[G4] sleep

baggins baggins at ihug.co.nz
Sat Feb 15 04:52:46 PST 2003


Well i know 9.1 is not the best os version and if you can update please do.
also what are your energy saving settings ?????
seeing you have dual processors it might be an idea for you to look at os x
as it will make use of the other processor and speed things up.



> Well, the way I'm determining sleep is that
> my monitor goes dark, and the light on the
> front of my G4 (450 DP) "pulses". And I just
> noticed it successfully sleeping when I left
> PhotoShop open, now I'm going to have to
> test leaving other programs open and see
> what happens. I know that when *nothing*
> is open it won't sleep - at the time it should
> I get a window come up with a message  saying
> the computer could not be put to sleep because
> of a PCI card installed in slot B.
> So, I'm still curious why this should be, and if
> anyone else has experienced this. (OS9.1)
> 
> margret
> 
>> Margret,
>> 
>> Are you absolutely sure that the computer goes completely to sleep and
>> that you are not just having looking at the monitor in energy saving
>> mode.
>> 
>> Dan Brieck Jr.
>> 
>> On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 11:22  AM, Margaret Krakowiak wrote:
>> 
>>> Here's a weird thing.
>>> I'm one of those folks that installed a PCI card
>>> and now my machine can't sleep. It was an ethernet
>>> card. I have DSL hookup. The weird thing is I noticed that
>>> when I'm online - Netscape open - and leave for awhile,
>>> it *does* go to sleep. Anyone know why this should be?
>>> margaret
> 
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