screen goes dark and never comes back

[Robert J Roberts]

Chris,

Here's what cured the problem for me in system 9.x:

Control Panels>Energy Saver

Choose Sleep Setup Tab

Click on Show Details in lower right corner

Put system to sleep when it's inactive--move slider to Never

Check box for Separate timing for display sleep--move slider to 30 min. (or
whatever you prefer)

Check box for Separate timing for hard disk sleep--move slider to 35 min.
(or whatever you prefer)

The computer still goes to sleep, as you have told it, but I NEVER have a
problem waking it.

Bob



>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:37:28 -0800
>> Subject: [HM] Re: screen goes dark and never comes back
>> From: Chris Beamis <beamis at drizzle.com>
>> Message-Id: <4FA36C50-1DD7-11B2-91CE-000393AD4848 at drizzle.com>
>> 
>> p.s. I misspoke before.  The screen saver software which I access
>> from the screen effects item on the System Preferences panel does
>> _not_ cause any problems.  It is the energy saver which blanks the
>> screen and puts the machine to sleep which causes grief.
>> Chris
>>