Press power button twice

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Press power button twice

They changed the function of the power button. And I accidentally press the power button twice quickly and then... Tell me I am not the only one. I use Macbook air Mid 13.

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9), Power button

Posted on Oct 27, 2013 8:43 PM

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brenden dv

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Oct 30, 2013 12:22 PM in response to Chirtophorus

Hi Chirtophorus,

If you have questions about the new powerbutton behavior in Mavericks, you may find the following article helpful:

OS X Mavericks: Using the power button

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5869

Regards,

- Brenden

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ZintainUSA

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Oct 30, 2013 5:55 PM in response to Chirtophorus

When you pressed the button twice....What happened? Did it turn off and then back on? If you press the power button it will just put your computer to sleep. You have to press and hold it for 1.5 seconds to get the power options menu. You can also press "Control + Eject" to bring up the power menu. Otherwise if your computer is unresponsive, press and hold the power button for 5 seconds will cause it to force shut down. If you have anything open when doing this though, any unsaved information will be lost.

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Chirtophorus Author

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Oct 30, 2013 7:54 PM in response to ZintainUSA

I talked with a specialist for an hour and I can make sure this is a bug of OS X Mavericks. I have tried some Macbook air 2013 Mid. They have the same response, the screen goes dark and only thing you can do is force it to shut down.

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Chirtophorus Author

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Oct 30, 2013 7:57 PM in response to brenden dv

I have tried some Macbook air 2013 Mid. The screens all turn black. This doesn't just happed to my Macbook air. Just press it twice quickly, you will see what's going on.

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