MacBook 13-inch, Late 2009 black screen

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MacBook 13-inch, Late 2009 black screen

Hi, I am dealing with a MacBook from late 2009 that isn't booting up. The owner brought it after removing the HDD with a Windows OS and without the battery, which had died, and he used it daily before. I replaced HDD with a 320 GB 5400 RPM. When I connect the power adapter, it lights up green, but unfortunately, pressing the power button only causes the fan to spin, and the screen remains black. Ive tried booting from an external HDD, inserting an installation disk, using an installation USB, connecting it to an external monitor, and even replacing the RAM, everything without success. The fan spins, but that's all. Could this be caused by the MacBook lacking a battery or something else? Thank you. Sorry for my bad English.

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Posted on Apr 10, 2024 4:55 AM

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WheelieNick

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Apr 11, 2024 12:27 AM in response to Piazon123

When replacing the harddisk, have you made sure that you connected the display cables back to the logic board? If not, you must check this out.

A macbook without a battery should still give screen when on cable power. But, the macbook is very old. It could just be that it is the end of its lifespan unfortunately

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WheelieNick

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Apr 11, 2024 1:24 AM in response to Piazon123

yeah I understand, I am an enthousiast as well and I saved many older Mac machines.

But this seems like a graphics card failure to me if all of the options are depleted I am afraid ):

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Piazon123 Author

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Apr 11, 2024 1:18 AM in response to WheelieNick

Thank you for your answer. I checked the cable to the display, and it's correctly connected. As I mentioned before, I also tried an external monitor. Yes, I realize that the laptop is at the end of its lifespan, but I'm somewhat of an enthusiast, so I'd like to save it because visually, it's in great condition. However, I'm running out of ideas on what else could be causing this issue.

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MacBook 13-inch, Late 2009 black screen

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