Occasionally, when I open my powerbook, it appears to be still staying asleep, especially if I plug in a USB device (my mouse, when I get to my home) before waking up my computer. I used to think that it was crashed, but found that if I just close the PB back up and wait until I see the pulsing light (indicating that the PB is back asleep), and then re-open the lid, the screen comes on. I haven't had any force restarts since I began doing this. Hope this helps. MS