Gentleman and ladies, please... The gentleman in question has apologized for his texting-style English multiple times. Let's keep this a civil forum, and the focus on helping each other use our Mac's. Robert: I've read that there is a bug in 10.4 and below that prevents a PPC with a USB card from sleeping. The bug was purportedly fixed with Leopard. Did the problem show up before or after the USB card was installed? - Michael B. in Cincinnati