Powerbook G4 Randomly Sleeps (and didn't wake up once)

Greetings,
Context: Clean install of 10.5 and moved all my files okay from 10.4.10 (yesterday). Machine is a 1.5Ghz Powerbook G4 w/ 2GB SDRAM. Running the machine closed with Dell 2007WFP monitor and the new Apple aluminum keyboard.
Problem: My machine randomly goes into sleep mode without warning. After wiggling my mouse around for a couple rounds it comes back to life. I don't get it.
It's not the screen saver or the power savings settings. I set it so that it never sleeps. Earlier today, I returned home from work to discover it had went to sleep, except I couldn't wake it up! or hard power down. I took out the battery, and the light was still pulsing as usual. I then pushed the power button again to finally shut it down, then power back up.
Thoughts?

Try this then:
1) Try trashing these 2 .plist preferences and reboot. Reset your Energy Saver preferences.
HD > Library > Preferences > SystemConfiguration > com.apple.AutoWake.plist & com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
2) Do an Open Firmware reset: Hold the CommandOption+OF keys during startup. At the '>' prompt type:
 >reset-nvram
 Return
  >set-defaults
 Return
  >reset-all
 Return
Reset PRAM:
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound (bong) for the second time.
6. Release the keys.
3) Reset your PMU.
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