Macbook Hellllllp!!!

[CQuedado]

so my macbook is going haywire. i turn it on then it goes to the loading screen w/ only the apple in the middle + the loading thingy.

but it does not go beyond that. it makes some noise that sounds as if its about to boot up but then doesnt. 30 seconds later the laptop shuts off.

what do i do????!!!! is this covered under my warranty?

is there a way i can fix this?

thanks

 

[thenetstud]

Well if it's shutting itself off I would recommend resetting the SMC first.

Remove the power adapter and battery. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds and then let go. Insert the battery and reconnect the power adapter and give it a go.

 

[CQuedado]

what is an smc

 

[CQuedado]

hm... so it didnt work

do you think it could be a malfunction w/ my harddrive?

 

[thenetstud]

SMC stands for System Management Controller

You can read more about it here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411

I would recommend attempting to boot from your install disc #1 and attempting to run a repair disk on the hard drive via Disk Utility.

 

[ayeying]

does your fans turn on?

 

[CQuedado]

no. fan doesnt turn on

 

[CQuedado]

ive tried resetting the smc and it still doesnt do anything

 

[cyclingplatypus]

Boot from your install disk and see if you can run the hardware test.