MacBook: Shuts down intermittently

so i have read up on this through out this website and nothing seems to help. i read that i needed to update my firmwire and i did that. it didnt help. then i tried to update me OSX to 10.4.8 but i said it was not compatible with my computer. does anybody have any solutions?

You may already realize this but according to the directions on the firmware update page, you must first update your computer to 10.4.8 before attempting the firmware update:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1048updateintel.html
Then install the firmware patch:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macbooksmcfirmwareupdate11.html
Once you're done with that, install the latest 10.4.9 update:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1049updateintel.html
If you haven't already gotten in the habit, it's a good idea to run Apple Software Update once per week so you catch all important updates soon after they are released. Go to the Apple icon in the menu bar and click on Software Update
Good luck!

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After using Macs my whole life, this is the one situation that truly baffles and peeves me greatly ...
I have now owned a 2GHz Macbook (running 10.4.7) for about two months. When I go to shut the machine down, (primarily by way of the apple icon in the menu bar) the screen goes black like normal, and the computer appears to shut down normally. However, for some reason, once the lid is closed, the sleep indicator light turns on and pulses as if its sleeping. At this point, however, if the lid is opened and a key is pressed, the computer will not wake back up. The white indicator light will simply turn off and the screen will just sit there—black. At this point, seeing no other viable options, I usually just resort to holding the power button down for about 10 seconds to make sure the computer is off. I then open and close the lid, and, if the light remains off, then I know its fully shut down. When I turn the machine back on, I am greeted with a message that says "the computer was restarted after Mac OS X unexpectedly quit." I always send this report back to apple with a description similar to what I am writing here. After the 5th occurence, I called Apple. They had me reset the PRAM, boot with the install discs and repair the disk. They said they had heard of similar incidents (as I have) but none quite like this.
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Hi, sydbarrett. Welcome to the Discussions.
1. You wrote: "ps. I have heard of a possible correlation between this problem and the amount of time one waits before closing the lid after shut down ... They say you have to wait at least 10 seconds before the computer will actually shut down. Well, I wait a good 30 seconds each time, and the problem still remains ..."You are referring to the article "Wait for your Apple notebook to fully shut down before you close the display." The article does not specify a wait time before closing the lid, but states the conditions one should observe indicating that the computer has shut down.
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2.2. Select language. The Installer window then appears.
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2.5. Type your Admin password if prompted, then press Return.
2.6. At the Terminal prompt, type exit and press Return.
2.7. Quit (Command-Q) Terminal. Focus returns to the Installer.
2.8. Quit (Command-Q) the Installer. Select Restart.3. You wrote: "I urge you, implore you—beg you!—to come up with a possible answer to this problem."Apple may read, but invariably never responds to posts here. Posts made to these forums are answered by other users.
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