>>>...would it be more beneficial to the computer to just leave it run? >> >>There is nothing wrong with sleep. > >There are exceptions. The USB2 card in my MDD 1.25 DP puts the >machine in a coma if I allow the sleep process, i.e., it can't be >awakened. So I'm limited to sleeping the monitor and HD. >-- >T.T. That's exactly what happened when I tried it; same machine, with a USB2 card. Wouldn't wake up no matter what I tried. Messy restart. I'll try your formula and see how that goes. Thanks. jonny ///