pop-up asking if I want to shut down computer

I have a mid 2009 macbook running Leopard (10.5) and 4Gb ram. I had upgraded to El Capitain, but started to get problems including my emails deleting when I click on it, so I saved my files and reinstalled from my original OSX dvd and now I get continually get a pop-up asking if I want to shut down my computer. I click cancel and the pop-up closes but after about 90 seconds or so it comes back. Any help in how I can either turn it off or update the OSX would be very helpful.

Thank you

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 1, 2016 12:15 AM

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Apr 1, 2016 1:58 AM in response to Tazz62

Try restarting your Mac.

Try Safe Boot:

- Shut down your Mac

- Wait until your computer turns off and after that press the Power button

- Right after you hear the startup tone, press and hold the Shift key

- Release the Shift key when you see a grey Apple sign and the progress bar below this sign

- After your Mac boots up, restart it as you usually do.

If this doesn't help, follow the instructions below:

- Shut down your Mac

- Wait until your computer turns off and after that press the Power button

- Right after you hear the startup tone, press and hold the Shift key

- Release the Shift key when you see a grey Apple sign and the progress bar below this sign

- Once you see Desktop, start a Disk Utility scan to detect and repair file system errors (don't forget to choose your main hard drive)

- Click on Verify Disk and then, if asked to fix problems, on Repair Disk

- After this, click on Verify Disk Permissions and then on Repair Disk Permissions

- After the process is finished, shut down your Mac and turn it back on after about 30 seconds

Apart from that, take a look at this Apple article and follow the instructions on Resetting NVRAM shown there: How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

Try resetting the System Management Controller: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

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