2009 MacBook won't start up but fan and hard drive are working

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2009 MacBook won't start up but fan and hard drive are working

Macbook seems to be in a sleep mode when turned on .... Power light on MagSafe lock is green .... Fans are on ... Hard drive starts up but seems to go into sleep mode after 5 sec .... Screen and keyboard won't light up but light on front stays on ..... Any one know if I take this into a apple store about how much is it to do a diagnostic and or fix ??? This is a 2009 MacBook Pro so warranty has been expired ... Thanks !

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Jul 7, 2015 4:45 AM

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Answer 1

Lexiepex

Level 6

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Jul 7, 2015 4:58 AM in response to Gogojesuz

Looks like a dying disk.

Start up while holding CMD+R (until you see the grey progress bar): it will start in the Recovery Partition. If the Recovery partition does not start up: disk is dead.

If the Recovery disk starts up: in DiskUtility do Repair Disk, this may help. After the repair start normally: if that works make backups immediately; if that does not work: prepare for disk replacement.

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Answer 2

OGELTHORPE

Level 9

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Jul 7, 2015 5:00 AM in response to Gogojesuz

Try the following:

Reset the SMC and the NVRAM:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

Then try a safe boot:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

If no success, make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar. The evaluation will be free. If repairs are required, you will be given a quote which you may accept or decline.

Ciao.

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