My Mac shuts down when I close the lid. Why??

I want my screen/Mac to sleep, how do I do that? Heeelp!

Try Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Hope this helps.

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MacBook Pro shuts down when i close the lid

Hey,
My MacBook Pro shuts down when i close the lid.
It started to do this one or two times, but now it is every time.
I have the latest battery update, so this should not be the issue here..
Any sugestions??
I have started to suspect the it might be some faulty conecctions or somthing..

If it's unable to go into the proper sleep state for some reason then it will do that.
Run /Utilities/Console and click 'All Messages' top left then close the lid, wait a minute then open it again - if it's shut down then reboot and open Console again and check the latest log lines looking for 'sleepimage' - it should give you an indication of what happened/didn't. If you're not sure what it all means post _just those lines_ here.

How do I get my lap top to shut down when I close the lid?

I have tried to switch on the function that shuts down my lap top when I close the lid but am either dumb or lazy and gave up too quickly.... any help would be greatly apprecated.

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My mac goes to sleep when I close the lid pretty quickly but when I open up the lid it opens up again where I left off.
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Laptop shuts down when I close the lid

I just recently purchased an HP Pavilion x360. It was working fine until HP did an update and now everytime I close the lid, the computer shuts down and has to restart when I open it. I've checked all of the power settings, including the one that allows you to specify what it should do when I close the lid but having found nothing that helps. Any suggestions? Robby

Hi Robby, Welcome to the HP Forums!
I would like to take a moment and thank you for using the forum, it is a great place to find answers. For you to have the best experience in the HP forum, I would like to direct your attention to the HP Forums Guide First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More. I understand that before you did a HP update you were able to close the lid and reopen without Windows restarting, but no longer.You have checked the power management setting and the option for what happens when you close the lid, but no change. I suggest you do a scan for corrupted files. This process will also try to repair any corrupted files it locates.Go to the command prompt and right click on it and run as administratorType sfc /scannow and press enterWait for this to complete and restart your notebook. Windows 8 has a built in troubleshooter you could also try.Press the Windows key + C to open charmsType troubleshoot performance and press enter.Follow the on screen prompts. If that did not help. you can do a restore back to before you installed the update. You also have the optiion to do a Refresh Your PC to Resolve Problems (Windows 8). To be on the safe side I would backup your personal data first, to ensure no personal data is lost. You could also do a recovery back to factory. Performing an HP System Recovery (Windows 8). You will receive a prompt to backup your personal files to prevent data loss, if you have not done one recently, I suggetst you do one now.Restoring Files that were Backed Up Using HP Recovery Manager (Windows 8) With the notebook being a fairly recent purchase, you could also contact HP support for assistance. They can remotely log onto your system to aid with locating and resolving issues. Please call HP technical support at 800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region HP Technical Support Sitemap.

The new version of firefox does not shut down when I close the browser it continues running in the background. In addition it opens Adobe Reader for a brief time and then that closes. Everything worked fine before this new version.

Firefox automatically loaded a new version recently. The new version does not shut down when I close the browser it continues running in the background. In addition it opens Adobe Reader for a brief time and then that closes. Everything worked fine before this new version.

See "Hang at exit":
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+hangs

Pre Turns Off or Shuts Down when I close the keyboard

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It's especially bad when on bluetooth...happens every single time.
Is there a solution for this. Please palm, a lot of people are having this problem and there is no answer yet?
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Shut down or just close the lid

Im a new Macbook Pro user. Do i need to shut down every thime im finished using my macbook pro, or just shut the lid. If i just shut the lid what power state will this put the macbook into? Im keen to make the most of my battery life.
Many thanks
Steph

Hi, i have a Macbook Pro 13 inch. And i usually just closed the lid after i have finished working with it.
Then i used it again tomorrow morning for work.
But my friend suggested that it is not safe for mac book pro users to just close the lid without shutting down the mac. It is said that if the MBP still using standard SATA Harddrive then it is wise to shut it down first, because the Harddrive still have some sort of mechanism. It is different from the SSD drive.
If the Mac uses SSD drive than its fine just to close the lid without shutting down.
Is it true? maybe someone has some informatioan about this. it would very helpfull coz i really love my MBP
thanks

Macbook shuts off when I close the lid

How do I set the macbook up to stay on when the shut the lid? I listen to talkradio and sometimes like to close lid and carry macbook around but it automatically shuts down when I do that. Can I change these setting?

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My Macbook keyboard and trackpad become unresponsive for periods of time when I shut my mac off or when I close the lid.

Sometimes it starts working again when I turn it back on and sometimes it doesn't. It's not the keyboard. I installed a new one and still have the same issues. I am not sure what to do to fix this problem. Has anyone experience this before? Any help would be much appreciated.

OK. That makes much more sense.
I would like you to create a new admin user with Users & Groups for testing purposes. Turn off auto-login if you have it enabled. Restart the computer and log into the new account. Test if the problem still exists or has ceased. If it has ceased then the issue is most likely something in your user account. You can start by using software like CockTail, Onyx, or Mountain Lion Cache Cleaner (look for them at www.macupdate.com) to clean up system, user, and font caches, check for old log files, etc. Do this all in your usual account, btw.
See how that helps your situation. If it's not in your user account, then it's a system issue. You can then try reinstalling to see if that helps:
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I recently got my GPU error fixed, but now my MacBook Pro shuts down whenever I close the lid.

I bought my computer in July 2010. After 3 and a half years I finally discovered there was and an issue. GPU error. Fine. ok. I went to the store and even though they were nice enough to fix it for free, I'm now having another issue. Whenever I shut my computer lid, the screen and keyboard doesn't work. I can hear the computer fans but no matter what I do I can't get the keyboard or screen to work. In order to get it to turn back on, I have to hold down the power button until I hear the inside turn off. Then I have to hold the power button again to turn it back on. DId they give me a faulty part when they fixed it? Or is there something I can do? My computer is in great condition. No scratches, never been dropped, etc. HOW DO I GET MY SCREEN AND KEYBOARD TO WORK?

Try resetting the SMC http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
If not take it back to where you had the work done.

Powers off when i close the lid

Hey all,
I am having what seems to be a problem with many others with HP laptops.
Recently after an HP update, my laptop shuts down when i close the lid.
It seems as though, something in the update has corrupted something.
Im not sure if HP needs to put out an update to correct this issue, or if I need to fix the BIOs somehow, or what.
If anyone is familiar with this issue, and can assist me in fixing it, it would be greatly appreciated.
Please keep in mind before replying that....
1. this was not happening before and is happening now
2. I have gone into the power settings and confirmed that it has been switched to "do nothing" when the lid closes
3. only started happening after HP did an update
Thanks in advance

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I see that after doing an HP update your notebook shuts down when you close the lid. You have checked the power settings and they are set at do nothing.
I would try this step first.
Go to the command prompt and run as administrator.
Type powercfg -restoredefaultschemes and press enter.
You can run the HP Support Assistant to aid with HP updates.
You could consider doing a restore back to before the HP update?
Have you ran the built in Windows troubleshooter?
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Why does my macbook pro keep shutting down by itself when I close the lid?

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Occasionally with mine, it only appears to have shut down.
I close the lid, and there is no pulsing light. the light is off as though its shutdown.
then if I open the lid, hit a key or two, wait, then close it again, and wait, the pulsing light will appear and if I then open it, it will wake from sleep.
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Hi,
I'm new to this forum but I'm desperate for your help with my Macbook 10.4.11.
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Hi NOTHING SPECIAL, and a warm welcome to the forums!
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MacBook Pro
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https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
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Mac OS X Help
Isolating Issues in Mac OS
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1388
https://www.apple.com/support/osx/
https://www.apple.com/support/quickassist/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/help/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/tour/
Get Help with your Product
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304725
TimeMachine 101
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
Mac OS X & Mountain Lion Community
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