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E_Louise Author

Level 1

16 points

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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DannyJamesAudio

Level 1

4 points

Posted on Jun 1, 2017 11:53 PM

I had the same problem. The power adapter was blinking orange. Disconnecting the battery wouldn't fix it. I'm not exactly sure what fixed it but this is what I did.

1) plug power adapter into a different wall circuit

2) remove back cover and unplug battery (make sure it can't reconnect)

3) plug in power adapter (be careful with the back off of the computer) and hold down the power button for a long time (30 seconds). At this point the power adapter started blinking green.

4) unplug the power adapter

5) plug the battery back in and put cover back on computer

6) plug power adapter back into computer (at this point the power adapter went orange to indicate charging and my computer started just fine)

7) back everything up because you might not be as lucky next time.

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Aug 20, 2016 3:42 AM in response to dbartul

Excellent thanks

Oct 9, 2016 6:33 AM in response to E_Louise

Get a GOOD quality, tiny screwdriver and follow debartul's instruction. The battery connector doesn't get pulled out, but sort of flips up. Brilliant.......MBP working again and friend thinks I am a genius. It was actually easy!

deeryluu

Level 1

4 points

Nov 3, 2016 10:54 AM in response to dbartul

omg i could kiss you!!!! thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!! (K) (K) (K)

deeryluu

Level 1

4 points

Nov 3, 2016 10:56 AM in response to Fiachrag

thank you so much for this link, i couldn't for the life of me figure it out on my own and considering it's the first time i've seen the inside of a laptop, it was pretty terrifying going in blind! haha. thank you so much xx

Nov 4, 2016 1:28 PM in response to E_Louise

Hello Loise,

Here is the solution It acts like that due to. Loose contact if batter connector switch. Internally.

Nov 19, 2017 1:19 PM in response to dbartul

Thank you for posting this fix. It still works beautifully.

Nov 21, 2017 7:18 PM in response to dbartul

Dbartful is god. Just saved me hundreds of dollars. Thank you for this.

Won't start up; charger blinking orange