Hey folks!
I have been dealing with a really annoying issue since this morning and I don't know what to do now.
I own a MacBook Air 13" Mid 2013 which I upgraded with an NVMe SSD last year. MacOS showed me the "service battery" info, so I bought a replacement battery from iFixit and replaced the original battery 2 days ago. Everything worked fine and I really got much better battery life again. I still had to do the recalibration, so I charged up the battery to 100% and let the charger plugged in for a few more hours yesterday evening. Then I used the Mac for a few hours and left it turned on (via the App Amphetamine to prevent it from sleeping) until it reached 0-3%. When it reaches 3% (I think) it automatically shuts down to prevent complete battery drainage, but I thought I had to completely drain the battery, so I left the device unplugged like that for 4-5h more. To make sure, it was completely out of charge, I connected my smartphone to charge it with the last mAh left in the battery.
After that I plugged in the charger and let it charge back to 100% overnight. This morning I unplugged the charger (LED was green) and pressed the power button of my Mac, but nothing happened. I tried it a few more times, but nothing happened (except for the fan occasionally spinning and the case getting really hot just where the CPU sits).
This is the current situation:
-When I plug the charger in, it charges the battery (first orange LED, turns green after a while)
-When I press the power button with the battery and the charger plugged in, nothing happens (sometimes you can hear the fan starting to spin but that's all)
-When I unplug the battery and plug the charger in, the fan starts spinning and the charger LED lights up in orange. When I press the power button in this state, nothing happens.
I did a research on the web to find out what I could do, watched lots of videos and already tried a lot of things.
-I tried a PRAM/NVRAM/SMC reset, nothing changed.
-Unplugging the battery and connecting the charger -> fan starts to spin, charger LED is orange, system doesn’t boot (no screen, sound, keyboard backlight) when pressing the power button
-Tried the same steps with the original battery and the original Apple SSD -> nothing changes
Here are a few videos I watched and methods I tried:
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-https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaXiMj5qUxA
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And a few more I can't find right now.
When I plug the battery back in and connect the charger, it starts charging the battery (orange LED) and turns green when it finishes charging (I guess). So I assume everything is fine with the battery (iFixit and Apple one)? And when I disconnect the battery and connect the charger, the fan immediately starts spinning, so everything is fine with the power circuit I guess? And when I press the power button (battery plugged in, charger connecteed) the fan starts spinning, so that’s fine too. Where’s the problem then?
Is there at least a way I can access the files on the NVMe SSD? I didn't activate FileVault on it, there's only a user password for my account. So I guess it should be possible to access and transfer the files from the SSD to another PC with some sort of adapter, right?
Btw, the MBA is in perfect condition, no liquid damage, has never been dropped etc. I don't undestand how this happened. Does discharging the battery to 0% lead to the Mac never ever booting up again, even after a full recharge?
I need help.. Thanks in advance for any helpful advice!
I have been dealing with a really annoying issue since this morning and I don't know what to do now.
I own a MacBook Air 13" Mid 2013 which I upgraded with an NVMe SSD last year. MacOS showed me the "service battery" info, so I bought a replacement battery from iFixit and replaced the original battery 2 days ago. Everything worked fine and I really got much better battery life again. I still had to do the recalibration, so I charged up the battery to 100% and let the charger plugged in for a few more hours yesterday evening. Then I used the Mac for a few hours and left it turned on (via the App Amphetamine to prevent it from sleeping) until it reached 0-3%. When it reaches 3% (I think) it automatically shuts down to prevent complete battery drainage, but I thought I had to completely drain the battery, so I left the device unplugged like that for 4-5h more. To make sure, it was completely out of charge, I connected my smartphone to charge it with the last mAh left in the battery.
After that I plugged in the charger and let it charge back to 100% overnight. This morning I unplugged the charger (LED was green) and pressed the power button of my Mac, but nothing happened. I tried it a few more times, but nothing happened (except for the fan occasionally spinning and the case getting really hot just where the CPU sits).
This is the current situation:
-When I plug the charger in, it charges the battery (first orange LED, turns green after a while)
-When I press the power button with the battery and the charger plugged in, nothing happens (sometimes you can hear the fan starting to spin but that's all)
-When I unplug the battery and plug the charger in, the fan starts spinning and the charger LED lights up in orange. When I press the power button in this state, nothing happens.
I did a research on the web to find out what I could do, watched lots of videos and already tried a lot of things.
-I tried a PRAM/NVRAM/SMC reset, nothing changed.
-Unplugging the battery and connecting the charger -> fan starts to spin, charger LED is orange, system doesn’t boot (no screen, sound, keyboard backlight) when pressing the power button
-Tried the same steps with the original battery and the original Apple SSD -> nothing changes
Here are a few videos I watched and methods I tried:
-
-https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaXiMj5qUxA
-
And a few more I can't find right now.
When I plug the battery back in and connect the charger, it starts charging the battery (orange LED) and turns green when it finishes charging (I guess). So I assume everything is fine with the battery (iFixit and Apple one)? And when I disconnect the battery and connect the charger, the fan immediately starts spinning, so everything is fine with the power circuit I guess? And when I press the power button (battery plugged in, charger connecteed) the fan starts spinning, so that’s fine too. Where’s the problem then?
Is there at least a way I can access the files on the NVMe SSD? I didn't activate FileVault on it, there's only a user password for my account. So I guess it should be possible to access and transfer the files from the SSD to another PC with some sort of adapter, right?
Btw, the MBA is in perfect condition, no liquid damage, has never been dropped etc. I don't undestand how this happened. Does discharging the battery to 0% lead to the Mac never ever booting up again, even after a full recharge?
I need help.. Thanks in advance for any helpful advice!
