No light on MagSafe, battery not charging

Came back to check my original topic and saw the new posts with the same problem. I wonder if this is going to become more widespread?

I recently took my MacBook to a local Apple Store where the Genuis determined it's a problem with the MacBook itself -- DC in board was his guess, as noted above. We tried different adapters and batteries, and nothing worked. I have since learned that the MacBook does not have a separate DC in board (MacBook Pro and previous PowerBooks did). The DC in circuitry is on the main logic board, so fixing this problem will require a full disassembly of the MacBook and a logic board swap.

I plan on sending it in for repair at some point when I can be without the laptop. Right now I leave it plugged in whenever possible to keep the battery from discharging. When I do travel with the MacBook sleeping, it burns off a little of the remaining battery charge. I'm down to 52% at this point after a couple weeks of doing this.

Other than this major problem, the MacBook continues to work great. It's really disappointing that I will have to send it in for a logic board swap though. Anytime you send something in for major repair, it risks leading to additional problems down the road.

White MacBook 1.83 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Actually, I should clarify one point. The Genius seemed to think the DC-in board was part of the logic board on the MacBook. However, I just looked at some service guides on ifixit.com and there appears to be a separate small DC-in board connected to the MagSafe port. So perhaps this is a simple repair.

You're probably OK, but personally, I would not let my laptop out of my hands for repair without A) backing up the HD, and B) erasing my account (or at least all sensitive data). Generally, I would clone my HD to an external and then erase the internal drive before sending it off for repair.

Let us know how long the repair takes and if the DC-board solves the problem. Good luck!