Thanks Zim2dive

so i'm running what appears to be a stable 10.6.2. Some how my install never had a sleep enabler to get rid of. I usually install the bare minimum kexts and see if I can run it as vanilla as possible. I did however read carefully Netkas (http://netkas.org/?p=315) how to.

"How to update – it’s easy.
Use any disabler for AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext, for example – NullCPUPM.kext, install it to Extra mkext and reboot, of course if you made AppleIntelCPUPM to speedstep your cpu, you can skip this step.
Make backup of your kexts, you might need some.
Remove SleepEnabler.kext if you use it, this is very important step, old sleepenabler + new kernel = panic.
Hit the update button, if you need to edit some kexts AFTER update and BEFORE reboot – download and install update from apple site.
After reboot – re-add your device-ids to kexts where you need it and enjoy."

I used http://files.netkas.org/10.6.2/NullC...ement.kext.zip. going through proper install protocol. I delete my extentions.mkext and rebuild it with Kext Utility.

I did also add the sleep enabler too cause I heard your cpu can run hotter w/o it.

The first boot up of 10.6.2 was weird. I had a delayed fad from blue to my normal desktop. This seamed to happen the first couple of reboots. Also I had an issue where my usb mouse and keyboard need to be unplugged and plugged back in, in order to be recognized (had this prob w/ 10.6 too but not as often).

Every thing seams to be smoother after a few reboots, weird!

Thanks to everyone for the help