Check the Console log and see what's showing? >From my iPhone
On 4 Jan 2011, at 17:13, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm. Not ideal, is it, and rather risky for work being done. > > Looks like another trip to hospital. I'll tell you if they manage anything. > > Of course, any other help gratefully received. In my case, I don't think it's > the eclipse! > > Ranulph > > > > On 4 Jan 2011, at 16:55, David Ransom wrote: > >> Sorry I can't help, but this sounds very similar to a problem I have been >> having with my iMac. I can never predict when it is going to happen, but >> suddenly the screen goes black. Everything sounds OK, but the only way out >> seems to be holding in the power button until it shuts down. >> >> When I restart, everything is fine . . . until the next time. This happens >> at most once a day. >> >> David >> >> On 4 January 2011 08:40, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: >> Over the past 4 days my recently totally repaired (virtually every part was >> replaced 2 or 3 times) 17" unibody has taken to generating a black screen. >> Moving the pointer, hitting the brighter button doesn't help. I can't tell >> if the machine is on or off, so I reboot, but sometimes it dies on reboot >> and I have to do it again. >> >> The energy saver is off, screensaver is on, but the screen has darkened >> while I was using it and I moved the pointer. in case it had gone over the >> hotspot. >> >> Before I take it back to Mac Hospital, has anyone a good idea? >> >> At least it's backed up, both on time machine and on a freestanding disc. >> >> Ranulph >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
