Hi, I recently purchased a PB2400/180 (1.3/80/8.6) and have noticed that occassionally the PB will not wake from sleep completely. I get a dark gray screen with the desktop barely visible. If I put it back to sleep (Command-shift-zero) and re-awaken the PB, it usually will awaken with a bright normal screen. Sometimes it takes two cycles. The PowerList indicated it may be the result of using the Infrared port, which I did use, but I subsequently trashed the Infrared prefs, the Monitors & Sounds, as well as Finder prefs. But the problem remains. I removed the Viking 64MB RAM module and the problem re-occurred; however, I didn't trash the prefs again after removing the module. (I contacted Viking and received a RMA, but since it is a discontinued module, the inititial resolution is "repairing" the module which doesn't sound very appetizing.) Any suggestions or recommendations? Secondly, I upgraded to the NuPowr 240/512 G3 processor and installed at the same time a Toshiba 4GB HD which I had used in a PB 1400 and an external PC Card HD. After the upgrade and new HD, the PB didn't want to start. I ultimately, took the PB apart again and switched back to the 1.3GB HD. It started right up. The Toshiba 4GB HD works just fine in the external PC Card case drawing power from the PB and not from an external power supply. It appeared to be well seated when I removed the drive. Could it be a power issue, i.e. does the PB provide a low current/amperage to the internal hard drive? BTW, I'm not terribly impressed with the upgrade. It does run considerably warmer, but doesn't seem as fast as I hoped. (My other PB is a G3/292/192, and though it has the 1MB backside cache, it just seems to fly past the PB2400/G3 which only has 800MB of its 1.3GB used). Thanks in advance, Jon ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> Midwest Mac Parts <http://www.midwestmac.com> | After-market parts for Macs. Fix your ticking dock for $59 w/ trade-in of PS. 888-356-1104 PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
