Powerbook sleeping in the job

Hi, is there a way of haveing your powerbook G4 not go to sleep when you close the lid? I have been looking at all the settings but there does not seem to be a setting for this.
Thanks
David

Us, in the G4 Tower forum, no little about Powerbooks.
Try the appropriate Powerbook Forum please.
Cheers!
DALE

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Powerbook G4 sleeping on the job

Is it possible to have the G4 notebook not go to sleep when you close the lid but instead have it keep running. I have not been able to find any setting for that
Thanks In advance

Us, in the G4 Tower forum, no little about Powerbooks.
Try the appropriate Powerbook Forum please.
Cheers!
DALE

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My HD's like to go to sleep on the job - Causes one **** of a freeze

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Performed Disk First Aid from OS Install CD ROM. THe 6 GB HD registered PEOF error, and could not repair. Isolated the problem, backed up files, and initialized the HD zeroing Data.
reformatted to Mac OS - Extended, and now sits empty waiting for storage.
Problem = during operation they system has a mild freeze as one of the HD spins up (Similar sound as during boot of system) and can usually resolve itself in a few minutes. Then after a while, the system completely freezes,and the HD's do the same sound, I can't even move the mouse, and takes hours to resolve. As I have a USB MP3 player, the computer treats it as a disk to mount, and if I improperly remove it, I have this same sort of freeze. It's almost like the HD's unmount, then try to remount when needed. Any one have any IDeas as to what may be happening?
I will be troubleshooting further this weekend. I will be trying to isolate which HD is giving the problem. I will be Installing OS 9 on the 6GB, and will try running the computer with only one HD at a time. Whichever one freezes, is gonna get da boot! It won't be a worry to get rid of, as I will be installing a 30 GB next month.
If anyone out there has any other ideas / suggestions, your help would be greatly appreciated

FIrst thing, Grant, I hate to be the one to tell you this but my Blue & White G3 Hackintosh does in fact support Cable select on the hard drives, and does so quite well I might add.
Anyways, the issue is solved, and thank you to all who submitted their suggestions. The original config by physically designating Master / slave set up caused nothing but PEOF errrors on the disk. This weekend, I attempted to run the hard drives individually to see if one was experiencing physical problems. Once it was determined that both Hardrives function properly, I tried reversing the master slave setup and physically designating Master / Slave with the jumpers. Again, problems. I then shut down, removed the HD's and set the jumpers for both to be cable select. I first booted from the OS disks and performed a full initialize on both HD's, zeroing all data, and a clean OS9 went into my now master 6GB hardrive. After establishing the startup disks, I shut down crossed my fingers, and booted from HD.
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Hello, Janice,
Welcome to the discussions!
I would have answered, NO, keep your Powerbook on and don't let it sleep, but then I did a search for you and found the thread below. You could have found this thread by doing a search in iDVD discussion with the terms 'encode' and 'sleep' (That is how I found it!). You will find as you use the discussion forums that many times your question has been addressed, or you will find some similar questions, and you will definitely find out new information.
So, have a look at this thread. There are conflicting opinions here, but I would go with Len Goff's suggestions as he is very knowledgeable:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2974774&#2974774

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my tibook does not go to sleep when i close the lid. the screen stays on when the lid is closed. the screen was replaced a few months ago. i have to hit the power button and choose sleep or choose sleep from the menu. does anyone know how to fix this. Thanks.

Hi, fatchance. You have a hardware issue. The reed switch that puts the PB to sleep when it is closed is a two-part device. The latch mechanism in the main body of the Powerbook contains a magnet (which you can detect by moving a paper clip over it), and the switch itself is located inside the small latch opening in the display bezel. When the display is closed, the magnet is supposed to actuate the switch, putting the PB to sleep. If that isn't happening on your PB, the switch is broken or its wiring is damaged. Either way, the remedy will be to replace the entire display assembly. It's made not to be disassembled. Most technicians won't do so, because of the great likelihood of damaging the display housing/bezel or the display itself while prying it apart (it's epoxied together). Since the display is the PB's most costly part, replacing it merely to fix your reed switch would be a poor bargain, and I can't recommend it. Just put the PB to sleep manually or set a suitable sleep delay in the Energy Saver control pane instead.

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This question is for those that own a miniStack. Does the miniStack sleep when you put your Mac mini to sleep?
I just purchases a miniStack and am using it with my Powerbook. I noticed that when the miniStack is connected, the Powerbook will never go to sleep. If I choose sleep from the Apple menu, the Powerbook will go to sleep for about 2 seconds and then wake back up. It will only go to sleep if I eject the miniStack, then turn it off, and then the Powerbook will go to sleep.
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WAKE UP
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FILE CORRUPTION
Your Bluetooth preference file may be corrupt-you'll need to delete it. Turn Bluetooth off, then go to the /Users/user name/Library/Preferences folder. Look for a file called com.apple.Bluetooth.plist and trash it.The OS will create a new preference file when you enable Bluetooth again.
ENERGY SAVER
If you have issues with a Mac or display that goes to sleep at inappropriate times, you may have a problem with Energy Saver. Delete the following .plist files and restart:
-/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
-/Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systemuiserver.plist--(username is your name or System Administrators name).
-/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.AutoWake.plist
A restart is very important after deleting these plists. After a reboot your Mac will then generate new ones.
Some, in these forums, have had luck fixing sleep issues downloading the Combo update from this site (yours may be corrupt), not Software Update, disconnect all firewire + USB devices except keyboard + mouse, Repair Permissions, re-install update, Repair Permissions again + try.
Yours would be the 10.4.6 Combo PPC update. Others reading, download the combo update that applies to you!
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