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Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #1

Hi all, I'm having a problem with my Tibook. If I tell it to sleep it goes with no problem, but if I leave it running on battery power, it won't sleep. In energy saver I have the …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Freeflyer

Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #2

I've got the same problem except I know why! I had a tech fix my crashed screen and when replacing it he dislocated the magnet that is supposed to make it fall asleep it is locate…
MacNN Troubleshooting by ville_the_kid

Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #3

No, it sleeps when you close it, but not when you leave it open on battery power. It should sleep after 5 minutes with the top up, to preserve battery power. J.
MacNN Troubleshooting by Freeflyer

Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #4

I might have the same problem. But it is intermittent. Sometimes it goes to sleep after the timeout, sometimes it doesn't. All was very reliable until the slew of updates when Pant…
MacNN Troubleshooting by bitjumper

Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #6

Bump to an slightly dated post. I've suspected for a while that my RevB 12" PB with 10.3.3 has a case of insomnia, and its true It used to sleep fine when I first got it last yea…
MacNN Troubleshooting by KidKit

Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #8

I've been trying to sort this out for ages and still got no further. I've tried all the things that have been suggested, like resetting pmu etc, I even did a complete reinstall of …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Freeflyer

Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #10

Some software can make your PB unable to sleep, below is from the Apple's support website. But I safebooted into a newly created account... unconnected to internet too. Is there so…
MacNN Troubleshooting by KidKit

Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #11

Massive bump to an old thread... my TiBook has been having this problem again - it happened for a while, then stopped and is happening again now. Nothing has changed as far as I …
MacNN Troubleshooting by threestain

Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #12

I've noticed I'm having the same problem on my 15" aluminum PowerBook (wont go to sleep on its own. Yes, I've set the energy settings to have it sleep. No, I do not have any of the…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Jerk_circus

Why won't my powerbook sleep? — #13

had the same problem again, expect this time its affecting the TiBook when I shut it too... help my ailing laptop please... poor student, no money, sniff...
MacNN Troubleshooting by threestain

12": major rev A fan problems (10.3.2) — #1

Hello this is my first question on this forum, which I admire very much Thank you! I have af question: After the last upgrade 10.3.2 my 12" fan is turning everytime the temperatu…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Leif Partytarm

12": major rev A fan problems (10.3.2) — #3

I can be running only Safari or only Word or only iPhoto or only iTunes. Anyhow when the temp. is above 52 degrees celsius (use temp. monitor) the fan goes on. It's very loud and V…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Leif Partytarm

12": major rev A fan problems (10.3.2) — #4

It's not a bug, it's a feature of the Mac OS X 10.3.2 update. The fan turns on earlier to avoid the heat issues everybody was complaining about when the rev. A shipped. Maybe Appl…
MacNN Troubleshooting by eevyl

12": major rev A fan problems (10.3.2) — #5

I have noticed the fan coming on a lot with my Rev A PB G4 12" on 10.3.2 whenever I use the modem to dial up. It never came on much before. However, the palmrest does not seem to g…
MacNN Troubleshooting by nemanirc

Next: Colored Powerbooks? — #2

I don't think colored PowerBook would help sales at all. Most people (Pros especially) already love the Al finish as it is. Colored iBook was available for a while, did they help…
MacNN Troubleshooting by phantomo

Next: Colored Powerbooks? — #5

User customizable covers are already available for some powerbooks/books: http://www.macskinz.com/
MacNN Troubleshooting by baglunch

OS X...getting.........slower....... — #1

I recently (november) did a clean install of panther on my PB. I have put a lot of programs on there that are pretty big (final cut, dvd studio, other creative apps) and the compu…
MacNN Troubleshooting by MOTHERWELL
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