You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

User profile for user: sowmeng
sowmeng Author
User level: Level 1
18 points

How to reboot my MacBook air?

I am facing a problem when I switch on my MacBook Air.. the starting is just hanging on without open up the main deskstop ..

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jul 28, 2012 9:16 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply
User profile for user: captfred
captfred
User level: Level 7
26,440 points

Posted on Jul 28, 2012 9:20 AM

Hold the power button for 5 seconds to shut off.


Power on and hold the Shift key down when you hear the startup tone. This should perform a safe boot.

If successful, goto System Preferences > Startup Disk > select your MacIntosh HD > click restart.

View in context
4 replies

How to reboot my MacBook air?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.
Learn more Sign up