The National Enquirer reports at 4:30 PM -0800 11/23/04, Tom Peterson wrote:
>With all due sympathy, My wallstreet does not like to wake from sleep. >It does however reboot to OS9 when this happens. I have replaced the >hard drive on my poor beast and that has caused me to recommend the >following voodoo trick. Take a metal object ( I have used pocket >knives, watches, tiny magnets <be verwwy cawwfull here> and pass it >along the right hand side of the wallstreet while holding down the >power on/off button. The portion of the side adjacent to the keyboard >seems to be more significant than the portion of the right side of the >palm rest, mouse pad. Repeat a couple of times before abandoning. Good >luck. Tom, I think I can at least help you solve your problem. I'm willing to bet that you replaced your H.D. with a IBM/Hitachi drive. That's not the only brand that has caused sleep problems in the Wallstreet, but it's one of the most infamous. The problem is a magnet within the drive that lines up with and confuses the magnetic sleep sensor located on the Wallstreet in the area between the Delete and Return keys. Thus the wakeup problems with the PB. Once you understand the problem, the solution is fairly simple. In fact, there are 2 or 3 solutions. You have discovered one of them -- the kitchen magnet swipe. But that's a pain the butt IMPO. I prefer a more permanent solution. A lot of Wallstreet owners have used the following solution: Tape a small ***demagnetized*** piece of metal on top of the drive to block the field from interfering with the sensor. Just get one of those "snap-off" blade utility knives at your local hardware store. Break off a piece long enough to cover the hard drive mounting bracket on the top far right side, demagnetize it, tape in place and re-install the drive. But I used an even simpler solution: I bought a roll of "foil tape" from Home Depot for 3 bucks. Two layers of that in the specified area (the right-hand end of the drive), and everything worked as described. The foil tape is cheap and easy to find. I recommend it. I haven't had the first problem with my IBM/Hitachi drive, as I used the tape before initially installing the drive. HTH Bob -- If replying privately, please include my name in the To: address, so that my filters won't send your reply to the trash. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
