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Won't start up; charger blinking orange

Came home from work and went to turn on my late-2011 MacBook Pro. It won't start up. Nothing happens (no tone, no motor noise, nothing). When plugged in (MagSafe power charger that came with the unit) the charger unit blinks orange. Tried the charger on my other computer - works just fine. Tried 2 other MagSafe power chargers (from other Macs I own/have owned) and all act the same way with this computer, but work just fine with another Mac.

Anyone have any idea what's going on? I have owned Macs since 1988 (over the years I've owned a Macintosh II, Macintosh Performa, Power Mac, Power Book, and another MacBook Pro before this one). I've never had a problem like this one before...HELP!

[A side note: There have been NO spills, no tumbles, no falls, nothing to prompt any sort of issues....This was a completely RANDOM "dead" laptop!]

MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011)

Posted on Sep 5, 2012 8:03 PM

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Joshua Kapellen

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Posted on Sep 5, 2012 9:32 PM

It could just be your system management controller. Try resetting it using the following procedure:

Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)

Note: Portable computers that have a battery you should not remove on your own include MacBook Pro (Early 2009) and later, all models of MacBook Air, and MacBook (Late 2009).

Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.

This was found here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

If that doesn't give any love it may actually be a battery problem. The part may just have been defective. Manufacturig isn't perfect, especially when you introduce things like Humans and Fridays. 🙂 That is why we have warranties.

Hopefully the SMC reset helps!

=Josh

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DrDoug85

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Apr 5, 2015 7:55 AM in response to dbartul

Thanks from Brazil, save my presentation. thanks a lot

Fozzie01

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Apr 14, 2015 8:03 AM in response to dbartul

Thanks a million. This saved me a million headaches and a trip to the not so genius bar, which surely would have led to more headaches, more cost and more time without my computer!

Aug 31, 2015 9:47 AM in response to E_Louise

Had the same problem and was really worried. Thanks to dbartul it works again!

Sep 22, 2015 11:48 AM in response to E_Louise

Just why its not working with me i started to lose hope please help me guys

syhy

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Sep 27, 2015 12:35 AM in response to E_Louise

This post was a saviour. I thought my mbp was a goner but the helpful replies saved all the time, effort and energy of having to go down to the store just to get it checked. Thank you.

jamzed

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Oct 2, 2015 11:17 AM in response to dbartul

Thank you! ;-) You just saved my MacBook ;-)

izanizde

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Oct 27, 2015 2:35 PM in response to leocr1384

DO THIS EVERYONE!! IT WORKS!! IM SO HAPPY!

Feb 8, 2016 12:34 PM in response to dbartul

Thank you very much. I thought my MacBook Pro was finished, in desperation I searched on iPad for a diagnosis / solution and within 15 minutes I was back alive using your great tip.

Feb 27, 2016 4:08 AM in response to dbartul

thanks for the tips, it works brilliantly. Thanks

Feb 27, 2016 4:10 AM in response to Fiachrag

Cheers for that

Apr 25, 2016 10:30 PM in response to dbartul

HELP!!! As I stated several hours ago this method also worked for me and was sooo ecstatic. However,after several hours of use the same thing happened again. What should I do now??

pmoribe

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Apr 30, 2016 3:29 PM in response to dbartul

Thanks a lot, dbartul!

pmoribe

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Apr 30, 2016 3:30 PM in response to Fiachrag

Thanks for the pix!!!

Jul 30, 2016 6:05 AM in response to dbartul

Thanks a lot! You made my day

Amit_G

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Aug 15, 2016 3:36 AM in response to Fiachrag

Thanks a lot dbartul. You've saved me from the hazard of taking my macbook pro to the service centr

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