Audio controls lock up

[100fold]

Hello,


I am at a loss as to how to troubleshoot this problem because it happens overnight everynight and I'm not sure how to duplicate it.

I have an assumption it may have something to do with the energy saver settings .. i.e. when the system goes to sleep.

When I wake the Mac up in the morning the sound controls don't work nor does the time display, when I place the cursor pver the date in the upper right corner or over the audio slider I get the spinning beac ball. The audio controls from the keyboard do not respond either, but I have audio, I just can't adjust it.

I have also noticed when I start to shut down applications that were still open (getting ready for a restart) some apps won't shut down.

I then have to hit the reset button on the front of the Mac tower to restart. After restart everythig is ok.

The sad thing is it's only been a month since a fresh install of Mac OS 10.3.9 (erased drive and re-installed system software)

Any ideas ??

Thanks . . . Scott

 

[ra3ndy]

Usually sleep related problems are tied to external devices, most often external USB hubs.

Try removing any external devices you have (except for mouse & keyboard) before putting it to sleep and see if it doesn't wake up properly.