my macbook pro won't power on

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my macbook pro won't power on

my macbook pro won't power on. It makes a noise and the outside light comes on but then shuts off. Nothing on the screen. Can anyone help?

MacBook Pro, iOS 9.2.1, Not sure which operating system

Posted on Feb 5, 2016 1:11 PM

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my ginger

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Feb 5, 2016 2:31 PM in response to crissi7

Is the noise a chime or something else? You can try. A pram reset and SMC reset. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295 There is also Command R to get to recovery where you can run disk utilities to check/repair the drive or reinstall. Do you know what year the MBP is? Is the screen white or black?

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Feb 5, 2016 2:33 PM in response to crissi7

It sounds like it's trying to eject a CD. Black screen. No idea what year.

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my ginger

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Feb 5, 2016 3:10 PM in response to crissi7

Is it a clicking sound? That could be the hard drive. If you cannot get to recovery,or do not have recovery. Try starting up with Command S This is single user and will run a command line. Black screen with white script. When it completes the script. Type in fsck -fy Then hit return key. It will try to run a repair of the internal drive. If you see this Mac or (your name) was modified. Run the command again until it comes back OK. Then type reboot. and hit return.

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