A fix for a Powerbook intermittently waking when closed

Oct 31, '03 08:03:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

I noticed that my 12" AL Powerbook started to not go to sleep when shut or would "randomly" wakeup while still shut -- leading me to be in situations when the battery was all-but-drained at inopportune moments.

I discovered the problem was physical: the top had become just a tiny bit bent, causing the corners not to come flush when closed and (presumably) causing the sensor to think that it had been opened when it was bumped a bit. Closing it on an object (e.g. a pencil trapped near the trackpad button) and pushing the corners gently down to bend it back flat seems to have fixed the problem.

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