Why is my iBook G4 only allow me to reactivate it after some time?

Hi, I know that the title is confusing, so I will explain more in detail. The problematic computer is an iBook G4 ' 14.1 (2005 I think).

The problem:

The computer seems to wake up only when I move the mouse. However, it only allow me to wake up all 5 minutes or more. Once awakened, the screen stays on for 3 seconds. I doubt that it is a problem with the map of the screen/video from the screen "fades" as it facilitates in and out of sleep as expected. Even while he was sleeping, the optical drive is showing signs of activity.

Something to mention is that there are currently no operating system installed. I am booting from an OS X 10.5.x installation disc. The Installer seems to work because when the screen lights up enough a long time for me to see that I'm being invited to the installation language. The installation disk provided with (much nicer) end 2008 Mac Book Pro my mom. I tried to use an external USB mouse, but apparently not effect the nature of the problem somehow (I get the same behavior with the trackpad).

History of the computer:

I found this computer in the trash with half of the missing screws, no battery, no charger and no hard drive. I restored to the harsh but the operating state. I bought the cheaper charger I could find and install one SO - DIMM DDR 256 MB sitting around, I had. I also acquired a hard drive IDE to work from a friend. I've had enough screws lying around that I could add screws to all the main points (including the hinge of the screen). While working on it, the connector for the power button is released the logic board so I was shorting the pins of the connector in order to start the computer. This isn't really a problem since I'm going to buy a soldering iron which I wanted to buy anyway to work with Arduino robotics. I'm going to use the iron to be welded to re - solder the power connector on the system board.

Your vintage PowerPC G4 iBook cannot use other Mac OS X DVD Installer

or any restoration software kit install other numbered model specific to the model .

The media in OS X 10.5 Leopard DVD official of detail would be the last system

the device can use. The laptop comes with a special marked gray

install-restore all who had an iBook G4 - kit specific software OS X 10.4.x.

That set of disks, as having been shipped, also included the not supported applications

found on an OS X version which can operate otherwise on this unit.

If a processor Intel Mac system software generally does not work in vintage PPC.

This is the first hurdle. Drivers for the graphics processor and other pieces would also

fail because a processor Intel Mac system disc does not.

As for troubleshooting screens; a VGA adapter to the port built to accommodate

an external monitor can be useful. There are components on the system board and

in the screen itself, which could fail. You can test the main Widget

using the external port and adapter to get around these other elements.

Some aspects of the old system OS X 10.5 Leopard are universal, to support

Intel-PPC-based on the and material; but provided no PPC is supported when the kit

was intended specifically for Intel-based model. If the original version of Tiger on

marked for the iBook G4, or retail label Leopard, gray DVD support is good parts.

Good luck in this case!

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