It has a full charge. The last time that it was up and running, it shut down randomly by itself. I went to boot it up and it gave a beep and shut itself off. Finally, I tried booting it again and there was a sad Mac face. After that it never came back on. It’s been sitting for a little over a month now and I wanted to try my hand at fixing it. I gave it a nice overnight charge and pressed the power button and nothing. It doesn’t even attempt to boot. No fans, nothing. I changed the battery back in December and everything worked fine until about February. I’ve changed the battery before without issue over the years. I’m thinking that maybe it’s the logic board but hoping that it’s not. Any suggestions?
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Mid 2011 13” MacBook Air won’t boot
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The one way I tested mine to see why it wouldn't boot or load up was use the Power Pads on the Logic Board. In my case it was the power button which is part of the keyboard.
Check here for Power Pad locations. I just used a paper clip for the leads on the power pad.
beetstech.com
Read the steps carefully if you decide to try this
My original post - https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macbook-pro-2009.2133171/
Check here for Power Pad locations. I just used a paper clip for the leads on the power pad.
MacBook Air Power On Pads - Where they’re located and how to use them | BeetsBlog
Having trouble powering on your MacBook Air? Need to locate the power pads to test the problem? We have detail pictures and step-by-step instructions.
beetstech.com
Read the steps carefully if you decide to try this
My original post - https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macbook-pro-2009.2133171/
Try this: disconnect the battery, connect the charger, don't touch the keyboard and see if the MacBook boots on its own. This can take up to 60 seconds to happen.
The one way I tested mine to see why it wouldn't boot or load up was use the Power Pads on the Logic Board. In my case it was the power button which is part of the keyboard.
Check here for Power Pad locations. I just used a paper clip for the leads on the power pad.
MacBook Air Power On Pads - Where they’re located and how to use them | BeetsBlog
Having trouble powering on your MacBook Air? Need to locate the power pads to test the problem? We have detail pictures and step-by-step instructions.
Read the steps carefully if you decide to try this
My original post - https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macbook-pro-2009.2133171/
I just tried both methods and no luck...
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It's hard to let go! I've had this laptop for nearly a decade! LOL!
Also, the MagSafe shows green both with and without the battery connected, if that matters at all.
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Disconnect the battery and trackpad, connect charger, and see if it boots on its own.
Any signs of liquid damage?
Any signs of liquid damage?
No liquid damage at all. I’ll try disconnecting the trackpad and report back.
That's too bad. I did replace logic board and heatsink on my MBP 15 mid 2009, and keyboard once I realized it was power button. I too had a green light on the charger with or without battery.
I found my parts on Ebay and wasn't too bad a price, and watched videos and help from Apple Dollars
I found my parts on Ebay and wasn't too bad a price, and watched videos and help from Apple Dollars