In a message dated 10/1/02 8:57:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Well last night I took the plunge and decided to re-install OS X to see if it would correct my sleepless Pismo. First I tried to do an Archive and Install. While the installation went off without a problem, I still had a sleepless machine after all that! Soooo, decided to roll out the big guns, backed everything up to my external firewire drive and did a full clean install, interestingly when I completed the initial install of Jaguar and I completed entering my baseline information, name, address, .mac account data, etc. it immediately launched software update and told me it wanted to install 10.2.1, iTunes 3.01, and the security update. I let that proceed and after completion I presume I now have (before reloading backups) a clean system with the latest updates. BUT THE MACHINE IS STILL SLEEPLESS! Use the menu item, screen blanks then lights up again, close the lid, the backlight goes out and the sleep light pulses; but I can hear the hard drive cycling. I opened the process viewer but I'm not sure that it can help. Rather than list them all, it says there are 32 processes running. Perhaps someone else could check their machine and see if the number correlates to theirs. I did have a Bluetooth adapter and a wireless mouse plugged into the USB ports, but I unplugged them and still have the problem. I am now officially at the bottom of my bag of tricks, anyone got a suggestion? Joe Ellis Electric Boat Corp. ___________________ >> Maybe some of these steps will help discover the root of the problem. Important information about system sleep Certain system settings may prevent your computer from going to sleep. You may notice that the screen dims and the sleep indicator light pulses, but the internal fan still runs. Many communications programs, such as PPP, Apple Remote Access, and other dialup programs, monitor the computer's modem port to check for incoming transmissions when set to auto-answer incoming calls. This may prevent the computer from going into sleep completely. If the Configure pop-up menu in the TCP/IP control panel (Mac OS 9) is set to Using DHCP Server, your computer may not sleep when your Web browser or email application is open or a file server is mounted on your desktop. Quit these applications and unmount file servers when they are not being used. The Palm Desktop HotSync function may prevent your computer from going to sleep. To turn off the HotSync function, open Palm Desktop and choose Setup from the HotSync menu. Then click the Disabled button and verify that the "Enable HotSync software at system startup" checkbox is not selected. Turn HotSync back on when you want to synchronize with your Palm-compatible device. If you use fax software, such as FAXstf, and the software is set to auto-answer, your computer may not sleep completely. The screen will dim (instead of turn off). To allow your computer to sleep, disable auto-answering. To disable auto-answering in FAXstf, open FaxBrowser and choose Settings from the Edit menu. Then choose the FaxModem icon and choose Never from the Answer On pop-up menu. Note: If you connect a USB device while the computer is in sleep, your computer wakes. Michelle ----------------------- Michelle K. Wachtel, Apple Product Professional, Inspiration to Information 804/794-6435, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <A HREF="http://www.carbonus.com/23";>www.carbonus.com/23</A> or <A HREF="http://www.4allnaturals.com/23";>www.4allnaturals.com/23</A> -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
