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The SLEEP button works though...
Application seems to be working fine, too---
I just can't get it to shutdown and restart...
What do I do--- HELP PLEASE!
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HELP! Powerbook refuses to shutdown
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- 01-31-2005, 11:04 PM #1Mac Lover
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HELP! Powerbook refuses to shutdown
- 01-31-2005, 11:09 PM #2Mac Lover
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Try pressing on the power button until the power shuts down.
- 02-01-2005, 10:49 PM #3Mac Lover
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Tried that, it didn't work--- thanks anyway. Brought my Little Al to the nearest Apple Center, turns out it hanged then crashed. I had to leave it there for a while.
[Edited on 2-1-2005 by Little Al]
- 02-01-2005, 10:51 PM #4Mac Lover
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Hi Little Al,
Next time this happens, just do a force shutdown. Hold down the power button until your mac shuts down completely. Wait a couple seconds and tap the power button once. Your mac should start up normally.
HTH
- 02-01-2005, 11:08 PM #5Mac Lover
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Hi Danieldy,
Thanks for replying... I tried holding down the power button for 10 seconds, and nothing happened. I tried force quitting, restarting, selecting the shut down command under the apple--- all in vain. The only thing that worked was the sleep button.
Well.. hopefully my get my Little Al within the week. Good thing I backed up all my files and docus.
- 02-01-2005, 11:13 PM #6The Pinoy Penman
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the last, extreme option would have been to unplug the albook and remove the battery
- 02-02-2005, 12:08 AM #7Mac Lover
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I was actually thinking of doing that--- :wound:
--- but was too chicken to... :blush: ... was scared I'd do more damage...
Oh well...
sigh!
- 02-02-2005, 12:18 AM #8The Pinoy Penman
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oh, and did we forget the old "three finger salute"?--control + command + power button? that's actually how we usually get out of freezes and crashes. it's been around for so long (since pre-OS X days) that we've tended to forget that newbies don't know it. so remember that for next time:
control, command (the apple button), power--all at once
- 02-02-2005, 01:18 AM #9Mac Lover
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Wowowie--- that's a new one for me!!!
arty:
Well--- let's see...
that's control... command... power button!!!! then my Baby's free!!!
Gotta remember that
!!!! Thanks--- You are so right... this is one thing every newbie should know SUPER HELPFUL!!!! Thanks a whole lot--- hope this'll be my last freeze slash crash woe!!!!:P
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