powerbook energy saver settings being ignored

[lord patton]

My Jan. '05 powerbook doesn't go to sleep when I leave the screen open, despite the energy settings for both battery and power adapter.
I remember AppleCare (for a separate issue) once had me start the computer in an "alterted state" via a keystroke at startup. I think they said it reset power settings.
Does anyone know of such a fix? Is it a good place to start?

thanks

 

[wdlove]

Have you tried, Run Repair Permissions?

 

[Blue Velvet]

What OS are you using? 10.3 by any chance?

If so, try leaving the little padlock unlocked in the corner of the energy saver panel... sounds weird but it works.

 

[lord patton]

The padlock has been open. I'll try locking it.
I'm running 10.3.9, and periodically repair disk permissions, so that's not fixing it--the problem's been around for awhile.