Mid 2013 Macbook Air fully charged but wont power on

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Mid 2013 Macbook Air fully charged but wont power on

Used my computer after 2.5 weeks and it powered on just fine - then suddenly shut off and restarted. Then it soon shut off and didnt power on again. Thought the battery had drained out so i charged it - in some time the led went from orange to green, yet it still didn't power on.

Took it to an Apple authorized service center here in my town and they diagnosed -

" Tried SMC and PRAM reset.Check with known good power adapter

mac not powering on.Check with minimal config same issue.Try to

reseat the top case same issue.Tried to reseat the Main logic board

same issue persists.No sign of physical and liquid damage.Hence need

to replace the Main logic board under exchange price. "

Saying it costs almost as much money to buy a new laptop....... And i didn't extend my AppleCare (i know, i know.. i forgot! Thought i'd wait till the end of year 1.).

Help, please! 😢

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2013)

Posted on Nov 23, 2014 9:57 PM

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Nov 24, 2014 10:30 AM in response to havishareddy

Below is the repair Genius Bar Work Confirmation resulting from my mid 2013 MBA 1.7GHz 8GB RAM 512 GB SSD machine that was failing to start-up with or without power attached. The conclusion was it needed a new logic board. However, less than a week after receiving the machine back with a new logic board, the same symptoms (machine going to sleep and not restarting without a reset) have returned. SURELY, APPLE MUST HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE LOG OF THIS NOW WELL DOCUMENTED WIDESPREAD PROBLEM?

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Thank you for visiting the Apple Store. Below is a copy of your service record.

Apple Store The Oracle
20-Nov-14	0118 925 4500

Genius Bar Work Confirmation

Repair No: R139586832

Customer Information		Product Information
Craig ******	Warranty Status: Protection Plan(A)
GBR	Model: MACBOOK AIR (11-INCH,MID 2013)
Date of Purchase: 27-Jun-13
IMEI
Serial No: C0******5YW

Parts and Services

Item Number	Description	Price	Amount Due
661-7472	Board, Logic, 1.7 GHz, 8 GB, Ultimate	£ 310.00	£ 0.00
S1490LL/A	Hardware Repair Labor	£ 24.00	£ 0.00
VAT		£ 0.00
Total		£ 334.00	£ 0.00

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If you need any future technical or administrative assistance, please contact AppleCare Support by calling (44) 0844 209 0611. Also, answers to many questions regarding the operation of your Apple Product can be found at: http://www.apple.com/uk/support.

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