Hi, i cannot shut down my mac, and there is several times lagging, hanging, and auto restart. what should I do ?
Hi, i cannot shut down my mac, and there is several times lagging, hanging, and auto restart. what should I do ?
Hold the power button till it shuts off (10 seconds or so)
Then try a SMC reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Follow directions for a battery you should not remove yourself.
You can also try a pram reset, which has a link at the bottom of the page of the first link above.
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