15' MBP nothing working, only a blinking light

[jbauser70]

backed up hard drive via time machine, installed new HD, new super drive since old was not working , and upped RAM from the 1gb stick to 2x2gb. Now all i get is blinking light. CD with OS X went into the drive fine, but it is not booting from the drive at all. Whats next?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

What RAM did you get?

 

[jbauser70]

Kingston 4GB kit PC2-5300 667/533MHz

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Does the MBP boot with its old RAM? Does the MBP boot from the old HDD connected via a USB enclosure for 2.5" S-ATA HDDs?
Did you already install Mac OS X onto the new HDD?
Did you format he new HDD correctly?

Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.

Format Your Hard Drive Using Disk Utility
Partition Your Hard Drive With Disk Utility

Using Disk Utility - Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks​

 

[jbauser70]

only back up was via time machine.
I did not format new hard drive.
Swapping old hard drive back in does not work.
Swapping out old RAM does not work.

i reinstalled the new RAM after trying old, and now light is off, but fan is on constantly.

 

[Reflow]

Usually blinking sleep light means the ram is either seated wrong or you have bad ram. I would suggest you try resetting the ram or putting the original ones back in.

 

[Reflow]

only back up was via time machine.
I did not format new hard drive.
Swapping old hard drive back in does not work.
Swapping out old RAM does not work.

i reinstalled the new RAM after trying old, and now light is off, but fan is on constantly.

Reset the SMC and PRAM.

 

[jbauser70]

since i don't see anything on the screen. How do i reset both of those?

 

[Reflow]

since i don't see anything on the screen. How do i reset both of those?

Does hurt to read or google. SMC PRAM