iBook (16 VRAM): Does Not Wake From Sleep When Connected to a Monitor Using RGB Video Cable

Your iBook computer may not wake from sleep if the RGB video cable is connected to the computer, and Mac OS X 10.2 is installed.
Symptom

The iBook computer does not wake from sleep, and the screen stays black. You have connected a monitor to the computer with the RGB video cable. See Figure 1.

Note: This does not happen when you connect a television or VCR to the computer using the S-video/composite video adapter.



Figure 1 RGB cable


Solution

Disconnect the RGB video cable, then wake the computer.

Important: In the future, you should disconnect the RGB video cable before putting the computer to sleep.

Related Documents

25263 iBook (FireWire): How To Display Video on Screen, Audio Externally With A/V Cable
88396 iBook: Adapters and Resolutions
88395 iBook: About the Video Adapter
88040 iBook (FireWire) and iBook (Dual USB): Composite Video Cable Not Interchangeable With Similar Cables


Published Date: Feb 20, 2012