Comments on: A Self fix, hopefully this is the cause of your troubles, too… http://www.macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/ does your Macbook shutdown randomly - mine does Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:39:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: H. http://www.macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/comment-page-1/#comment-576 H. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:30:20 +0000 http://macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/#comment-576 As much as this might seem like a workaround that actually helps, I do not find it acceptable in any form. There's an issue and they have to face it. Love Apple and their products, but if they have to take a hit from this mishap, so be it. This was starting to happen so much that I was able to record 1 of several shutdowns. This i was one of the short ones: <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/ohenri/nightmare.mp4" rel="nofollow">Witness The Calamity</a> BTW, I was on the phone for 1h08mins12secs with Apple care today, and they claimed that they could not replace my lap!!? yea, right. Now, I have to see about arguing with some manager @ store level about getting this <b>fugazi laptop</b> replaced... <i>Dear Apple, I have no times for arguments.</i> This is my 3rd hardware failure in 3 laps. Even the Product Specialist agreed that this was unacceptable... I'm just tired now. H! As much as this might seem like a workaround that actually helps, I do not find it acceptable in any form. There’s an issue and they have to face it. Love Apple and their products, but if they have to take a hit from this mishap, so be it.

This was starting to happen so much that I was able to record 1 of several shutdowns. This i was one of the short ones:

Witness The Calamity

BTW, I was on the phone for 1h08mins12secs with Apple care today, and they claimed that they could not replace my lap!!? yea, right. Now, I have to see about arguing with some manager @ store level about getting this fugazi laptop replaced… Dear Apple, I have no times for arguments. This is my 3rd hardware failure in 3 laps. Even the Product Specialist agreed that this was unacceptable… I’m just tired now.

H!

]]> By: Stephen http://www.macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Stephen Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:50:39 +0000 http://macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/#comment-543 It tried yesterday and remarkably enough: up to now it seems to work. I got the first RSS after transporting my MB by plane and train and ever since it produced itself once a day, a few minutes after warming up. Took it to the Apple Store for repair but they couldn't garantee me I would get my MB back within a month! Which would have been problematic, as I'm emigrating to the other side of the world. The Hurting Fingers Fix might be nothing more than a temporary workaround, but if it keeps my MB usable for a few more weeks I am more than happy. It tried yesterday and remarkably enough: up to now it seems to work.
I got the first RSS after transporting my MB by plane and train and ever since it produced itself once a day, a few minutes after warming up.
Took it to the Apple Store for repair but they couldn’t garantee me I would get my MB back within a month! Which would have been problematic, as I’m emigrating to the other side of the world.
The Hurting Fingers Fix might be nothing more than a temporary workaround, but if it keeps my MB usable for a few more weeks I am more than happy.

]]> By: Japan macbook user http://www.macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Japan macbook user Sun, 24 Sep 2006 00:08:44 +0000 http://macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/#comment-540 Thanks for the advice but i think in my case it made things worse. My macbook was working great for about 3 months then yesterday it started shutting down.. After every reboot it would shutdown in aprox. 20 seconds. So i tried pushing in the RAM as hard as i could then it wouldn't boot at all and the LED on the front was blinking as if something was wrong. Now i definately have to take it in to get fixed.. =( Thanks for the advice but i think in my case it made things worse. My macbook was working great for about 3 months then yesterday it started shutting down.. After every reboot it would shutdown in aprox. 20 seconds. So i tried pushing in the RAM as hard as i could then it wouldn’t boot at all and the LED on the front was blinking as if something was wrong. Now i definately have to take it in to get fixed.. =(

]]> By: Matt http://www.macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Matt Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:36:50 +0000 http://macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/#comment-512 The genius said my 3rd-party RAM didn't look like it was properly seated. He took them out and put them back in again and nothing changed. He also suggested I put in the original RAM. Did that and nothing changed. My fingers were hurting both times. I thought that they might be slipping out over time, but the shutdowns regularly occur when my Macbook is cold, with the same frequency after swapping the RAM. And I can prevent it by starting it in safe mode (holding the power button at startup to limit it at 1GHz). So I think it has more to do with the processor and heat sink. The genius said my 3rd-party RAM didn’t look like it was properly seated. He took them out and put them back in again and nothing changed. He also suggested I put in the original RAM. Did that and nothing changed. My fingers were hurting both times. I thought that they might be slipping out over time, but the shutdowns regularly occur when my Macbook is cold, with the same frequency after swapping the RAM. And I can prevent it by starting it in safe mode (holding the power button at startup to limit it at 1GHz). So I think it has more to do with the processor and heat sink.

]]> By: jamesfryer http://www.macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/comment-page-1/#comment-511 jamesfryer Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:31:24 +0000 http://macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/#comment-511 Thanks, but that is not the problem causing RSS. Thanks, but that is not the problem causing RSS.

]]> By: andrew http://www.macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/comment-page-1/#comment-508 andrew Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:54:01 +0000 http://macbookrandomshutdown.com/2006/09/22/a-self-fix-hopefully-this-is-the-cause-of-your-troubles-too/#comment-508 yeah I noticed that also, but the problem remained with the shutdown............ yeah I noticed that also, but the problem remained with the shutdown…………

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