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MacBook Pro LOUD BEEP - Black Screen

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Stijlloos

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Jun 7, 2009
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Hi,

My MacBook Pro does not start up anymore and makes a very loud beep when I switch it on. You hear the DVD drive make the typical start up sound and from then it does nothing except beeping very loudly.
Is this because my hardware might be damaged?
Please let me know what to do...

Dennis
 
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kryptonianjorel

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Jul 3, 2009
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Stijlloos said:
Hi,

My MacBook Pro does not start up anymore and makes a very loud beep when I switch it on. You hear the DVD drive make the typical start up sound and from then it does nothing except beeping very loudly.
Is this because my hardware might be damaged?
Please let me know what to do...

Dennis
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Sounds like a POST code. 1 long beep means its not detecting RAM, i believe
 
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J the Ninja

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Jul 14, 2008
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1 beep = no RAM installed. Assuming you have RAM installed, check that it is seated properly. If it still doesn't work, try swapping it out for other RAM.
 
fabian9

fabian9

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Nov 28, 2007
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Bristol, UK
Stijlloos said:
Hi,

My MacBook Pro does not start up anymore and makes a very loud beep when I switch it on. You hear the DVD drive make the typical start up sound and from then it does nothing except beeping very loudly.
Is this because my hardware might be damaged?
Please let me know what to do...

Dennis
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Dennis,

these two articles on the apple website might help you determine the cause of your problem:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2674?viewlocale=en_US

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2538?viewlocale=en_US

Regards,

Fabian

PS: It does look like it is a RAM problem, have you changed your recently? As the previous poster mentioned, check if they are still fixed properly.
 
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Stijlloos

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jun 7, 2009
11
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fabian9 said:
Dennis,

these two articles on the apple website might help you determine the cause of your problem:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2674?viewlocale=en_US

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2538?viewlocale=en_US

Regards,

Fabian

PS: It does look like it is a RAM problem, have you changed your recently? As the previous poster mentioned, check if they are still fixed properly.
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Hi Fabian,

Thanks for your reply. The second link says exactly what I counted. Now I at least now what to change: RAM.

Thanks a lot for helping out!
 
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