Macbook Random Shutdown

It’s been over a month and I’m still up and running perfectly after sending my week 21 black macbook in for repair. Apple put in a new heatsink and logic board. Here’s what I have done so far and it has made my experience with my machine as good as it should have been when I first bought it:

1. Download all the updates as soon as you get your machine back from repairs (yes, that includes 10.4.8 and the FMC firmware update).

2. Go to the following link and download the FanControl 1.1 software to have full control over your fan speed (I recommend speeding up your fans between 500 and 1,000rpm). Now you can actually use your macbook on your lap!!! Note: this gui installs in your system preferences menu:

http://www.lobotomo.com/products/FanControl/index.html

If you would like in-depth instructions on what exactly Apple is currently doing to fix this problem, please see the following link:

http://flickr.com/photos/99055354@N00/

At the suggestion of one of our members, ezra-g, I have created some new categories for our site..here they are:

• I have RSS
• Sent to Apple
• Apple Blew It
• Apple Fixed It
• Still Waiting
• Customer Relations
• Exchanges
• Compensation
• Ridiculous

When posting your story, you can now use the categories to group your entries. Let me know what you think. I hope it will help organize some of the really useful information we have been collecting here over the past month and going forward!

Cheers!
Matthew