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Q: 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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  • by montroseminga,

    montroseminga montroseminga Nov 9, 2013 11:00 AM in response to E_Louise
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    Nov 9, 2013 11:00 AM in response to E_Louise

    Thanks Fiachrag for the photo, my MBP is a little different than the one described, so I was able to find the part using your pic as a reference. This thread seems to have saved a bunch of people from headaches with an easy fix. Thanks dbartul!

  • by karl max,

    karl max karl max Nov 14, 2013 4:36 AM in response to CKRojas94
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    Nov 14, 2013 4:36 AM in response to CKRojas94

    same with me, i was in school and doesnt have time to send it to the stored, left it untouch for a week and now back alive

  • by Tinesh Garg,

    Tinesh Garg Tinesh Garg Nov 20, 2013 12:17 AM in response to E_Louise
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    Nov 20, 2013 12:17 AM in response to E_Louise

    Hi,

     

    I have the same problem it was ok with unplug the connector then plug the connector with mother board, but it is repeated again. What is the main problem

     

    Thanks

  • by Tinesh Garg,

    Tinesh Garg Tinesh Garg Nov 20, 2013 12:19 AM in response to dbartul
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    Nov 20, 2013 12:19 AM in response to dbartul

    Hi,

    I have the same problem it was ok with unplug the connector then plug the connector with mother board, but it is repeated again. What is the main problem

     

    Thanks

    Tinesh

  • by lordofcode,

    lordofcode lordofcode Nov 21, 2013 11:49 AM in response to E_Louise
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    Nov 21, 2013 11:49 AM in response to E_Louise

    Thank you for posting this answer, fixed my problem too. Battery was completely empty, after disconnecting (the connector on my MBP is also a little different, but on the same place, had to push it with a screwdriver towards the battery to make the pins come loose of the connector on the motherboad) it worked. I could not get it out (so first try did nothing because the disconnection was not fully disconnected, you really have to see the pins.

  • by nbtafelberg,

    nbtafelberg nbtafelberg Nov 30, 2013 7:19 AM in response to E_Louise
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    Nov 30, 2013 7:19 AM in response to E_Louise

    This fixed my problem thank you SO MUCH late 2012 Macbook pro, in fact I found a bit of plastic near the battery connector, it may have been the cause of a lot of other problems.

     

    But thank you so much

     

    Paul

     

    http://www.dailyforextrader.me

  • by SERGCCMM,

    SERGCCMM SERGCCMM Dec 21, 2013 10:03 AM in response to E_Louise
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    Dec 21, 2013 10:03 AM in response to E_Louise

    just performed this on a 2012 macbook and worked perfectly to fix the issue

     

    thank you to dbartul for the information and fiachrag for the picture

  • by dannykool,

    dannykool dannykool Dec 28, 2013 1:18 PM in response to dbartul
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    Dec 28, 2013 1:18 PM in response to dbartul

    would you please do a vid  on how to do this

  • by dannykool,

    dannykool dannykool Dec 28, 2013 1:27 PM in response to Fiachrag
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    Dec 28, 2013 1:27 PM in response to Fiachrag

    i've tried this yet its still blinking :/

  • by rlb671,

    rlb671 rlb671 Dec 28, 2013 3:31 PM in response to dannykool
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    Dec 28, 2013 3:31 PM in response to dannykool

    @dannykool, you might try doing it again but wait a few minutes before reconnecting. Here's from an earlier post of mine:

     

    ...."Not remembering which cable I was testing when it went dead, I started testing them again. When I got to the bad cable, my Mac instantly went dead! So I did the battery disconnect. This time it didn't seem to work. Oh cr#p!. Tried again. No go. I disconnected the battery a 3rd time and, thinking maybe I'd forgotten a step I got on my other computer to review but didn't find anything. Went back, re-connected the battery and immediately connected the charger. Success!! I'm not sure if it was the extra time the battery was disconnected or the fact that the charger was connected immediately (or maybe some other factor), but the bottom line is don't give up if it doesn't work the first time.

     

    Also, as I found out the first time, the clock gets reset to some time in 2000. Depending on what programs are going to restart (Safari being a prime example) on startup, many will not be happy with this! So the second time I logged into the Guest account and reset the clock before logging into my regular account....."

     

    Hope this helps!

  • by naturej,

    naturej naturej Dec 31, 2013 6:58 PM in response to E_Louise
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    Dec 31, 2013 6:58 PM in response to E_Louise

    Thank you Fiachrag!! - I don't know how to pronounce your username but I followed your instructions and my Macbook is working again. Whew!

  • by EWVU,

    EWVU EWVU Jan 2, 2014 6:04 AM in response to E_Louise
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    Jan 2, 2014 6:04 AM in response to E_Louise

    Unplugging the connector worked for me as well. I had to do it twice. It didn't work the first time so on the second attempt I waited about 30 seconds instead of plugging immediately back in. Thanks for the fix.

  • by McGillmaturestudent,

    McGillmaturestudent McGillmaturestudent Jan 3, 2014 2:23 PM in response to E_Louise
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    Jan 3, 2014 2:23 PM in response to E_Louise

    Tried your technique several times and still no luck. I'm glad several others had better luck.

  • by wocketmoose,

    wocketmoose wocketmoose Jan 7, 2014 3:36 PM in response to dbartul
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    Jan 7, 2014 3:36 PM in response to dbartul

    dbartul - thanks!

  • by WRajz,

    WRajz WRajz Jan 10, 2014 7:34 AM in response to E_Louise
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    Jan 10, 2014 7:34 AM in response to E_Louise

    Did what dbartul suggested to open macbook pro remove battery and put it back.

    At the same time i notice too much dust on the fan so i cleaned it up as well using Ifixit guide.

    Thanks again.

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