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PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze keyboard): Password Security Issue with USB Keyboard

  • Last Modified: May 09, 2000
  • Article: TA25887
  • Old Article: 58386
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When a PowerBook G3 Series (Bronze keyboard) comes out of sleep and displays the Password Security dialog, an external keyboard may be unresponsive.

Products Affected

PowerBook G3

When the PowerBook wakes from sleep the Password Security control panel is activating before the PowerBook has a chance to enable the USB bus. This results in any external USB keyboard not working. This happens only if Password Security is set to "ask when waking from sleep." To work around the situation, use the built-in keyboard on the PowerBook to type the password.

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