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Macbook shutdown temporary fix

Switch on your Mac and let it shut itself down (only takes a few seconds for me). Then start it again by keeping the power button pressed for several seconds until you hear a really loud beep followed by the standard startup beep. It won’t crash again, at least not for me, even if you restart it from the menu. However, if you shut it down, you’ll have to follow the same procedure again to get it to work. Again, you must let it crash before you start it with the button-holding PMU-reset or it won’t work. I’ve been doing this for the past 6 months and it works for me. I hope it will work for you too until we get a proper firmware fix !

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4 Responses to “Macbook shutdown temporary fix”

  1. dennispaid Says:
    June 15th, 2007 at 12:57 am

    Sounds like the same issue that Apple had with the first PowerBooks it released. PowerBook 100, 140, and 170.

  2. dj Says:
    June 17th, 2007 at 10:59 am

    Proper firmware fix?? I thought that Apple already issued one. It successfully fixed my random shutdowns and those of 4 other MB owners I know.

    BTW, I too used that same temp fix that you’ve mentioned until I was able to download the firmware update.

    Good luck!

  3. msgill Says:
    January 5th, 2008 at 6:18 am

    i have the mac book and its chargers was misplaced. My location Lahore Pakistan where accessories are difficult to locate. i arranged its charger through a friend in u.k. As the machine lying for more than four months unuse and now after attaching the charger is totally dead. Any solution/help will be appreciated. It was working fine earlier and showing 100% and now a cross is appearing. I charged it for more than two hours and stop doing further so that may not damaged other parts. Help will be appreciated. Gill

  4. msgill Says:
    January 5th, 2008 at 6:19 am

    i have the mac book and its charger was misplaced. My location Lahore Pakistan where apple accessories are difficult to locate. i arranged its charger through a friend in u.k. As the machine lying for more than four months unused and now after attaching the charger battery is totally dead. Any solution/help will be appreciated. It was working fine earlier and showing 100% and now a cross is appearing. I charged it for more than two hours and stop doing further so that may not damaged other parts. Help will be appreciated. Gill

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