Blewyn
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Q: Dead MacBook Pro !!

Oh No !! My MBP just died.....:-(

 

In the middle of plugging in my ipad mini, I plugged in the USB cable and the MBP just died, went black.  No sleep light, won't switch on again, no green lights on the charge indicator at all, no charging light if I plug in the power cord.  Nothing.  Just a black screen.  And I'm stuck at a remote location for another 2 weeks....

 

Help !

MacBook Pro, Windows 7, Win 8 Bootcamp AND with Parallels

Posted on Feb 15, 2013 9:56 PM

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  • by mende1,

    mende1 mende1 Feb 15, 2013 9:58 PM in response to Blewyn
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    Feb 15, 2013 9:58 PM in response to Blewyn

    Try resetting the SMC > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

     

    If it doesn't work, unfortunately, you must take the Mac to an Apple Store or reseller to get it diagnosed and repaired. Your problem is so strange, because a computer doesn't stop working suddenly, and this is your case

  • by Blewyn,

    Blewyn Blewyn Feb 15, 2013 10:25 PM in response to mende1
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    Feb 15, 2013 10:25 PM in response to mende1

    Nope.  Dead as a Dodo.  No lights, nothing.

     

    :-(

  • by mende1,

    mende1 mende1 Feb 15, 2013 10:26 PM in response to Blewyn
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    Feb 15, 2013 10:26 PM in response to Blewyn

    Unfortunately, the only solution is to take the Mac to an Apple Store or reseller. There's nothing you can do to fix it

  • by Blewyn,

    Blewyn Blewyn Feb 15, 2013 10:36 PM in response to mende1
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    Feb 15, 2013 10:36 PM in response to mende1

    unlike

  • by eezacque,

    eezacque eezacque Feb 16, 2013 2:46 AM in response to mende1
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    Feb 16, 2013 2:46 AM in response to mende1

    mende1 wrote:

     

    Your problem is so strange, because a computer doesn't stop working suddenly, and this is your case

     

    There is nothing strange about the problem, it is just highly inconvenient. Computers die, like you and me, and usually this happens unexpectedly...

  • by Blewyn,

    Blewyn Blewyn Apr 23, 2013 8:24 PM in response to mende1
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    Apr 23, 2013 8:24 PM in response to mende1

    Oddly, it started working again.  It hasn't died since....

  • by neyugneev ,

    neyugneev neyugneev May 30, 2013 10:18 AM in response to Blewyn
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    May 30, 2013 10:18 AM in response to Blewyn

    Hi Blewyn,

    Can I just ask how long did it take your MBP to start working again and what did you do? Because the exact same thing just happened to my MBP and I'm getting concerned. Thanks in advanced!

  • by pagan ninny,

    pagan ninny pagan ninny Jun 17, 2013 1:54 PM in response to neyugneev
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    Jun 17, 2013 1:54 PM in response to neyugneev

    Mine has just died... fully charged unpluged it and I closed the lid came back to it next morning

    and dead even the led is not coming on on the magsafe nothing.

     

    tried reseting the SMC .. went throught the motions anyway but still dead.

  • by Blewyn,

    Blewyn Blewyn Jun 17, 2013 2:33 PM in response to neyugneev
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    Jun 17, 2013 2:33 PM in response to neyugneev

    Try a different power supply.  I was having lots of problems with an older macbook, thought its battery had worn out etc, then tried a newer power supply and bingo the good performance came back.  If you try another supply and get nothing, just wait a while a try again (a few days).  Maybe some crazy capacitor in the macbook needs to discharge or something.  Mine just came back to life after 3-4 days (if I remember rightly) and hasn't died since.

  • by Blewyn,

    Blewyn Blewyn Jun 17, 2013 2:34 PM in response to neyugneev
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    Jun 17, 2013 2:34 PM in response to neyugneev

    I think it was 3-4 days.  I had left it alone, without trying to plug in etc.  Maybe something inside needed to discharge..

  • by pagan ninny,

    pagan ninny pagan ninny Jun 17, 2013 2:42 PM in response to Blewyn
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    Jun 17, 2013 2:42 PM in response to Blewyn

    Letting something dicharge makes sense.

    I have 3 PSU's. I was reading about 'coma mode'

    but mine seems dead

  • by HAslowex,

    HAslowex HAslowex Jun 23, 2013 9:59 AM in response to Blewyn
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    Jun 23, 2013 9:59 AM in response to Blewyn

    The exact same thing happened to me. The night before leaving for overseas, I plugged in my iPad Mini and my MBP died. No lights or sound. Nothing. Took it to an apple store three hours before my flight and they fixed it. They said it was the MagSafe Powert part or something inside the MBP. They replaced it and all was well. My MagSafe power cord was fine all along but something must've happened to its corresponding part inside the MBP. At the time I didn't even think about the iPad Mini having anything to do with it. Just thought it was a coincidence.

    I'm now overseas on a remote island off the coast of Sicily. MBP working well ... Until I plugged in my iPad Mini. The MBP died again.

    It doesn't respond to the SMC reset nor did it last time.

    I will leave it for a few days and see if I'm as lucky as others. But I think I'll be lugging around a dead laptop, drives and cables for the rest of my holiday.

     

    Unless someone else has a better idea?

  • by Rodrigo_Soares,

    Rodrigo_Soares Rodrigo_Soares Nov 3, 2013 1:47 AM in response to Blewyn
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    Nov 3, 2013 1:47 AM in response to Blewyn

    Same problem and solved. In my case I just opened the MBP (8 philips screws in the back) and remove the batery conector for about 30 seconds (1:45 of this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJvOoSKlPfM). After connect the batery and close MBP the green light on the charge came back and MPB works.

     

    ps: shutdown the OS and disconect everything before open your MBP. :-)

  • by daf_cam,

    daf_cam daf_cam Jan 18, 2014 8:51 AM in response to Rodrigo_Soares
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    Jan 18, 2014 8:51 AM in response to Rodrigo_Soares

    This worked for me, had to leave the battery disconnected for a few minutes and then reconnect the charger while the battery was disconnected. Turned it on with mains charger only and it worked.  Turned it off, reconnected the battery , closed it up and it worked.

     

    One symptom might be worth noting was a very faint green light on the charger, not sure what this means but might be useful to someone.

     

    Thanks for all previous comments.

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