I want my macbook to sleep after an hour of idle, but instead it restarts?
It frustrates me because sometimes I want to fall asleep while watching a movie, my macbook will turn off after 1 hour, but it restarts first! Its so annoying because I have saved tabs, documents I wanted to keep open... and I cant seem to figure out why it does that.
Any help would be appreciated.
Connect an external USB keyboard. You will find this discussed in the MBP's User Guide.
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<value></value>
</entry>
<entry>
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<entry>
<key>rating</key>
<value></value>
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<entry>
<key>title</key>
<value></value>
</entry>
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