Today when I came from home from work my PB G4 wouldn't wake up from Sleep. I tried the old "hold the power button in" and it made a sound I hadn't heard before - a long tone, followed by the sleep indicator light flashing a few times, then the startup "bong" and then nothing. Nada. No screen display or anything. I did finally get it started but I put it to sleep later and the same thing happened - several times.
The interesting thing is that as long as I have the AC power plugged in, opening the lid causes the usual "wake up from sleep" sounds even if I know the laptop is off - in fact, I tried unplugging AC power and removing the battery completely, and as soon as I plugged in AC power and opened it, the same "waking up" sounds.
I did eventually get it started up and now I'm terrified to shut it down. It seems to be (being a PC tech-type at work) that the long tone and light *must* indicate something - only for the life of me I can't figure out what. Apple's support page is worse than no help at all. I'm desperate.
The interesting thing is that as long as I have the AC power plugged in, opening the lid causes the usual "wake up from sleep" sounds even if I know the laptop is off - in fact, I tried unplugging AC power and removing the battery completely, and as soon as I plugged in AC power and opened it, the same "waking up" sounds.
I did eventually get it started up and now I'm terrified to shut it down. It seems to be (being a PC tech-type at work) that the long tone and light *must* indicate something - only for the life of me I can't figure out what. Apple's support page is worse than no help at all. I'm desperate.