Mac Book Pro goes to sleep without warning
Hello Everybody:
I have a MacBook Pro 1.67 Ghz PowerPC G4, 512 MB SDRAM running 10.4.11. I have this problem. Sometimes, when working, the computer will go to sleep, and the only way to wake it is closing and opening the screen. That's the easy part. Other times, the only way to wake it would be to remove the battery, with all the trouble it implies (resetting the clock, time zone, language,). I'm about to upgrade to Leopard, but before I do that, I'd like to know if anyone has any ideas on what might be causing this problem, and if it will go away with the upgrade.
Thanks a lot guys
Luis
*"1.67 Ghz PowerPC G4"*
You do not have a MacBook Pro. You have a Powerbook, so you may want to repost your question in the PowerBook forums:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=120
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