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Hyperactive Powermac...weiiiirrrd...

pianodude123

pianodude123

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I am having some behavior issues with my powermac.

In system preferences, I told my computer to go to sleep after 3 minutes (for testing)

I also told the display to go to sleep after 3 minutes.

After three minutes, the display sleeps, but the powermac keeps on chugging. After 15 minutes, it is still awake...what is causing this to happen

When I push the power btton, it falls asleep instantly..???

Should I contact apple support?
 
Try having it just go to sleep after 3 minutes, and leave display as never sleep. See if it works normally then. Two commands happening at 3 minutes of inactivity might confuse it and make it only pick one.

Sidenote: You don't want your computer to sleep every 3 minutes anyway. Just at night time is enough. You can do it manually by clicking on the apple when you're done with it.
 
calebjohnston said:
Try having it just go to sleep after 3 minutes, and leave display as never sleep. See if it works normally then. Two commands happening at 3 minutes of inactivity might confuse it and make it only pick one.

Sidenote: You don't want your computer to sleep every 3 minutes anyway. Just at night time is enough. You can do it manually by clicking on the apple when you're done with it.
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nahhh...when you drag the slider for the sleep, the monitor slider drags down with it...why would it get confused, its not windows...and it is a powermac...
 
I've never had a powermac, so I don't know.. but boths bars dragging together seems very weird to me. Anyone know anything more about this?
 
iMac

on my iMac both sliders can be moved seperatly

EDIT: Ding Ding Ding!! I think i have the answer. Ok now, the computer is probably staying on so it can start the screensaver!! Is the screensaver set at 3 minutes?? If it isnt, the computer could technically stay on to show the screensaver. I tested it this on my iMac G5 and if the screensaver was later on than the sleep mode it kept going.
 
Try his answer, but i can move both sliders seperately on my iBook as well. And that comment about how "things can get confused because this isn't windows." mac's aren't flawless, and i was only trying to help. thaaaaaanks.
 
pianodude123 said:
Nope, still doesnt work, even after setting the screen saver to 3 minutes. I think its time to call up apple and complain.
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Just to see something; set the display to sleep at: NEVER, the computer to sleep at: 3 Minutes, and the screen saver to come on NEVER.

See if that works.
 
right, that's what i was saying originally. it could just be multiple things at once and one just takes priority over the others.
 
calebjohnston said:
right, that's what i was saying originally. it could just be multiple things at once and one just takes priority over the others.
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Everything used to work though,

Could it be some software I installed thats preventing it from going to sleep?
 
ITASOR said:
Just to see something; set the display to sleep at: NEVER, the computer to sleep at: 3 Minutes, and the screen saver to come on NEVER.

See if that works.
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you cant set the display to sleep after the computer...it doesnt allow it. Try...
 
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