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MacBook Pro Logic Board Failure

I was using my computer just fine (2007 MBP core 2 duo) all day. Put it to sleep came back after 30 minutes and tried to wake it and it's dead. I held down the power key to shut it down then tried to restart no luck. No start up chime, no screen, keyboard seems dead as well (caps lock light does not light up), HD does not start up. The only signs of life are the white light on the screen latch that is now on, the fans are spinning and the DVD drive seems to work.

Reset the power management module and zapped the PRAM, no luck.

MBP 2007 Core 2 duo 2.2, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Dec 7, 2010 7:47 AM

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dmd25

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Posted on Jul 23, 2012 9:44 AM

Sorry! Don't know why the link didn't work.

I think your plan is exactly right. Go get a diagnosis and then take it to Apple and see what you can do to get it fixed. Again, thebhoydave1888's information was very helpful to me (though I ended up not needing anything but the encouragement to try.

This is the page to which I was trying to link:

MacBook Pro: Distorted video or no video issues

Products Affected

MacBook Pro, models with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors

Symptoms

In July 2008, NVIDIA publicly acknowledged a higher than normal failure rate for some of their graphics processors due to a packaging defect. At that same time, NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers with these graphics processors were not affected. However, after an Apple-led investigation, Apple has determined that some MacBook Pro computers with the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor may be affected. If the NVIDIA graphics processor in your MacBook Pro has failed, or fails within four years of the original date of purchase, a repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty.

What to look for:

Distorted or scrambled video on the computer screen
No video on the computer screen (or external display) even though the computer is on

Specific products affected:

MacBook Pro 15-inch and 17-inch models with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors
- MacBook Pro (17-Inch, 2.4GHz)
- MacBook Pro (15-Inch, 2.4/2.2GHz)
- MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
These computers were manufactured between approximately May 2007 and September 2008

Resolution

If your MacBook Pro is exhibiting any of the symptoms listed above, please take it to an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) for evaluation, or call your nearest Apple Contact Center. Before visiting the Genius Bar at the Apple Retail Store, please make a reservation (available in some countries only).

Apple is issuing refunds to customers who may have paid for repairs related to this issue. Please contact Apple for details on the refund process.

Note: If your MacBook Pro is not experiencing any of these symptoms, you do not need to contact Apple.

Apple will continue to evaluate the repair data and will provide further repair extensions as needed.

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Shootist007

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Feb 17, 2013 7:10 PM in response to lenn5

You need to take the system back in as something isn't right. It is not the Magsafe, it is the logic board they installed.

Anic264b

Level 1

36 points

Feb 18, 2013 9:58 AM in response to Shootist007

And this is not only a money problem. Having to replace all components because of just one, that's a waste of material. Are the working components even reused in another card?

lenn5

Level 4

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Feb 19, 2013 2:42 PM in response to Anic264b

I guess that's one of the downfalls of the public wanting the thinest and lightest laptops. Upgradable and replaceable means larger and heavier.

macssam

Level 1

5 points

Feb 21, 2013 2:38 AM in response to Sabaka1

cheap components get bloated from overheating

overheating occurs from bad design

my 10 year old g3 was still working with bloated components ...

lenn5

Level 4

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Feb 28, 2013 6:49 PM in response to James Hunt4

Congrats James!

I agree that Apple should have a policy that treats everyone the same. The way it is now it all depends on the Apple employee one talks too.

Csound1

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Mar 1, 2013 10:24 AM in response to Thorador

Post back when the Class succeeds, or fails.

Thorador

Level 1

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Mar 1, 2013 11:09 AM in response to Csound1

Sure thing.

Anic264b

Level 1

36 points

Mar 1, 2013 11:54 AM in response to Thorador

Perhaps their diagnostic tools need a specific OS to run? Well, still strange for a low-level process, but who know?

lenn5

Level 4

2,537 points

Mar 2, 2013 10:30 AM in response to Thorador

Apple has every right to delete messages from their message boards they deem inappropriate. They are not going into your computer and deleting anything.

Anic264b

Level 1

36 points

Mar 2, 2013 11:26 AM in response to lenn5

Then, if Apple is too severe in deleting posts (as soon as they don't want something to be written they delete a post), should we not all move to another forum?

Anic264b

Level 1

36 points

Mar 3, 2013 12:17 AM in response to Csound1

Wrong assumption. It seems we can't talk freely here, Apple dictates what we can write or not.

macssam

Level 1

5 points

Mar 3, 2013 2:50 AM in response to Anic264b

if we stop complaining

products will not develope

Anic264b

Level 1

36 points

Mar 3, 2013 3:03 AM in response to macssam

Can you elaborate, please?

What you wrote is certainly interesting, but I don't get the idea right now.

Csound1

Level 9

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Mar 3, 2013 5:42 AM in response to Thorador

Thorador wrote:

No he means all of us

I was not speaking to you, read the post properly.

I do not care for your attitude and am glad that Apple intervened, OK?

Anic264b

Level 1

36 points

Mar 3, 2013 5:49 AM in response to Csound1

You're so kind…

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