My new macbook pro seems to be acting strange. Maybe something is turned on that I do not know about?
I shut the lid, the brightness went all the way down and also when I turned it on after a shutdown, the display was set to a custom screen size, similar to the size of a TV's widescreen feature. Any ideas what is going on?
Hello TheB741,
It may help to reset your Mac's SMC and NVRAM.
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
About NVRAM and PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Cheers,
Allen
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