Macbook - Problem during shut down

stephenwww · stephenwww #1 (**permalink**)

01-01-2007, 09:20 PM

Hi,
Sometimes when shutting down my Macbook i find that the monitor/HD etc appears to switch off but the green light on the right hand side of the front of the computer continues to flash

The computer will not restart until i hold the power button down twice for a few seconds each time

When it finished loading OSX tiger i receive a message telling me that it did not shut down properly last time...

This does not happen all the time, but it is just pretty annoying- very PC like....

Any ideas?

thefarky · thefarky #2 (**permalink**)

01-01-2007, 10:15 PM

How exactly are you shutting down your MacBook?

stephenwww · stephenwww #3 (**permalink**)

01-01-2007, 11:17 PM

I'm just clicking the apple icon in the finder then "shut down"
then "shut down" again when the dialogue box appears

I imagine this is the normal way of shutting down (not meaning to be a smart ****, i'm new to the world of macs as you can tell by this post)

thefarky · thefarky #4 (**permalink**)

01-01-2007, 11:25 PM

Yeah, that's the way you should do it. What needs do you have to shut down the MacBook? You can put it to sleep by just closing the lid. It will last in sleep mode for a couple of days.

stephenwww · stephenwww #5 (**permalink**)

01-01-2007, 11:29 PM

well i guess because if should work properly and i don't want to leave it on all the time....

MAC-simus · MAC-simus #6 (**permalink**)

01-02-2007, 10:06 AM

try to reset PMU (power management unit)

1. shut down (somehow

)
2. disconnect charger
3. remove battery
4. hold dawn power button for 5-7 seconds
5. insert battery
6. plug in the charger
7. push the power button to start up

??? · ??? #7 (**permalink**)

01-02-2007, 10:09 AM

Are you closing the lid before it has shut down?

stephenwww #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 01, 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 3	01-01-2007, 09:20 PM Hi, Sometimes when shutting down my Macbook i find that the monitor/HD etc appears to switch off but the green light on the right hand side of the front of the computer continues to flash The computer will not restart until i hold the power button down twice for a few seconds each time When it finished loading OSX tiger i receive a message telling me that it did not shut down properly last time... This does not happen all the time, but it is just pretty annoying- very PC like.... Any ideas? Last edited by stephenwww; 01-01-2007 at 09:31 PM. Reason: to subscribe
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thefarky #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 14, 2006 Location: California Posts: 80 Mac Specs: MacBook - White: 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB Ram, 80GB Hard Drive, Double-layer SuperDrive	01-01-2007, 10:15 PM How exactly are you shutting down your MacBook? Website/Blog
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thefarky #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 14, 2006 Location: California Posts: 80 Mac Specs: MacBook - White: 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB Ram, 80GB Hard Drive, Double-layer SuperDrive	01-01-2007, 11:25 PM Yeah, that's the way you should do it. What needs do you have to shut down the MacBook? You can put it to sleep by just closing the lid. It will last in sleep mode for a couple of days. Website/Blog
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MAC-simus #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 08, 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 442 Mac Specs: 2GHz C2D macbook	01-02-2007, 10:06 AM try to reset PMU (power management unit) 1. shut down (somehow) 2. disconnect charger 3. remove battery 4. hold dawn power button for 5-7 seconds 5. insert battery 6. plug in the charger 7. push the power button to start up
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stephenwww #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 01, 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 3	01-01-2007, 11:29 PM well i guess because if should work properly and i don't want to leave it on all the time....
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??? #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 25, 2006 Location: Japan Posts: 333 Mac Specs: MBP 2.0Ghz	01-02-2007, 10:09 AM Are you closing the lid before it has shut down?
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