Closed the lid and now it won't turn on or wake up

Question

I have a g3 duel usb ibook the white one. and it was up and running fine and then i closed the lid and when i came home the next day and opened it. it did not wake up and would not power on. i have had this issue before and have tried many things to fix it. last time i left it unpluged for like a week then i tried it one day and it just started up. any ideals on what the problem is?

Answer 1

OK It's exactly like the machine I'm on right now if it's a 14" one.
The reed switch is in the display about 1/3 the way up on the right side as you're looking at it. The actuator magnet is to the right of the keyboard on a line with the lower edge of the delete key. Verify it's position with a piece of magnetic (ferrous) metal. I'm using the lever arm of a nail clipper. Now on mine if I cover that magnet with a piece of tin the iBook won't go to sleep if I close the lid. I'm using the lid insert of a Ball Mason jar and placing it tangent to the edge of the keyboard on the line of the lower edge of the delete key.
Now if yours is like this and this solves your problem you can follow the instructions here:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/
and remove the top case and pull that magnet out. Otherwise you could replace the reed switch. Don't attempt the upper case removal if you're not confident around those tiny connectors and screws. I damaged a power connector doing this on a 12" 500.
Good Luck.
Richard