Let me say at the onset that I haven't encountered this problem (though my PowerTower does wake rather gradually from sleep; takes 10 seconds or so).
But my first plan of attack would be to delete some possibly corrupted Preference files: Find pref (not the Finder itself!), Mac OS pref and System pref, then restart. While I was at it, I'd rebuild the Desktop (or use TechToolLite to delete the Desktop file). I wouldn't hesitate long before whipping out some Disk Warrior, TechTool Pro or Norton Disk Doctor out (heck, I'd even run Disk First Aid, which in 15 years has actually fixed one problem for me, on a volume with tens of thousands of files). And while this doesn't likely relate to your problem, let me mention that a co-worker, on a B&W G3, paginating in Quark, has suffered numerous crashes. He isn't an enthusiastic computer user, so he mostly fumed and cussed. The IT folks tried a variety of cures. Knock on wood, since they replaced his mouse, he hasn't had a crash (did I say, knock on wood? Good.). You could also determine whether there is some weird Extensions conflict, something that doesn't like the OS or whatever. (The grunt way, you probably know, is to turn off half the Extensions, restart, see if the problem persists. If it does, turn off another half, restart and see if it still persists, until you locate the bad actor, which you can either turn off or experiment with designating to load earlier or later than others by manipulating the file name. Not fun, but can be effective.) An inelegant workaround: Rather than hide an app (I assume you mean, in the Applications Finder), windowshade the app's document windows. I also endorse Greg's suggestion about reseating your RAM, or removing one RAM stick at a time and trying to isolate whether one might be bad. (RAM is cheap to replace these days -- < $30 for 128 MB). Do the same for the VRAM and the level 2 cache. Heck, do it for any PCI card or anything. (While you're at it, check the oil and clean the windshield!) I realize this is imprecise advice. But when I have a problem, I'm more interested in getting back into reliable production rather than methodically isolating the exact cause (unless it's recurring). Best wishes, -- Chuck on 1/13/04 12:15 AM, Chuck Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If a fair weather friend is close to you only when it's easy, perhaps I'm a > foul weather friend. That is, I'm writing about my dusted-off Power Tower > Pro only because times are hard: my main computer for freelance work is on > its way to Apple for service. That leaves me and the > forced-out-of-retirement PTP to collaborate for a week in meeting client > deadlines. > > The good news: (A) Almost everything was backed up. (B) My core apps run > OK in OS9.1 on the PTP. (That's Illy 10, Photoshop 7, PowerPoint [stepping > down to 2001], and Dreamweaver MX, plus Quark 4 and Distiller 5.) It's > actually quite workable. > > The one major problem: If I hide an app, there's a fair chance it will > crash. If I sleep the display (the system is set to never sleep) there's a > high probability some app will crash. If no apps are open, the Finder > crashes. > > Re the PTP: 640mb RAM. G3 500mhz Sonnet upgrade. Twin Turbo video boards. > FireWire/USB expansion board (lets me access the FireWire back up hard > drive). Sony monitor with a converter to up the resolution. > > Any suggestions on cures or workarounds appreciated... > > Chuck Miller > On the digest > > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
