My PPC G5 does not sleep. Why?

My PowerPC G5 Mac (PCI-X) is a wonderful machine. But it does not "go to sleep".
How can I fix this?
TIA.

Also forgot...
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
Or...
Open console in Applications>Utilities, check the system log for the date/time of the last problem for clues.

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