Powerbook G4 wont go to sleep

jxfreakjxfreak
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I have a 12 incher super drive 1ghz. Lately, my powerbook will not go to sleep when i close the lid. Any ideas why this is so? I have panther running.

It does go to sleep when I manually command it in the command menus. But not the lid closing. Thanks for info.

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    jxfreakjxfreak Posts: 138member
    Another thing I am discovering is that once I close the lid, and open it back up, it will go to sleep after about 15 seconds by it self. Any ideas?
  • Reply 2 of 8
    gardenofearthlydelightsgardenofearthlydelights Posts: 963member
    Did you try warm milk?



    How long did you close the lid before deciding it's not sleeping?
  • Reply 3 of 8
    jwri004jwri004 Posts: 626member
    Connected to anything?
  • Reply 4 of 8
    ichiban_jayichiban_jay Posts: 660member
    have you tried closing the lid slowly? sometimes if you close it too fast it won't recognize it.
  • Reply 5 of 8
    gabidgabid Posts: 477member
    Your reed switch might be broken. I say this because the exact same thing just happened with my iBook G4 and that's the part that was repaired. Apparently, it is a tiny part in screen.
  • Reply 6 of 8
    jxfreakjxfreak Posts: 138member
    Thanks for your helps. What I am discovering is that after I shut the lid, if I wait 30-35 seconds, it will go to sleep. Before, it used to go to sleep immediately. Should I get this repaired?



    Thanks
  • Reply 7 of 8
    jxfreakjxfreak Posts: 138member
    Another problem is that my powerbook will not go to sleep if I have the lid open. Before, after the specified time in the energy panel, it would go to sleep. Any other users with this problem? Is this a software problem? hardware? Do I take it to get it repaired?
  • Reply 8 of 8
    fahlmanfahlman Posts: 741member
    Do you have a process running that may be keeping you Powerbook from going to sleep? If not you might want to consider installing one. I prefer Stanford's Folding@home client. If your Powerbook isn't going to go to sleep you might as well contribute to medical science. Apple seems to think it a good cause. http://www.apple.com/scitech/stories/stanford/
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