My macbook pro (2008 vintage) power supply recently had a loose wire , it worked if i wrigged the cable near magsafe. Unfortunately it seems i did this too much as there was a small popping sound and macbook is now dead. Could it have blown the board or is there a fuse inside i can replace ? Ay help appreciated
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There are no fuses. If there was a popping sound, it was probably a capacitor blowing up. You'll need a new logic board almost for sure. Unless the popping sound was the power supply itself. You really didn't say where the popping sound came from.
not really, most likely a magsafe board replacement more than a logic board replacement.
Chuck is probably right. Take it to the Apple store.. However if the logic board is gone then it would probably cost more to fix than it is worth.
Depends on the model and what kind of circuit tester, but yes it is definitely possible! What model # is it? Unibody or not, replacement I/O or Magsafe boards are $10-40, worth a shot fixing it yourself than taking it to apple and having them charge an arm and a leg. Apple is probably going to charge $200+ for repair, perhaps more.