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Henry Spears Posted on Nov 16, 2013

My computer keeps shutting down irreglarly - Apple MacBook Pro Laptop Computer with Intel Duo Core 15.4 Inch PC Notebook

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Hey Henry,

Try reseting your PRAM and SMC.

Here's how to reset your PRAM:

  1. Shut down your machine. Yes, all the way down, not sleep or logging out.
  2. Press the power button and then press command-option-p-r. You have to make sure you get those keys pressed before the gray screen comes up or it won't work.
  3. Hold those keys down until your Mac reboots again and you here the startup chime.
  4. Let go of the keys and let your Mac reboot normally.

For SMC:


  1. Turn off your machine
  2. Keep the MagSafe adapter plugged in.
  3. Press at the same time shift-option-control (on the left side of the machine) and the power button
  4. Let go
  5. Turn your machine back on with the power button.

Testimonial: "Sadly, this didn't stop the computer from shutting down randomly, but i think what's happening is that the PRAM is constantly resetting without me telling it to, not positive, but the behavior is very similar from hen i reset the PRAM to when the computer shuts down"

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