Sleeping mac

After downloading and installing the latest 10.4.11 security & java updates, my old G4 won't go to sleep using using the Apple Menu command. Any suggestions? I never had any problems with sleep mode in Tiger on this machine.

Hi caj549, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Thanks for the report, every little bit helps here.

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