MacBook Pro will not boot after Lion upgrade

Adamthecoach · Aug 9, 2011, 08:15 PM

I upgraded my 13" macbook pro to lion last night. I watched some movies until the battiery died. Now it won't boot up. Indicator light does not come on and it makes no noise. Battery indicator says it's full. Any suggestions?

*LTD* · Aug 9, 2011, 08:17 PM

I assume you tried to boot up with the computer plugged in?

Taz Mangus · Aug 9, 2011, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Adamthecoach

I upgraded my 13" macbook pro to lion last night. I watched some movies until the battiery died. Now it won't boot up. Indicator light does not come on and it makes no noise. Battery indicator says it's full. Any suggestions?

If you plug-in the magsafe connector does the magesafe connector light up?

Try resetting SMC and PRAM.

Adamthecoach · Aug 9, 2011, 08:23 PM

Yes the magesafe connection does light up. It starts green, then orange, then after a few hours of charging green. I'm not sure how to make any changes as it won't start up at all.

Taz Mangus · Aug 9, 2011, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Adamthecoach

Yes the magesafe connection does light up. It starts green, then orange, then after a few hours of charging green. I'm not sure how to make any changes as it won't start up at all.

Try holding down the power button for a few seconds and see if it boots. On my MacBook Pro I have to hold down the power button for a few seconds after the battery has completely discharged before it will bootup.

derbothaus · Aug 9, 2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Taz Mangus

Try resetting SMC and PRAM.

This.

Adamthecoach · Aug 9, 2011, 08:34 PM

I attempted that. I called apple support and they had me try a few different thing like hold shift, control, option, and the power button for 10 seconds. Then just hold the power button for 5 seconds. Then they told me it was a hardware issue. Just seems strange that it happened the night I upgraded to Lion. My computer is only 13 months old.

stevenlangley1 · Aug 9, 2011, 08:51 PM

I've seen a lot of weird hardware issues pop up with Lion installs. My motherboard on my 15" went out when I upgraded, for example. Hope your issue gets resolved quickly!

brentchaisson · Mar 12, 2012, 05:52 PM

I just installed Lion on my 13" MacPro (November '10) and everything seemed to work fine until I installed the first round of updates. It will no longer reboot and powers off as soon as the apple symbol shows up in the screen. It sounds 3 short beeps and 3 long beeps ( if I remember correctly) at startup. I'm absolutely pissed as I've been been trying to decide for the past 5 months if I should upgrade.

Have you had any luck with your case and Apple?

Aug 9, 2011, 08:15 PM	#1
Adamthecoach macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	MacBook Pro will not boot after Lion upgrade I upgraded my 13" macbook pro to lion last night. I watched some movies until the battiery died. Now it won't boot up. Indicator light does not come on and it makes no noise. Battery indicator says it's full. Any suggestions?
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Aug 9, 2011, 08:51 PM	#8
stevenlangley1 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009	I've seen a lot of weird hardware issues pop up with Lion installs. My motherboard on my 15" went out when I upgraded, for example. Hope your issue gets resolved quickly! __________________ 15.4" MacBook Pro - Galaxy Note 2 - iPad 32GB WIFI/3G - iPod Classic 80GB - 1st/3rd gen Shuffle
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Mar 12, 2012, 05:52 PM	#9
brentchaisson macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2012	Same Issue I just installed Lion on my 13" MacPro (November '10) and everything seemed to work fine until I installed the first round of updates. It will no longer reboot and powers off as soon as the apple symbol shows up in the screen. It sounds 3 short beeps and 3 long beeps ( if I remember correctly) at startup. I'm absolutely pissed as I've been been trying to decide for the past 5 months if I should upgrade. Have you had any luck with your case and Apple?
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Aug 9, 2011, 08:17 PM	#2
LTD Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Canada	I assume you tried to boot up with the computer plugged in?
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Aug 9, 2011, 08:23 PM	#4
Adamthecoach Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	Yes the magesafe connection does light up. It starts green, then orange, then after a few hours of charging green. I'm not sure how to make any changes as it won't start up at all.
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Aug 9, 2011, 08:34 PM	#7
Adamthecoach Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	I attempted that. I called apple support and they had me try a few different thing like hold shift, control, option, and the power button for 10 seconds. Then just hold the power button for 5 seconds. Then they told me it was a hardware issue. Just seems strange that it happened the night I upgraded to Lion. My computer is only 13 months old.
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