Hi guys,
My Early 2011 15" MacBook Pro suddenly died and it will not turn back on. I would really appreciate any help and advice. I'm very stressed out at the moment as it contains valuable files that I cannot afford to lose, including my university work.
I was updating the apps on my iPhone when all off the sudden I noticed in the corner of my eye that the screen suddenly went blank (I was watching TV at the time). I assumed it went to sleep, but I thought it was strange that it went to 'sleep' only after 20-30 seconds since I last used it.
I go back to the MBP to check the progress and find that it wasn't actually asleep, but that whole MBP was switched off. I tried turning it back on but it will not turn on.
No water or liquid has ever been spilled on this machine during its life. I've only had some condensation on the track pad many months ago
Here's what I've observed:
- There's no sound or hard drive sound that I can hear when pressing the power button
- The battery LED indicators do not light up at all. I recall the battery was at 50-60% at the point when it turned off.
- I connected the Magsafe and the Magsafe LED lights up VERY FAINTLY to the point that it cannot easily be noticed in a lit room, and even in darker settings.
- It appears that the whole MBP is completely dead and there is no sign or indication that it is actually turning on.
What I've tried
- Connected to the Magsafe - no indication of charging at all as stated above
- an SMC Reset but nothing happens at all - it's just dead.
If anyone can advise me on what may be wrong and what steps I should take, I would really appreciate it.
I've read on another forum about someone having a similar/same issue when he used a cheap USB cable. Could this be the cause of the problem, since I also used a cheap eBay knockoff cable to sync my phone?
Could this be a hard drive failure? I'd rather it be a battery issue as I can't afford to lose all my files.
Any help is appreciated. Thank You
UPDATE: Please see post #17 below - SMC bypass
UPDATE 2: Solution can be found in post #19 below
My Early 2011 15" MacBook Pro suddenly died and it will not turn back on. I would really appreciate any help and advice. I'm very stressed out at the moment as it contains valuable files that I cannot afford to lose, including my university work.
I was updating the apps on my iPhone when all off the sudden I noticed in the corner of my eye that the screen suddenly went blank (I was watching TV at the time). I assumed it went to sleep, but I thought it was strange that it went to 'sleep' only after 20-30 seconds since I last used it.
I go back to the MBP to check the progress and find that it wasn't actually asleep, but that whole MBP was switched off. I tried turning it back on but it will not turn on.
No water or liquid has ever been spilled on this machine during its life. I've only had some condensation on the track pad many months ago
Here's what I've observed:
- There's no sound or hard drive sound that I can hear when pressing the power button
- The battery LED indicators do not light up at all. I recall the battery was at 50-60% at the point when it turned off.
- I connected the Magsafe and the Magsafe LED lights up VERY FAINTLY to the point that it cannot easily be noticed in a lit room, and even in darker settings.
- It appears that the whole MBP is completely dead and there is no sign or indication that it is actually turning on.
What I've tried
- Connected to the Magsafe - no indication of charging at all as stated above
- an SMC Reset but nothing happens at all - it's just dead.
If anyone can advise me on what may be wrong and what steps I should take, I would really appreciate it.
I've read on another forum about someone having a similar/same issue when he used a cheap USB cable. Could this be the cause of the problem, since I also used a cheap eBay knockoff cable to sync my phone?
Could this be a hard drive failure? I'd rather it be a battery issue as I can't afford to lose all my files.
Any help is appreciated. Thank You
UPDATE: Please see post #17 below - SMC bypass
UPDATE 2: Solution can be found in post #19 below
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