Like a kid who won't go to sleep

Hi
Somedays my G4 Dual 1.25 will not shut down. Even though I will command tab to see that every program is shut off, the finder icons will disappear leaving only the empty desktop void of dock, hard drives etc. But it will not turn off. Only the wall power strip will then work , not even a control option escape
Any clues?
Enio

Sounds like there may be some kind of directory damage on the hard disk drive
and/or corruption of files and data; also, the act of turning off the computer by
power strip (like unplugging it) will cause problems in the OS & also in hard drive.
You may need to get and use a third party disk utility if the version on the OS X
install disc should offer no solution when used to attempt to 'repair disk' and it
is probably a good idea to make a full backup of your computer contents to an
externally enclosed hard disk drive (make bootable clone; use clone utility.)
While there are some software solutions to the simple issue of not sleeping,
additional problems created by shutting off the power, are much worse and
will require some work to repair or restore the computer and its OS.
For just a sleep issue, while not a cure to underlying causes, a free-ware:
• PleaseSleep - from dragonOne:
http://www.dragonone.com/products/macosx/pleasesleep/
You should check into troubleshooting the issue and make complete backup
clone of the entire computer's boot drive to an external enclosed drive; then
your work won't be lost if the hard drive in the computer fails unexpectedly.
There also may be a hardware cause of the no-sleep issue, too.
You may be able to look into the Console utility's reports to see if there are
messages from about the time you try to shut down the computer. And these
can be helpful; or at least useful to someone versed in understanding them.
Good luck & happy computing!

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