MacBook :: Keeps Turning Itself Off After 5-10 Second Startup?

Jan 13, 2009

My macbook keeps turning itself on and off for no apparent reason. Apparently it's not uncommon as many MacBook owners claim to have it as well.

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MacBook :: Turning On And Off Upon Startup...

Dec 5, 2009

My MB shuts on and off....on and off at random intervals. I should start up my computer using Disk utility CD that came with my MB when I bought it, except I managed to misplace it.

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MacBook :: Isight Turning On At Startup?

Mar 12, 2008

My isight camera (as indicated by the green light) on the macbook turns on by itself during startup. Funnily enough, no applications are open that utilizes the camera (eg. skype, ichat, photobooth). The only way I can turn it off is by shutting the macbook off and turning it on again. Not even a restart will do, as the green light is still on after a restart.

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IMac :: Turning Off Startup Tone?

Jan 4, 2011

I feel a bit silly, but I've not been able to turn off the tone that happens after I turn on my iMac.
I've got the volume turned all the way down at the speaker icon, top right of screen

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Intel Mac :: No Startup Sound While Turning On

Jul 3, 2012

My iMac no longer makes the "BONG" sound while turning on. Why is that? Is there a way to get that back?

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MacBook Pro :: Flashing Gray Folder With Question Mark On Startup Then No Startup

Sep 11, 2014

on startup, macbook pro showed flashing gray folder with question mark, but no startup. After several retries, now shows circle with diagonal diameter, and still no startup.  worked fine yesterday.

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MacBook :: Startup Manager / How To Select A Startup Volume

May 7, 2012

I have Black MacBook with 10.7.3 in it when i press alt/option while starting the laptop the startup manager wont come and OS X boots.

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MacBook (13-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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MacBook Pro :: Startup Screen Is Zoomed In On Startup?

Jun 19, 2012

6 month old MBP 15", been running 100% fine, plugged it into a projector the other day and it auto changed the screen resolution. I unplugged the device, went into settings and changed my screen resolution back to it's factory size as well as command & the minus key to make sure I wasn't zoomed in on anything. 

I then did a system update for the following; Airport utility, Safari, Ricoh Printer, Digital Camera Raw, java, Itunes. 

Restarted the computer as the updates had finished, then when turning back on the loading screen with the grey background, apple symbol and rotating loading symbol was zoomed in as much as the resolution would allow. So i restarted a couple more times, still the same thing - every time i turn the computer on the loading screen is massivly zoomed in, once it's done loading and moves to the log in screen it is fine. 

I've tried plugging into the projecter again and editing my settings, that did nothing. It's like because i updated while the settings where wonky it's saved it somehow? 

Info:
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4), Only on loading screen!

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MacBook Pro :: Fan Turning On And Off?

Sep 10, 2010

I have an i7 MBP and this morning I discovered that its fan is turning on and off at about 2 second intervals. It only occurs when the lid is closed and (seemingly) when the battery is at full charge (i.e., the mag safe is green). As soon as I open the lid the fan comes on and stays on for 30 seconds or so then shuts off as if the system has cooled. Any ideas what this is about?

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OS X :: MacBook Pro Not Turning On

Jan 31, 2010

i'm having a small issue with my computer... Its not turning on

1) If i just press on the power button i just hear the optical drive shifting and then nothing.

2) If i hold down on the power button, the optical drive starts up, the hard drive starts up, the sleep light turns on.. glows a little then faints and nothing.

The screen never turns on in either case and i never hear the start up sound.I had this problem twice already and solved it by reseting the Pram and by trying to turn it on and off a few times ( eventually it just turned on.. ) . But this time i guess that just won't do.

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MacBook Pro :: Turning It Off And Then On Again?

May 28, 2012

My macbook pro just went totally dark.  I tried turning it off and then on again.  It plays the opening music but the screen is black.

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MacBook Pro :: It Keeps Turning Itself

Jun 16, 2012

My macbook pro late 20011 keep turning itself off, I will be in the middle of using it and the screen goes black and I cant get it to start up again for a few mins!

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MacBook Pro :: Hdd Damaged After Turning Off?

Oct 5, 2010

I have an external hard drive attached to my MacBook Pro. Today my MacBoor Pro freezed and I had to turn it off pressing and holding the power button. After turning it on the external hard drive didn't appear in desktop. I checked the disk utility that comes with mac and it shows the HD but I can't mount it.

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MacBook :: ISight Turning On By Itself?

Sep 22, 2008

He has a stock white 2.2GHz MacBook, the 2.2GHz SR, with 1GB RAM. Now, recently, he noticed that the green indicator light next to his iSight camera, is always on, even if he just started up his 'Book. If he tries to open Photo Booth, all he gets is not a picture on the Photo Booth window, but in fact, just plain black inside the window, with no error message. Does anyone know what is going on?

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MacBook :: Hot After Turning It Off For More Than 8hrs?

Apr 2, 2009

i turned off my macbook yesterday around 3:30amwoke up around 9am and took macbook to my work.i have PC at work so i didnt turned it on until 12pm.as my hand reach to the bag, i felt little hotness.hen i grab my macbook and it was hot.i was thinking.....did i not turn off the machine?i DID turn it off for about 9 hrs.
i was shocked.i was trying to turn it on it didnt work.i was stunned again.
so i took out the batteryand it worked.pee yew!but im kinda scary if this will happen againlittle note for my macbookrecently i upgrade my OS system from 10.4.11 to 10.5.6also memory from 512mb to 2gb.and hard drive from 50gb to 250gb.i always check the temperature with Temperature Monitor.and after those upgrades my macbook was getting hotter than before.when i had 10.4.11 highest temp was around 69c
right now highest temp that i saw was 80c. (especially when i do ichat video)
and i have labtop cooling fan.i just installed the 10.5.6 so its pretty much empty no photoshop or anythingjust basic apps and couple of apps that i downloaded from internet (which is legal programs)

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MacBook :: Screen Keeps Turning Off?

May 25, 2012

my screen keeps turning off if i play with the brightness the screen will come back on i think this is a inverter problem were can i get a inverter for a white plastic macbook

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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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MacBook :: Computer Not Turning On?

May 28, 2012

Every single time I turn on my computer, I usually log on and it works fine. But, for the past two days every-time I turn on my computer, I log in, and then it just stays as the screen saver and nothing comes up. It's just a blank screen with the purplish login screensaver. I have tried to shut it down, restart it, but nothing is working and I am unable to go on my computer..

Info:
MacBook, system: MAC OS X (10.6.8)

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MacBook :: Cannot Recharge - LED On Charger Not Turning On

Sep 25, 2010

The battery has been taken out and reinserted. The little LED on the charger will not turn on while it's plugged in but isn't charging. I only have this problem if my Macbook has been running off of the battery for more than 7-8 hours and the battery percentage does not seem to make any difference.

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MacBook :: Not Turning On. Cleaned With Alcohol?

Nov 6, 2010

my friend got red halloween hair dye over her white macbook. tried to clean it with wipes and that didnt work. I used rubbing alcohol on a paper towel and tried to clean it. her keys are now pink.but now it wont turn on.did i just ruin it ?can the alcohol seep through the keys and get on the logic board and fry it?

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MacBook :: Screen Not Turning On After Sleep

Nov 29, 2010

I'm having a regular problem with my MacBook screen. Every time I put it to sleep, when it starts back up again the screen stays blank / black. The way to remedy this issue is to close the lid and open it again immediately. Then the screen comes on and no further problems.
Serial: W8905MCX1AQ
It's a 2008 aluminum 13" MacBook with snow leopard 10.6.4
2Ghz Intel core 2 duo with 4gb of ddr3 RAM.

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MacBook :: Monitor Turning Itself Off Instantly?

Jan 9, 2011

I've run into a very nasty problem with my macbook (late 2007 normal macbook model I think). Whenever it closes, the monitor goes black. This is normal. What isn't normal is this: whenever I open it and then either start it/awaken it, it gives me the screen... and then the monitor turns the brightness off again! This happens randomly, I have to close and open my screen quite a few times to get it to work-even if I restart the computer. I don't what's causing this, or how to fix it, although I have a hunch that it's the hinge on the back; it started shortly (but not directly) after I replaced my CD drive... I have the tools and instructions needed to open my machine up if it's a fairly simple fix, but I need to know what's going on first.

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MacBook :: Computer Keeps Turning On When In Sleep

Apr 11, 2009

My macbook, 3 years of age, always turns on whenever I put it into sleep mode. It gets REALLY annoying. So I close the lid, and a few seconds later, you hear the macbook turn on, then a few seconds later, it goes back to sleep mode. This happens endlessly and it gets really annoying.

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MacBook Pro :: Airport Turning Itself Off After 10.5.7 Update

May 15, 2009

The only fix I can find for this is to reboot the Macbook Pro and then it will work again for a few minutes before turning itself off.

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MacBook :: ISight Camera Turning On By Itself

Sep 30, 2009

I have a white macbook (the gen. before the unibody), everything works fine except that sometimes the isight camera turn on by itself. This sometimes happens immediately at the start up and other times when the system is already loaded. The result is the same, the isight camera doesn't work and when i try to use it i get simply a black screen. For to make it works again i need to shutdown the mac and sometimes even to remove the battery. I don't think it can be a Trojan or some virus since i switched to Snow few weeks ago doing a full installation from zero and this trouble still occur even with the new system?

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MacBook Air :: Display Not Turning On After Start Up

Dec 26, 2009

I have a brand new MBA. First week no problems. Now the display doesn't start when I start up the computer. If the display is open as usual, around 110 degrees. If I almost close the display, just enough to get the finger in and start up, the displays lights up. If I then bend it up to approx 110 degrees prior to logging in the display turns black. If I log in when the display is almost closed I can bend the display as I like 100ds of times and the MBA works as usual.

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MacBook Pro :: 2008 Not Turning On - How To Repair

May 31, 2010

My 15" MBP purchased in August of 2008 does not want to power on anymore. I went to fire it up today for the first time in a week or two and it does not do anything when the power button is pushed. The charger is plugged in and it has the green light. Pushing the battery test button yields no response at all. Any thoughts on troubleshooting or how to proceed from here?

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MacBook Pro :: Nothing On Screen But Computer Still Turning On?

Jul 1, 2010

I have an older generation Macbook Pro (the all-silver two-part body style that came out before the current Macbook Pro) that I got approximately two years ago. I do use it quite heavily but have always taken good care of it.

About a week ago, I was using it as normal, then put it into sleep mode and went away from it for an hour. When I came back to it and opened it back up, there was nothing. I tried closing it and re-opening it, still nothing. I did a hard shut-down by pressing the power button until the power light went off, and then restarted it. Even though the computer turned on and the power light lit up, the screen remained black, and the Apple symbol on the lid remained unlit.

I called technical support and they ran me through a list of fixes including holding several keys down and turning on the computer, etc. None of them did anything to the computer as far as I was able to tell. I was not getting any sound, either--whether from having my computer muted or from the computer not working, I'm not sure.

I then tried putting the MBP into Target Disk Mode by connecting it to my sister's MB--no response. Still, the screen remained black on the MBP and no icon for the MBP Disk appeared on the MB. Even though the computer powers up, runs the fan and everything, it appears to be dead for all intents and purposes.

I have two main questions here:

1) What is going on here? Is it as simple as a screen problem, or has my motherboard gone? This is the very first problem I've ever had with my MBP; nothing has led up to this.

2) Is there any chance that my files are safe? I'm currently on vacation and backed up my files prior to leaving, but have done a lot of work since being on the trip and am not too keen to lose what I've done.

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MacBook Pro :: Close Lid Without Turning Off Or Sleep?

Jul 31, 2010

I'm a Mac Pro guy and this is my first Mac laptop. How do I make it so nothing happens when I close the lid? Not using external display or anything. Sometimes it's just nice to be able to close the laptop when moving from place to place, I just don't see the need to sleep the machine when I do so. I do this on my Acer laptop all the time.

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Software :: My Macbook's Bluetooth Keeps Turning Off?

Aug 23, 2009

I have a MacBook Core Duo 2.0 Ghz, 2gb RAM and 60gb HDD Running Leopard 10.5.8. The Bluetooth in the computer keeps disconnecting itself.

I want to know why this is happening and how I can fix it. I have reset the PRAM and the Systems controller and it brought it back for a little bit. The Icon at the top has the bluetooth symbol with an x through it, and it is not in system profiler.

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MacBook Pro :: Screensaver Keeps Turning On Even Though Using The Computer

Mar 23, 2012

My screensaver keeps turning on very quickly, even when I'm in the middle of using it.  I can be typing a sentence in Word and it'll try to go to the screensaver.  The screen will go black, but as soon as I type something it goes back to a regular screen. The preferences have the screensaver coming on after 15 minutes.  I don't understand what's going on.  The only thing I can think of is that I recently installed Air Display which is used to make my ipad an extra monitor, but turning the application off doesn't solve the problem.  Also, there's nothing in the preferences for the application about screensavers.

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7), 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB RAM

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