macbook wont start not even boot up

GrTech2009 · 06-30-2009, 02:33 PM

Someone gave me a macbook but it doesn't start.
I don't hear any fans hard drive or any other hardware powering up.

I charged the battery fully with the original apple charger becuase the battery was dead but still not luck. I opened the battery compartment and made sure no dust or debris was caught on the contacts but there wasn't.

I even took the battery out and tried powering it on without the battery and it just won't boot up not even a ding sound.

What can it be. Will a lose hard drive or system memory cause the system to be completely non responsive?

Please help...

sinclair_tm · 07-01-2009, 06:00 PM

Something like that happened to my Macbook. Turned out a part went bad related to the charging system, and Apple had to replace it. Lucky for my, mine was only 4 months old at the time, so it was under warranty. I'm betting yours needs a hardware piece replaced as well.

GrTech2009 · 07-02-2009, 07:55 AM

Ok so I have 2 macs. The first one is the one that doesn't boot up at all even when I plug in the charger without the battery. But then I have another mac which does turn on I can hear the fans and the HD but I can not see anything on the screen. The screen is black as it looks when the machine is turned off.

How can I explain that??

sinclair_tm · 07-02-2009, 09:41 PM

What kind of Mac is it? And have you checked that the brightness isn't turned all the way off on the 2nd Mac?

06-30-2009, 02:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
GrTech2009 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 113 OS: WinXP SP3 Win 7	macbook wont start not even boot up Someone gave me a macbook but it doesn't start. I don't hear any fans hard drive or any other hardware powering up. I charged the battery fully with the original apple charger becuase the battery was dead but still not luck. I opened the battery compartment and made sure no dust or debris was caught on the contacts but there wasn't. I even took the battery out and tried powering it on without the battery and it just won't boot up not even a ding sound. What can it be. Will a lose hard drive or system memory cause the system to be completely non responsive? Please help...

07-02-2009, 07:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
GrTech2009 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 113 OS: WinXP SP3 Win 7	Re: macbook wont start not even boot up Ok so I have 2 macs. The first one is the one that doesn't boot up at all even when I plug in the charger without the battery. But then I have another mac which does turn on I can hear the fans and the HD but I can not see anything on the screen. The screen is black as it looks when the machine is turned off. How can I explain that??