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Old 18-05-2008, 07:25 PM
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MacBook Air issues
I have just got my MacBook Air out to power it up (after having not used it for a couple of weeks), and it wouldn't turn on... so I got the power adapter, connected it and it powered up.

When I logged in, I was greeted with a message saying that the date and time had been reset. I connected to my wireless network, and it keeps self-assigning an IP (so I can't connect to my home network or the internet). The battery status said it was going to take 10 hours to recharge (it has now dropped to 3 hours).

I reset the SMC and the PRAM... but I still can't resolve the network issue. Is there something I've missed?
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Old 18-05-2008, 07:36 PM
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Nevermind... I waited until the battery had charged a little bit, restarted and now it's working again.
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Old 18-05-2008, 07:46 PM
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Yes if you don't use it for a while, the battery runs dead.

Crisis averted.
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Yes if you don't use it for a while, the battery runs dead.

Crisis averted.
Well, yeah... I got that bit... lol

What I didn't know is that the network would crap itself.
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Old 18-05-2008, 07:48 PM
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I think the issue here is that you have a MacBook Air that you don't use nearly often enough. I though people who owned Airs carried them around everywhere.
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I think the issue here is that you have a MacBook Air that you don't use nearly often enough. I though people who owned Airs carried them around everywhere.
I have only just this last week obtained a suitable sleeve and bag for the laptop... so the Air will now be accompanying me on my daily train trips to and from my work.
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Old 21-05-2008, 01:15 AM
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LOL, i would never leave my mackbook air for a day even.
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Speaking of issues...

Mine sometimes "beeps". It is the internal speaker and it makes a beep very very rarely. I'm not sure what causes it.

My gf's Air does not do this (as far as I know).

It's like the sound a PC makes, when booting up (the first quick 'beep').
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Old 21-05-2008, 08:51 AM
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I have only just this last week obtained a suitable sleeve and bag for the laptop... so the Air will now be accompanying me on my daily train trips to and from my work.
What sleeve did you get [MREVO8]? I've been looking for one for my MBA also and can't find anything suitable...
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Old 21-05-2008, 08:56 AM
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What sleeve did you get [MREVO8]? I've been looking for one for my MBA also and can't find anything suitable...
rasta, i got the gecko sleeve for the MB, it fits perfectly.

Gecko Neo Sleeve 13" MacBook - Rushfaster Australia
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Old 21-05-2008, 08:58 AM
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rasta, i got the gecko sleeve for the MB, it fits perfectly.

Gecko Neo Sleeve 13" MacBook - Rushfaster Australia
Is it a snugg fit? I went and looked at the toffee sleeve (which looks awesome), but it was too loose inside....
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Old 21-05-2008, 09:10 AM
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I use this one: Belkin : Neoprene Sleeve for MacBook Air

Best sleeve for the MacBook Air. Fits very snugly.
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Is it a snugg fit? I went and looked at the toffee sleeve (which looks awesome), but it was too loose inside....
no, its nice and snug.
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Old 21-05-2008, 01:52 PM
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Speaking of issues...

Mine sometimes "beeps". It is the internal speaker and it makes a beep very very rarely. I'm not sure what causes it.

My gf's Air does not do this (as far as I know).

It's like the sound a PC makes, when booting up (the first quick 'beep').
Only time I've heard a machine do that is when the RAM fails. Check to see if all your RAM shows up in system profiler.
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^ Yes 2GB.
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