techpaedia.com — Have you been using your new MacBook without any problems for 1, 2 or even 3 months thinking it's doing ok? You'll be surprised to hear that hardware problems may be just around the corner. This blog post explains how to test if your MacBook has the emerging RS (random shutdown) symptom.
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urusaiAug 28, 2006
I think the upshot of all of this is that MacBooks are buggy POS and early adopters got burned. It rather confuses me, though, because Intel Macs are just PCs with a slightly different configuration and firmware, and so the expertise to make a reliable Intel laptop should have been available. I'm guessing their PPC crew thought they had the chops to design an Intel box and the arrogance to do it without outside help...and the results speak for themselves.
bgeipelAug 28, 2006
My MacBook is currently back at the shop for repairs for the random shutdown problem. To get to this point, I visited the so called Genius at the Apple Store, then a long chat with tech support, another chat and then it went back. I am hearing many stories of folks getting thier MacBooks back and the problem resurfacing.I cannot afford to be without my laptop much longer.
mtolmanAug 28, 2006
I had these random restarts and random shutdowns on my MacBook Pro - sometimes it would happen 2-3 times per day. Sometimes it would happen when computer was sitting idle and sometimes it would be during active use. Replacing the RAM in the computer fixed the problem for me.
fekimokiAug 29, 2006
pauldy said "This is way inaccurate as it mearly forces the CPUs to a 100% load where thermal protection kicks in and can cause a non RSDing macbook to shut down."no, if your mac is OK, full load dual core won't bring down your mac. it will not shutdown.(alerady tried it on my friend's)
matt_rubinAug 29, 2006
LOL mac users somehow when the CPU usage turns up it randomly shutsdown.It becasue in intel processors if the processor is about to over heat then it will shut down so that your processor doen't explode or catch on fire. And because of the prestige of the macboook looking so good and silent it will do anything possible to keep the amount of fans down hence less noise. But if the fans can't keep it down it will overheat and hence shutdown but its not like theres been heat issues before.........<a class="user" href="http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=202247">http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=202247</a>