Enormous thanks. All done, so let's see.
Sent on the move. Apologies for any typos and brevity. > On 8 Sep 2014, at 08:41, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds more like a power management issue. Try the following : > > SMC reset : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US > Trash power management preferences & restart : Macintosh HD > Library > > Preferences > SystemConfiguration > com.apple.PowerManagement.plist > PRAM Reset : alt + cmd + P + R when rebooting, hold until you hear the > startup chime a second time > > Regards > > Sam > > > MacAmbulance Ltd. > Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development > > Sam Mullen ACMT > +44 (0)7747778022 > [email protected] > www.macambulance.co.uk > MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration > number 8466597 > This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain > privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in > error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > >> On 8 Sep 2014, at 08:39, mac98aop <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all >> >> Hope you all had a nice summer. >> >> I've never had a failed HDD before, so now wonder if there are tell tale >> signs to diagnose in my 6 year old Macbook Unibody. >> >> Every now and then, whether on AC or battery: >> >> 1. The screen goes blank >> 2. The HDD stops spinning >> 3. The sleep comes on >> >> Sometimes it then: >> >> A. Immediately wakes itself and carries on right where it left off (even mid >> video playback) >> B. Requires a press of the power button to wake it again >> >> Is the HDD feeling unwell? Should I prepare to replace? >> Or could it be a power supply fault, loose wire...? Any tips to diagnose? >> >> I've run Disk Utility but presume that's unlikely to find/fix anything like >> this? >> >> Any help gratefully received, >> >> Thanks all - and anybody 'in line' in Cupertino whilst reading this?! ;) >> >> Adam >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/smug/ix-GnTWQnbg/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
