Sleep switch could be going. Set sleep delay for long time, uncheck put hd to sleep if possible.

Also if you battery is going, dropping into sleep/hibernate like this can be a sign.

N.

[quote|machead3]Sleep switch could be going. Set sleep delay for long time, '''uncheck ''put hd to sleep if possible.'' ''' Also if you battery is going, dropping into sleep/hibernate like this can be a sign. N.[/quote]

any liquid spill in this PB ?

[quote|lemerise]any liquid spill in this PB ?[/quote]

any liquid spill in this PB ?

Umm, not that I can remember, i guess I should just take it to a mac tech, anyone knows of any good mac tech in the LA/west LA area??....

[quote|Jerry09]any liquid spill in this PB ? Umm, not that I can remember, i guess I should just take it to a mac tech, anyone knows of any good mac tech in the LA/west LA area??....[/quote]

I had a similar problem with my 17" PowerBook. The dash key wouldn't work, but when I hit the return key, the dashes would appear-and they wouldn't stop dashing away-as if I was keeping my finger on the dash key. I never spilled anything on it, it just started doing this for no reason. It wouldn't go to sleep either.

I took the computer to the people at www.intosh.net and they replaced the keyboard...after trying to clean it. They were honest and hardworking. They only charged me about $100 for the keyboard and about $40 for labor. I had my computer the next day! If I had taken it to Apple, it would have been 3x the cost and minimum of 3 weeks without the computer.

Be sure to back up everything on your computer though, just to be safe.

[quote|gbird]I had a similar problem with my 17" PowerBook. The dash key wouldn't work, but when I hit the return key, the dashes would appear-and they wouldn't stop dashing away-as if I was keeping my finger on the dash key. I never spilled anything on it, it just started doing this for no reason. It wouldn't go to sleep either. I took the computer to the people at www.intosh.net and they replaced the keyboard...after trying to clean it. They were honest and hardworking. They only charged me about $100 for the keyboard and about $40 for labor. I had my computer the next day! If I had taken it to Apple, it would have been 3x the cost and minimum of 3 weeks without the computer. Be sure to back up everything on your computer though, just to be safe.[/quote]