[sorry, "does not turn on" without battery; it turns too well]
Hello,
I have the following problem. Many thanks for any help...
I spilled coffee over a MBP 13'' (2010) two days ago. Tried to follow the usual procedure for such cases (turn over the notebook, dry it etc.). Now, the notebook works fine, I am writing this on it (apart from the keyboard which is gone...).
Yet, it does not power up without the battery in. More detailed info:
Press the power button with only the adapter plugged in: nothing happens.
Computer powers up with battery and adapter plugged in, or only with the battery in (in both cases the battery charge should be above zero. Adapter can charge the battery.)
After powering it up and removing the battery, the computer shuts off. (this, I did just to get a sense of the problem)
It does not wake up from hibernate (if the battery is at 0 percentage).
SMC reset did not work.
Magsafe adapter light works fine (green/yellow with battery in. Green without battery).
...
I wish it could be solved without replacing anything, but probably this is not the case. What is more troubling is that the computer could power up without battery for about a day after the spill...
I was wondering, does this sound like a logicboard or dc-in adapter issue? (The replacement costs of the two differ substantially...)
Thanks
Hello,
I have the following problem. Many thanks for any help...
I spilled coffee over a MBP 13'' (2010) two days ago. Tried to follow the usual procedure for such cases (turn over the notebook, dry it etc.). Now, the notebook works fine, I am writing this on it (apart from the keyboard which is gone...).
Yet, it does not power up without the battery in. More detailed info:
Press the power button with only the adapter plugged in: nothing happens.
Computer powers up with battery and adapter plugged in, or only with the battery in (in both cases the battery charge should be above zero. Adapter can charge the battery.)
After powering it up and removing the battery, the computer shuts off. (this, I did just to get a sense of the problem)
It does not wake up from hibernate (if the battery is at 0 percentage).
SMC reset did not work.
Magsafe adapter light works fine (green/yellow with battery in. Green without battery).
...
I wish it could be solved without replacing anything, but probably this is not the case. What is more troubling is that the computer could power up without battery for about a day after the spill...
I was wondering, does this sound like a logicboard or dc-in adapter issue? (The replacement costs of the two differ substantially...)
Thanks
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