Hyperactive Powermac...weiiiirrrd...

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

USB cards and/or devices and sleep issues are a way of life for many Macs. Sorry about that.