Alas Sam, the 3 steps below didn't work. Can't be overheating, as this morning, it blanked out within 10 seconds of lifting the lid, (and immediately sprang to life again).
What would you try next?! I don't suppose taking the back off will obviously reveal a loose wire?!?! Thanks Adam On Monday, September 8, 2014 8:39:18 AM UTC+1, mac98aop 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 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.
