Macbook Air shutting down of its own volition

[selloutt]

hi guys

my mba 2.13 ghz 2g ram 128 ssd is shutting down on its own. i am running up to date 10.6.7.

every few seconds it asks " are you sure you want to shut down", the same dialog box that would come up if you held the power button down.

very strange.

i tried to reinstall but the comp was still shutting down (without dialog box)

no applecare. any ideas ?

 

[kdoug]

hi guys

my mba 2.13 ghz 2g ram 128 ssd is shutting down on its own. i am running up to date 10.6.7.

every few seconds it asks " are you sure you want to shut down", the same dialog box that would come up if you held the power button down.

very strange.

i tried to reinstall but the comp was still shutting down (without dialog box)

no applecare. any ideas ?

That's hardware related and that'll be expensive. Either power supply or motherboard.

 

[gorskiegangsta]

That's hardware related and that'll be expensive. Either power supply or motherboard.

it could also be the power key (which, as I understand, is part of the keyboard on the Air)

 

[GreyMatta]

hi guys

my mba 2.13 ghz 2g ram 128 ssd is shutting down on its own. i am running up to date 10.6.7.

every few seconds it asks " are you sure you want to shut down", the same dialog box that would come up if you held the power button down.

very strange.

i tried to reinstall but the comp was still shutting down (without dialog box)

no applecare. any ideas ?

sounds a bit like you power button is sticking down

 

[jimbo1mcm]

Stuck Power Key

Before you take it to Apple, get aggressive with the Power Key. It might be stuck, or has simply failed.

 

[gngan]

Before you take it to Apple, get aggressive with the Power Key. It might be stuck, or has simply failed.

+1

I had the same issue when i had my first MB. The key button was stuck.

By the way, there's a MacBook Air forum.