Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Afetr some hours of intense work, I turned off my 13 inch MBP. I was running on battery, so I just left it without charging. When I connected it to the power, magsafe's light barely lit. I pressed the battery indicator button, but there was no intdication at all!!! When I tried to switch it on, absolutely nothing happened. The screen remained black, the hard drive and the DVD drive were dead. What should I do?
My MBP is the 2010 model
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
Let it charge for several hours and then give it another try.
Hi o,
Try an SMC Reset: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Edit: sorry, didn't see sig's post when I posted. That may well do the trick, but you can also try the SMC reset either before or after.
Unfortunately, resetting the SMC was the first thing I tried. I let it charge for 3 hours and still nothing.
unscrew back cover of MBP, detach battery wires, live it for 10-15 minutes, connect wires, check if it helps
It's simple, on www.ifixit.com you can see step-by-step instructions.
I have similar situation after deep sleep/wake cycle - but I tried a lot of things (zap pram & SMC, battery disconnect, powerup without battery) and something helped - can't recall what exactly. Now all works as intended.
HI d,
dmdimon wrote:
unscrew back cover of MBP, detach battery wires, live it for 10-15 minutes, connect wires, check if it helps
It's simple, on www.ifixit.com you can see step-by-step instructions.
I have similar situation after deep sleep/wake cycle - but I tried a lot of things (zap pram & SMC, battery disconnect, powerup without battery) and something helped - can't recall what exactly. Now all works as intended.
These batteries are not intended to be removed/serviced by the end user (us). There is at least one sticker on the battery itself basically acting as a seal. Removal of this seal will void warranty. Is it necessary to remove a seal to disconnect wires? (Sorry, I don't have a built in batt to try this with.)
Of coarse, genius bar (having MBP with you) is far more convenient way.
Is it necessary to remove a seal to disconnect wires?
I did that on 2011 MBP - there are no need to remove battery, just disconnecting wires. I domt know how it is on 2010 MBP - but it's easy, can you disconnect this without removing a seal?
image from iFixit.com
Thanks for your help guys, but none of these worked. I am desperate!!!
So I realize this was forever ago BUT on the off chance you still even have this account set up--did you ever figure out a solution? My computer is doing the exact same thing :[
MacBook Pro Completely Dead
