[Duo2400] Re: Afraid to let 2400c Sleep

[dylan]

pardon my lack of 2400 wisdom.... but what exactly is a GLOD??

dylan

on 03.4.24 10:25 PM, Ralph Mawyer at mac2400 at satx.rr.com wrote:

>> I use my 2400c (stock w/80MB RAM, OS 9.1, etc) for couch surfing. However,
>> due to GLOD, I am afraid to let this thing sleep. My TiBook is always at the
>> ready, however, am I being too much of a wussy not to let my 2400c sleep?
> 
> Mine sleeps every night, sometimes chokes on startup, but has rarely GLODed.
> 
> The following is probably worth reposting periodically...courtesy of
> Chuck Goolsbee, VP Tech Services, Digital Forest.
> http://www.digitalforest.com/ .... and longtime PB2400 owner.
> 
> At 10:32 AM -0700 9/19/02, chuck goolsbee wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>> 
>> I'll also add one bit of advice that has prevented me from seeing a
>> GLOD in over two years now...
>> 
>> After a friend of mine who runs the service area of a local Apple
>> dealer told me this, I've never seen a GLOD: Never plug the
>> computer-side of the AC cord into the 2400c unless it is already
>> plugged into an AC outlet at the other end.
>> 
>> Additionally, whenever a battery falls out while the unit is
>> sleeping *do not* re-insert the battery until you have plugged it
>> back into a power outlet (starting with the wall-end) first.
>> 
>> I had several occasions when the battery would fall out while it was
>> in my briefcase... and I would not know it until quite some time
>> later. If I popped the battery back it would GLOD about 90% of the
>> time. Bad GLOD that required some time to fix. However if I opened
>> the 2400c lid, and then put it on AC power (before I re-inserted the
>> battery) it would start without fail.
>> 
>> Go figure.
>> 
>> I will reiterate: since I started living by these rules, I have
>> never had a GLOD.
>> 
>> --chuck
> 
> 
> 
> Ralph Mawyer, Jr.
> San Antonio, Texas
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