What happens when I pull the plug?
I've been having this problem that nobody seems to know the answer. Occasionally when the Mac sleeps for a long time (i.e. over 30 minutes) it goes into a coma and won't wake up. When I press a key to wake it up it makes an attempt, then poops out after about a half second. If I push the power button at this point the light lights up (while I'm pressing down) but no fan spinup. I have to unplug the computer just to get it to start up again.
My question is actually this: it seems, and maybe I'm imagining it, but it seems like when I leave the plug out for, say, overnight the problem does not reoccur for some time (like a week or so). But if I just unplug the thing for 15 seconds, it could occur the very next day. So what difference is there between unplugging for hours versus seconds? And does info lead anyone to suggest an answer to fixing this problem?
My question is actually this: it seems, and maybe I'm imagining it, but it seems like when I leave the plug out for, say, overnight the problem does not reoccur for some time (like a week or so). But if I just unplug the thing for 15 seconds, it could occur the very next day. So what difference is there between unplugging for hours versus seconds? And does info lead anyone to suggest an answer to fixing this problem?
Dual 867 G4, Mac OS X (10.3.9), 1.75 GB RAM
