MacBook Pro won't sleep? SIIG expresscard 11-in-1 reader is the cause!

After much searching I have found that the cause of my MacBook Pro not sleeping (blanks screen tries to eject cd, repeat...) is that I have to remove the SIIG card from the slot. Now it sleeps just fine. Thought I could save some people some time.
macbook pro 2.16   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

Sleep/wake issues have haunted every powerbook I've owned, from the 3400 to the Lombard to my PB G4. I use a Kyocera KPC650 with my G4 PB, and the rule of thumb is it's necessary to kill the connection and remove the EVDO card BEFORE attempting to put the PowerBook to sleep. Just a bad idea to risk it.
I've had problems with USB dongles, hubs, etc. and after years of trying to resolve the source of sleep/wake issues, the general rule of thumb for ALL Mac PB/MBP is to remove peripheral devices before attempting sleep, or at least NEVER change what's inserted into the computer while it IS asleep (USB peripherals, drives, etc, but this even includes power adapters). A general observation is that the computer freaks out if status of peripherals is changed while asleep, and it wakes up to a different condition set than when it went to sleep. In most cases, resolution requires a hard reboot/re-start (sometimes this can be avoided by closing the lid, and trying to get the computer to re-engage sleep, then trying to wake it again).
In some cases, I suspect too many peripheral devices places a burden on the power supply, and the computer can't supply enough juice to power up the devices under the load.
So some problems stem from hardware issues, and some from software problems. Best answer is to not even try, as there's too many variables (e.g. right-sided USB ports behave differently than left-sided ports, etc).
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