Important information about system sleep
Certain system settings may prevent your computer from going to sleep. You may notice that the screen dims and the sleep indicator light pulses, but the internal fan still runs.
Many communications programs, such as PPP, Apple Remote Access, and other dialup programs, monitor the computer's modem port to check for incoming transmissions when set to auto-answer incoming calls. This may prevent the computer from going into sleep completely.
If the Configure pop-up menu in the TCP/IP control panel (Mac OS 9) is set to Using DHCP Server, your computer may not sleep when your Web browser or email application is open or a file server is mounted on your desktop. Quit these applications and unmount file servers when they are not being used.
The Palm Desktop HotSync function may prevent your computer from going to sleep. To turn off the HotSync function, open Palm Desktop and choose Setup from the HotSync menu. Then click the Disabled button and verify that the "Enable HotSync software at system startup" checkbox is not selected. Turn HotSync back on when you want to synchronize with your Palm-compatible device.
If you use fax software, such as FAXstf, and the software is set to auto-answer, your computer may not sleep completely. The screen will dim (instead of turn off). To allow your computer to sleep, disable auto-answering. To disable auto-answering in FAXstf, open FaxBrowser and choose Settings from the Edit menu. Then choose the FaxModem icon and choose Never from the Answer On pop-up menu.
Note: If you connect a USB device while the computer is in sleep, your computer wakes.