Macbook - v.10.6 Snow Leopard asking to shut down every 10 min
Hi All,
Recently I`ve upgraded to Snow Leopard, however it the shut down windows pops up every 10 minutes. In addition I`m not able to shut down it since it is restarting. Steps already taken:
- Format
- Booting without battery
- Sleep settings - never go to sleep
Did anyone had the same issue?
Thank you in advance.
Hi,
thanks for the replay. Yes, it is Apple message, the same when you want to shut down Mac.
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