Power button not working consistently
Have owned my Macbook Air 13" for almost a year. Over the last few months, I've had some issues with the power button when in standby mode. I think this happened even before I updated to OS X Yosemite. Sometimes when I go to turn my computer on, the button is completely unresponsive. I have to press the button over and over again. Sometimes I hold it down firmly and it turns on, other times it seems to turn on after a light touch. Any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong? Thanks-
LauraTX1 wrote:
The power button on my Tungsten E2 not working consistently. What do I need to do to it? Hard to turn my palm on when the button does not work properly.
Post relates to: Tungsten E2
Just an FYI Laura - you can press any of the hard buttons on your Palm and it will turn on. Many of try to avoid using the fragile power button, choosing instead to use a hard button to turn on, and the normal timeout to turn off.
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