Re: MacBook Pro semi-frozen?

2010-11-02 Thread David Noel
Hi Ronni -- -- Yes, that was it, never saw the power button before. Operated that, and all back in order. -- Maybe partly dimmer eyesight, partly dimmer brain. Maybe getting more like my father -- for him, we had to put a large label on any new equipment, saying "IF ALL ELSE FAILS, READ INSTRUCTI

Re: MacBook Pro semi-frozen?

2010-11-02 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Noel, Hi Noel, The Power Button is on the Unibody NOT the Keyboard , top right of body. The Eject Key on the keyboard is the top right hand side ( ⏏ ). What MacBook Pro is it? Perhaps download the Manual if you don't have the little book that came with your MBP.

Re: MacBook Pro semi-frozen?

2010-11-02 Thread David Noel
[mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] *On > Behalf Of *David Noel > *Sent:* Tuesday, 2 November 2010 3:15 PM > *To:* WAMUG Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: MacBook Pro semi-frozen? > > > > -- Hi Ronni, thanks for the suggestion, but no luck. Any other things to > try? > > &g

RE: MacBook Pro semi-frozen?

2010-11-02 Thread Crisp, Peter
Maybe pull the battery pack out, or take it off mains and let it run flat? Pete. From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of David Noel Sent: Tuesday, 2 November 2010 3:15 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: MacBook Pro

Re: MacBook Pro semi-frozen?

2010-11-02 Thread stuart . evans
You may have to take the battery out as well. Quoting David Noel : -- Hi Ronni, thanks for the suggestion, but no luck. Any other things to try? Cheers, David On 2 November 2010 15:08, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/11/2010, at 3:02 PM, David Noel wrote: > Hi, my MacBook Pro seems semi

Re: MacBook Pro semi-frozen?

2010-11-02 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Noel, Need some information on why the MBP froze. Have you been experiencing freezes? What were you doing when the MBP froze? Were you using an Application that froze? Try these keyboard Commands: Control-Eject: The dialog box "Are you sure you want to shut down?" appears with options to Re

Re: MacBook Pro semi-frozen?

2010-11-02 Thread David Noel
-- Hi Ronni, thanks for the suggestion, but no luck. Any other things to try? Cheers, David On 2 November 2010 15:08, Ronda Brown wrote: > > > On 02/11/2010, at 3:02 PM, David Noel wrote: > > > Hi, my MacBook Pro seems semi-frozen, how to I force a restart? Apple > menu does not offer dro

Re: MacBook Pro semi-frozen?

2010-11-02 Thread Ronda Brown
On 02/11/2010, at 3:02 PM, David Noel wrote: > Hi, my MacBook Pro seems semi-frozen, how to I force a restart? Apple menu > does not offer drop menu, holding power button at top right for 30 seconds > has no effect. With my iMac, I'd have disconnected the power at this stage, > but can't do t

MacBook Pro semi-frozen?

2010-11-02 Thread David Noel
Hi, my MacBook Pro seems semi-frozen, how to I force a restart? Apple menu does not offer drop menu, holding power button at top right for 30 seconds has no effect. With my iMac, I'd have disconnected the power at this stage, but can't do this with a laptop. What to do, please? David Noel Nov 2