Macbook (august 2006) will not run
I have had my macbook since 2006. I have OS X leopard. My problem is that it has stopped running. THe computer will run for a while, then without warning and at random times doing random things, it will shut down. When I try to start it back up I can hear it starting to access the harddrive then I hear it shut off again. I have to hold the power button till it beeps in order to get it to restart and run for a little bit more. Have swiped the harddrive and reinstalled leopard, have exerienced the same problem with and without the power adapter attached and the battery reads both on the computer and on the battery that it is full. What is going on? I am going to the genius bar tonight but would like to know what I am getting into and what to expect.
I think you might be suffering from RSS (Rapid Shutdown Syndrome)
See these links, one is the reference for the other. I'm sure if you google the topic you will find other hits as well.
http://www.macbookrandomshutdown.com/
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-MacBook-owners-disappointed-38109.shtml
Mark
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[click on images to enlarge]
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