How do I tell what RSS this is? Starting to be REALLY annoying!

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I've had my MacBook randomly shut down a few times in the last days. Several times I was in Pages (which I think I HATE, b/c I can't find any auto background save and keep losing my work!).

BTW, my MacBook was new from the end of Dec. So ~ 1 1/2 months old.

I found the other threads on this. I'm about to download the fix from Apple for one of the reasons...heat sink I think. Like I know what that is...!

But I've seen other probs- logic board?

So how do I guesstimate what the prob with mine is?

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304308

I found this linked to a thread here from 6/2006. My MB is 6 months newer than that. Should I consider doing this or is it irrelevant for me?

i've noticed 2-3 times now that MB has RSS when I closed it. I was assuming that it would just go to sleep, not crash and lose my work. Grrrrr. Plus it lost my screen background pict with it. I don't get it.

Need your help please anybody, lol!
 
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Ive always found that its good to keep my pc or mac up to date so give it a go. If that doesnt solve it perhaps a hardware check is in order to see if the ram is ok etc.

Failing that, take it in to a local apple store and get them to look at it :)

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Sounds like you've got a 'one-off' fault, unrelated to the previous RSS issues that were resolved last year. It could be the PMU or battery. Best people to ask are Apple.
 
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Sounds like you've got a 'one-off' fault, unrelated to the previous RSS issues that were resolved last year. It could be the PMU or battery. Best people to ask are Apple.


What's:

Ono-off fault?
PMU ?

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Give Apple Care a call. They can check with you what could be the exact problem. They'll probably suggest you keep your Mac up-to-date with the Software Update among other things.
 
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What's:

Ono-off fault?
PMU

That's 'one-off', not 'ono-off'. I mean a manufacturing fault that only affects one machine, i.e. yours.

PMU is the Power Management Unit. It controls the fans, the auto-cut-out when overheating, and the battery.
 
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simple question, what does RSS mean you see it in blue on safari?
 
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it means that the page you are browsing has a RSS feed.
 
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hmmm ok but what does RSS stand for, sorry for the confusion.

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Really Simple Syndication
 
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it means that the page you are browsing has a RSS feed.

This is an innocent question; I'm confused what RSS has to do with this post?

I know what an RSS is (or at least I know what it is with regards to the internet) but what does it have to do with faulty MacBooks?
 
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The original poster thought that maybe RSS was causing their MacBook to crash, and MacTime didn't know what RSS is/
 
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Oh I didn't read anything like that in the original post... Anyway thanks for clearing it up :)
 
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thanks StretchR, and to everyone i apologize for the confusion
and to the starter of the thread, i didnt mean to steal your thread.

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RSS = Random Shutdown Syndrome

I don't have an RSS feed problem. I have a Random Shutdown Syndrome problem. Stole that from other thread I found when searching here. And i didn't think that it was due to RSS feeds either. Sorry for the confusion I caused...

And regarding updates, the only ones I found or recieved weren't even remotely related, (ie, one was for iTunes. I feel pretty confident that iTunes isn't causing my machine to crash :) )

Has anyone else noticed theirs shutting down when it's closed? :(

So if I take it to the apple store, what's going to happen? I need the best and worst case senario. I'm using this thing like a fiend, trying to start a web design company. What is the range of time they could keep it? No laptop = no money. Money is really tight these days and I need this baby to pay it's way, which will be hard if Apple has it for a couple of weeks.
 
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Well, worse case is they have it a few weeks. Better case is the repair it there, and you have it back within a week. Best case is they say sorry, and hand you a new one.
 
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Has anyone else noticed theirs shutting down when it's closed? :(

So if I take it to the apple store, what's going to happen? I need the best and worst case senario. I'm using this thing like a fiend, trying to start a web design company. What is the range of time they could keep it? No laptop = no money. Money is really tight these days and I need this baby to pay it's way, which will be hard if Apple has it for a couple of weeks.

I have been monitoring this forum in hopes that this problem would be fixed!

Last month, I had two MacBooks with this problem during the initial 14 day period. I returned the first computer 8 days after purchasing it and the second replacement computer three days later. Both laptops shut down after being closed. This happened repeatedly. My husband is a software architect who has worked for Apple in the past, and he is sure that this is a major hardware bug. The Apple Store took back both laptops without question and with many apologies. However, this was within the original 14 day period. I could tell from their reaction that they were not surprised.

Every time, the MacBook shut down immediately after I closed it. I could hear it re-start each time. I loved the laptop while I had it and am trying to keep my iBook running long enough so that Apple can fix this problem.

It seems impossible to believe that I could have two laptops have the same problem right out of the box and that few other people are having the problem. I really want one of these computers. Is there any news or progress on this issue?

Also, we were unable to install Firmware on the computer - something the genius at the Apple Store confirmed.
 
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There's no way that RSS caused your MacBook to shut down. Call Apple Care- hardware is likely at fault, sounds like a heat or power problem.
 
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There's no way that RSS caused your MacBook to shut down. Call Apple Care- hardware is likely at fault, sounds like a heat or power problem.


no...not RSS as in RSS feed, RSS as in Random Shutdown Syndrome! Boy am I sorry I used that abbreviation!
 

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