TiBook Display keeps "falling asleep"!

Hi there,
I have a 550mhz TiBook whose display has been causing me some serious headaches. Basically, it will spontaneously go to "sleep" for no apparent reason when I am doing normal tasks. The problem seems to be worse when I am in MS Word or Text Edit, rather than in Safari or MS Entourage.
I replaced the battery within the past 3 months and the problem occurs whether or not the powerbook is connected to an AC adapter. It also has nothing to do with the "tilt angle" of the screen. It seems to occur in a 100% arbitrary fashion.
Anyway, I was wondering if any others had encountered this problem, and if so, if there was any way to correct it. After all, this is an older machine that seems to be on its last legs!
Thanks!
Andrew

Hi,
I have had exactly the same issue this morning. My powerbook wakes for a split second and then sleeps again. Had to reboot and re-install OSX (10.3.7) from the original CD which cured the problem. Then ran all the software updates (to 10.3.9) and it has started again. I'm guessing it's an issue with the latest OS release and probably has something to do with the screen saver.
Can anyone shed any more light???
Andy

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