Macbook - closed the display lid and the computer restarts
any ideas ... i have tried restarts, reparing permission, reinstalls .... its like using windows ... or maybe even in iphone as it seems this too is struggling.
i miss when the products just worked, time and time again
do i just need to take this into apple for help or will there finally be an update to resolve this problem ...
i need to depend on this computer - any idea.
thanks for your insights.
one of our brand new MacBooks has the same exact problem: occasionally, when closing the display the macbook will spontaneously close all programs without providing a "save" prompt and restart.
being brand new - it has the latest firmware, and i've updated to 10.4.10.
anyone else having this issue - any resolutions? i agree that it's most likely a hardware malfunction.
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