System Management Controller: Difference between revisions

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The SMC should not normally need to be reset at all. Doing so however can be useful in [[troubleshooting]] certain issues.

*Failure to turn on

*Failure to recognize internal [[AirPort Extreme]] Extreme card

*Failure to recognize attached devices (Firewire, USB, etc.)

*Unexpected power off (i.e., sudden unexpected loss of power, not system shutdown)