Resolved MacBook goes to sleep when moved

[EldonChew]

Solved: Due to magnetic iPad cover below the MacBook

I'm asking for a friend who has this strange thing going on with her MacBook!

I have asked her to visit a service center already but just curious has anyone encountered this issue too(and fixed it)?
What's causing it?(loose cable or something?)

 

[SteveJUAE]

Wow that's one sticky power button or something else loose inside, let us know the reason

(Reframed from obvious feminine puns re nail varnish etc etc )

 

[whodatrr]

Has someone she loved recently departed?

That's a weird one. No idea?

Wow that's one sticky power button or something else loose inside, let us know the reason

(Reframed from obvious feminine puns re nail varnish etc etc )

 

[lyngo]

What's it sitting on? I had the same issue when my magnetic cover was underneath my Macbook. It would just randomly go to sleep. It was a magnet issue in my device.

 

[EldonChew]

What's it sitting on? I had the same issue when my magnetic cover was underneath my Macbook. It would just randomly go to sleep. It was a magnet issue in my device.

This could be it since both the videos she sent me - it was sitting under the same green cover!
Will ask her to try placing it somewhere else without anything below and see if it's solved

Edit: Yep! It's because of what's under it(magnetic cover)!

 

[maflynn]

That's not right, so I'd take it in to apple to have them look at it and repair it.

 

[ZipZap]

It's sitting on an iPad cover

 

[DeltaMac]

You have a powerful magnet in the iPad cover.
That's one of the disadvantages of the thin case on the MacBook. You do have to be careful of your environment

 

[JackieInCo]

Thats right, the iPad cover is making it sleep. If I put my iPad on the left hand palm rest on my MBP, it will put the MBP to sleep sometimes.

 

[eddymerckx3]

I'm asking for a friend who has this strange thing going on with her MacBook!

I have asked her to visit a service center already but just curious has anyone encountered this issue too(and fixed it)?
What's causing it?(loose cable or something?)

 

[maflynn]

You have a powerful magnet in the iPad cover.

Good catch, I didn't notice that. Perhaps the OP should post or update his post to show this occurring off the iPad case

 

[EldonChew]

Good catch, I didn't notice that. Perhaps the OP should post or update his post to show this occurring off the iPad case

I updated post #5 yesterday :S
Will update the main one!

 

[lyngo]

Good stuff. Glad it was something simple!

 

[Costino1]

Wonder why the magnet is making the rMB sleep....

messing with the electronics inside, or is there a magnet in the screen so it knows when it's closed?

 

[DeltaMac]

Wonder why the magnet is making the rMB sleep....
messing with the electronics inside, or is there a magnet in the screen so it knows when it's closed?

The sleep sensor is always in the case. There's a magnet on the edge of the screen. When the lid is closed, the magnet triggers the sleep sensor. It takes a fairly strong magnet to do that from the bottom. The retina MacBook is thin, so the iPad case cover magnet does the trick.

 

[developmenta1]

I have an Incase Icon Sleeve (magnetic closure) that's been causing the same issue when placed under my 2015 macbook pro.

Glad I found this post, thought the computer was on the fritz.

 

[bclement]

My apple watch (1st gen) seems to trigger this sometimes.

 

[JAG Events]

THANK YOU!!!! My wallet has a magnetic clip to make it shut! It was in my front left pocket. When I lay down and the computer is at about 30 and 45 degree angle it went to sleep.

Solved: Due to magnetic iPad cover below the MacBo1ok

I'm asking for a friend who has this strange thing going on with her MacBook!

I have asked her to visit a service center already but just curious has anyone encountered this issue too(and fixed it)?
What's causing it?(loose cable or something?)