Powerbok g4 sleep switch

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taliesintaliesin
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
My tibook has decided not to go to sleep when I close the cover, Or wake up when I open it, It does this regardless of the os I am running. So the question i : where is the sleep swirch and can I get a replacement? Thanks

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    cdong4cdong4 Posts: 194member
    may be a firmware issue, i would suggest getting the newest firmware from apple's support page...
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    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    what model Ti? are you under warranty? where are you?
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    taliesintaliesin Posts: 117member
    Thanks for thought of the firmware. I hadn't considered that. The tibook is a 667 Dvi and is out of warranty. I am looking for the physical location of the sleep switch so I can check to see if it functions (The G3 laptops had a reed switch that would give up the ghost from time to time.) It failed suddenly with no other symptoms. Just wont sleep when you close the lid...
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    baumanbauman Posts: 1,248member
    Isn't it in the hinge? At least, that's where I always thought it was, based on the times that it goes to sleep... If I recall correctly, it can go to sleep without entirely shutting the top, which means that it isn't in the latch mechanism.



    But, I don't have a Ti myself, and this is just my thoughts. I wouldn't go ripping through it on my word alone
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  • Reply 5 of 8
    taliesintaliesin Posts: 117member
    It doesn't appear to be in the hinge. I dont see any electronics there. Come on geniuses help me out here I want my book to go to sleep when I close the lid.

    Thanks.
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    1337_5l4xx0r1337_5l4xx0r Posts: 1,558member
    Well on every other PB for the last 5 years, it's been a magnetic switch. Where said switch could be located is anyone's guess.



    Download the service and repair manual for your model. Search google for it.
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    1337_5l4xx0r1337_5l4xx0r Posts: 1,558member
    BTW, does hitting the power button and selecting sleep work?
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    taliesintaliesin Posts: 117member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by 1337_5L4Xx0R

    Well on every other PB for the last 5 years, it's been a magnetic switch. Where said switch could be located is anyone's guess.



    Download the service and repair manual for your model. Search google for it.



    \ I know it is a magnetic switch but where the f**k is it? .

    The book will sleep just fine with the power button and thru the menu.The diagrams are useless beacuse they on show assemblies. I suspect that the reed switch is under the trackpad but I cannnot be sure. This just is sooooo obscure of a problem....

    A bad Mobo I can handle:lol
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