I have another friend who is having frequent freezes on waking his G5 from sleep. Here is the thread to this point: He wrote: My Mac has really been acting up lately. It is a dedicated video workstation and has got some issues. Everytime I try and wake it from sleep I have to reboot. It is remniscent of some of the old USB issues that some macs had. However, I have not changed anything. No new software, no new hardware, etc. I replied: What machine and OS are you using, Jeff? Give me you machine specs. Does it happen ALL the time, i.e. after a fresh restart without opening any apps? DRB He, in turn, replied: Dual 2ghz processor G5 PowerMac 2 gig of RAM Can't remember the video card OS X 10.3? (Safari, not Panther - isn't Panther the latest?) 160gig main HD 250gig second HD It happens almost all the time. The frequently used programs on this machine are Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio pro, iTunes and Entourage. Once in a blue moon I will use iDVD when wanting a quick DVD for evaluation of cuts. Yes, this happens almost every time I wake the machine from sleep. And this problem is new in the last 3 months. However, like I said, there is nothing new on the machine. No new software or hardware. Jeff Any suggestions that I can pass on to him? -- David R. Boag, DDS spikedds at bellsouth.net http://www.southatlantadental.com/