Another narcoleptic PowerBook - possible reasons?

Hi all,
My PowerBook G4 15" 1-1.5GHz has developed a case of going to sleep as soon as it's booted.
I can wake it but after 1 second it returns to sleep. Within the 1 second awake intervals I have found no report of 'overtemp' in the Console log. I have also had it running without the keyboard and trackpad connected, and also without the PRAM battery connected. I'm not sure if that's recommended but it didn't solve the problem anyway. I have tried resetting the PMU (holding power button for 5 seconds) but I'm not sure it actually did anything. I should also point out that I tried replacing the PRAM battery, which also didn't change anything.
The problem developed after I opened up my PB because it was getting very hot. I put it back together (after just having a look inside and not actually taking anything out) and the sleeping problem started, and also the trackpad stopped working. This made me think it was the trackpad temp sensor but I can't actually locate it on the 1-.15GHz model - any ideas?
At one point I did get the trackpad working but the constant sleeping problem still occurred. Would I be right in saying that this means it is a software issue and that the hardware is OK? I tried to re-instal OS X 10.5.4 but my PB won't boot from the DVD. Trying from an iMac in Firewire Target mode also failed.
I was thinking about buying a replacement palm rest with keyboard and trackpad but I've read that the problem still might occur.
Does anyone know any other possible reasons or solutions for the problem?
Regards,
Ben

Well Target Disk Mode boots only work in the following manner:
If you set let's say a MacBook Pro in Target Mode, its optical drive can be used to boot the Powerbook, and install to the Powerbook a Powerbook compatible operating system.   That includes the retail 10.4.6, 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.4, and 10.5.6, or the original Powerbook compatible CD.
But you can't try to set the Powerbook in target mode, and install the operating system from the MacBook Pro.
The problem with doing this, is the Powerbook can't run the software from a MacBook Pro's installer discs, or 10.5 or later as installed on a MacBook Pro, or have GUID partitioning done to it.
The machine with the Firewire logo is the one that is nothing more than a very expensive external optical or hard drive.  Once it is out of Target Disk Mode whatever drivers get installed on it have to be compatible with it.

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