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- Blacksburg, VA
- Your Mac's Specs
- 13'' Macbook w/ 2Ghz Core Duo, 2GB DDR2, 250GB HD, 10.5.4. iPod Touch.
Poor lappy...
I took my macbook to the Genius bar on Tuesday with the following issues:
1) Bluetooth is "Not Available." Example: Icon has a squiggly line through it and reports "No information available" when checking bluetooth in the system profiler.
2) Screen flickers again. Had my macbook sent to service one other time for the same issue, the replaced the inverter and the problem was rectified. A few months later and it is back.
3) Macbook doesn't sleep! I hate waiting for shutdown/restart when I only want to move from upstairs to downstairs. My lappy will turn off for a moment as though it is going to sleep, just to wake right back up a moment later.
4) CPU Whine. The Genius had not heard of this, but I certainly have heard it (hahaha). Just type CPU Whine into google and you will find what I am talking about.
It's funny, the day that I took it to the store, all of these problems disappeared but I went anyway. No problems could be duplicated at the bar, so I left it with them. Today I received a call that it was done and drove all the way there immediately because I've been in such a state of emptiness without the lappy. The Genius reported to me that the bluetooth issue had been observed, so they replaced the logic board (no C2D though
). No other issues were seen once the board was replaced, so they stopped there. Sounds good. I anxiously wanted to turn it on and test it, but the battery was completely drained. Fine, I thought.
Took it home, plugged it in, Magsafe light stays green. I'm still not panicking as I remember that it may take a few minutes for a battery to come out of deep hibernation if it has been drained. Several hours go by and the battery is still not charging, it shows up as an x on the menu bar. The CPU Whine has again appeared. Now, however, the macbook does sleep, but only if I select sleep from the apple menu. If I close my lid, the screen stays lit, the front light does not come on, and the machine continues to run. I assume that the tech simply did not hook the sensor up, no big deal.
The battery and CPU Whine, BIG DEAL.
Applecare told me (after arguing with me that I should buy the extended warranty for 10 minutes, my one year runs out in three months) that since I was not satisfied with my repair from the store, I must make the 30 minute trip back to Atlantic City, pay my $20 to park, and give it back to them for more work. Just send me a box
I took my macbook to the Genius bar on Tuesday with the following issues:
1) Bluetooth is "Not Available." Example: Icon has a squiggly line through it and reports "No information available" when checking bluetooth in the system profiler.
2) Screen flickers again. Had my macbook sent to service one other time for the same issue, the replaced the inverter and the problem was rectified. A few months later and it is back.
3) Macbook doesn't sleep! I hate waiting for shutdown/restart when I only want to move from upstairs to downstairs. My lappy will turn off for a moment as though it is going to sleep, just to wake right back up a moment later.
4) CPU Whine. The Genius had not heard of this, but I certainly have heard it (hahaha). Just type CPU Whine into google and you will find what I am talking about.
It's funny, the day that I took it to the store, all of these problems disappeared but I went anyway. No problems could be duplicated at the bar, so I left it with them. Today I received a call that it was done and drove all the way there immediately because I've been in such a state of emptiness without the lappy. The Genius reported to me that the bluetooth issue had been observed, so they replaced the logic board (no C2D though
). No other issues were seen once the board was replaced, so they stopped there. Sounds good. I anxiously wanted to turn it on and test it, but the battery was completely drained. Fine, I thought. Took it home, plugged it in, Magsafe light stays green. I'm still not panicking as I remember that it may take a few minutes for a battery to come out of deep hibernation if it has been drained. Several hours go by and the battery is still not charging, it shows up as an x on the menu bar. The CPU Whine has again appeared
. Now, however, the macbook does sleep, but only if I select sleep from the apple menu. If I close my lid, the screen stays lit, the front light does not come on, and the machine continues to run. I assume that the tech simply did not hook the sensor up, no big deal.The battery and CPU Whine, BIG DEAL.
Applecare told me (after arguing with me that I should buy the extended warranty for 10 minutes, my one year runs out in three months) that since I was not satisfied with my repair from the store, I must make the 30 minute trip back to Atlantic City, pay my $20 to park, and give it back to them for more work. Just send me a box
). I feel like whenever my macbook goes to service, they don't really bother reading the entire list of issues and, after fixing the top one, close up shop. I will take my lappy back to the Atlantic City store, but I will ask that it be sent out so that I don't have to make another trip into that nest of vipers (not the store, the city). I just want someone to honestly sit down and observe.
