Won't start up; charger blinking orange

Charger plug LED was blinking green and orange. Screen battery indicator showed MacBook was connected to mains power - but battery % indicator would not rise - not charging. Removed charger from mains and MacBook, plugged up again and hey presto charger reset.

dbartul wrote:

Had the same problem with my MacBook Pro 13" (Late 2011), switching adapters didn't work, SMC reset didn't work and I was just about to quit trying and take it to the shop when out of frustration I've unplugged the battery connector and plugged it right back in and that FIXED IT!!

(note: do not remove the battery since that will void the warranty, just remove the connector)

THANKS dbartul it helped me a lot!

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.

thanks for the tips, it works brilliantly. Thanks

Cheers for that

Thank you so much. My extreme doubt in this working mainly stemmed due to nothing is usually that easy to repair for me and my husband. However I was determined to try the easy and free way first so I didn't regret it. When I opened it up I got worried because I wasn't sure I had right spot and didn't want to pull on something thinking it was plug like and it being soddered in there. I had nothing to fear, I lifted cable plug, then put back in & VIOLA I have a running laptop that didn't cost anything to fix.

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??

Hi sharon681,

It would help us to know the year made and the size of your machine.

Go look on the bottom of your machine, pull the serial number and run it here:

http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

You'll have to go in again and unplug the battery. This time leave it unplugged ( You might have to cover the plug with tape. These plugs have a tendency to replug themselves when you flip them upright. I use Scotch Blue painters tape or the equivalent.) Using just the the power adapter, try to start it again.

A defective battery or power adapter can cause this symptom. So use another power adapter and see if that works. What's the wattage rating on the power adapter? ( Written on it.)

Thanks a lot, dbartul!

Thanks for the pix!!!

Hey Spud, I have the same problem as most of these guys n gals. MBP 13" 2012 won't turn on, with an orangey/greeney light blinking on the magsafe charger. I've tried everything Apple suggests, as well as SMC resets, and disconnecting the battery. Any other ideas? I'm too broke to take it to Apple atm. Thanks

It seems you have not updated firmware .

You can follow an apple article : Apple Portables: Troubleshooting MagSafe adapters - Apple Support

Thanks a lot! You made my day

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

Thanks a lot man. It worked and taken all my anxity away