[X4U] Sleep issues with v10.5.6

Norman Cohen nacohen at mac.com
Mon Dec 29 21:12:02 PST 2008


Hi,

I have had some similar problems with my iMac G5. After trying a bunch  
of things (reboots, cache cleaning, etc.), I reset the PRAM and the  
power controller and haven't had similar problems since.

Norm
On Dec 29, 2008, at 7:07 AM, Linda wrote:

> On 12/29/08 8:00 AM, Ed Gould wrote:
>
>> ps: I did install some sort of screen saver but did not like it and
>> deleted it.
>
> Ed,
>
> I would still look at your Screen Saver/Energy Saver Preference Panel.
> Chances are it's set to something different than it used to be  
> because of
> the screensaver you installed. For example, if there's a "Hot  
> Corner" set up
> on the ScreenSaver panel now, you might be inadvertently triggering  
> that
> while using your Mac. Also check your Energy Saver settings to make  
> sure
> that they didn't get changed by the screensaver when you installed it.
> Depending on what "some sort" of screensaver is, it might have touched
> deeper into your system than you think.
>
> If there's no resolution there, you might try opening Console and
> positioning the window where you can see it, and try to keep an eye  
> on it to
> see if there are strange processes going on just before the screens  
> go dark.
> If nothing else, you can see what "just happened" when you bring the  
> screens
> back up after such an espisode!
>
> (This is assuming you've ruled out a USB problem by testing your Mac  
> without
> its third-party USB peripherals such as disks and printer and  
> scanner, and
> using your genuine Apple keyboard and mouse.)
>
> ~Linda
>
>
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