfers before comparison. Note whether background work or connected devices were present, using categories rather than filenames or process logs. Sources: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/-mchlp2995/mac; Check activity on your Mac / Check to see if something else is waking your Mac 4. After safely ejecting storage, observe ordinary sleep/wake without a dock or removable USB device. Keep the power source unchanged. Sources: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/-mchlp2995/mac; Check to see if something else is waking your Mac → Connected storage and devices; original baseline 5. If safe, observe again with one documented accessory restored. Record recovery each time. If forced shutdown becomes necessary, stop repetition and take the log to Apple. Sources: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/-mchlp2995/mac; Check to see if something else is waking your Mac → Connected storage and devices; original bounded observation EVIDENCE TO RECORD Event pattern: Not recorded Event power source: Not recorded Background activity: Not recorded Recovery: Not recorded No removable accessory — Saved work, constant power, ordinary sleep/wake: Not checked One accessory restored — Same power and work state: Not checked Later baseline — Original condition during normal safe use: Not checked STOP CONDITIONS Stop using and charging equipment with swelling, casing separation, smoke, a burning smell or suspected battery damage. Do not open or press on it. Set damaged accessories aside. Do not open mains adapters or force connectors. Do not erase, reset, flash firmware or bypass a lock as a default diagnostic step. OUTCOMES Sleep observations saved: Retain the original event alongside these successful observations. - Keep power/accessory conditions. - Follow up if the original event returns. A condition-specific lead is available: The observed event follows one changed condition. - Share baseline and accessory/activity entries. - Preserve required network policy. Keep the partial sleep log: The comparison was unavailable or there was only one event. - Record active work and power source. - Continue only during ordinary safe use. Take the recurrence log to Apple: Unexplained recurrence or forced shutdown warrants support. - Provide power source, accessory state and recovery type. - Keep backup state visible; stop repeated power cycling. Keep the unanswered checks visible: Event conditions or recovery behavior remain unconfirmed. - Share event condition and recovery type. - Identify omitted comparisons and background activity category. - Keep unperformed conditions marked Not tested. Ask the provider to confirm these before further changes. Stop the powered checks: Stop using or charging damaged equipment. Keep away from hot or smoking equipment; obtain emergency help for an immediate fire risk. Arrange manufacturer guidance before handling or transport. - Tell Apple about the visible damage before arranging a MacBook Air service. - Share event condition and recovery type. - Do not open the case, remove the battery, press a lifted surface, or continue a test to complete this record. SOURCES Mac sleeps or wakes unexpectedly: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/-mchlp2995/mac (Check sleep settings / Network access / Sharing / Activity / Something else is waking your Mac; checked 2026-10-13) Important safety information for your Mac: https://support.apple.com/guide/macbook-air/important-safety-information-apd9b8f7aa11/mac (Handling / Built-in battery / Charging; checked 2026-10-13) Identify MacBook Air model: https://support.apple.com/en-ie/102869 (Find model / MacBook Air M1 2020; checked 2026-10-04) MacBook Air (M1, 2020) technical specifications: https://support.apple.com/en-us/111883 (Charging and Expansion / Display Support; checked 2026-10-13) Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/102550 (Prepare / Apple silicon / Run Apple Diagnostics / Results; checked 2026-10-13) No sound from Mac speakers: https://support.apple.com/en-nz/guide/mac-help/mchlp1439/mac (Opening / Built-in speakers / External outputs; checked 2026-10-13) Mac does not respond to key presses: https://support.apple.com/en-sa/guide/mac-help/mchlp1240/mac (Built-in keyboard / Other keys; checked 2026-10-13) This is a blank guide. Use the website to save observations and export an importable record. No physical repair has been verified.