My reliable summer 2007 MacBook Pro has decided to fail me. I shut down the computer while using Vista (via Boot Camp). I came back an hour later, pressed the power button, and it powered on... sort of. The hard drive turned, the fan quietly accelerated, but the screen remained blank. The Apple logo also did not illuminate (on the top of the case/back of the screen). The power indicator/sleep light on the clasp button (on the front edge) illuminated as if I had the case closed or as if it were asleep.
I tried resetting PRAM, a combination of key combos while pressing the power button, and booting from the system DVD. The screen remained blank, completely non-illuminated. I called Apple Care (still good for another 2 years) and they had me do everything I already tried. Finally, they said I'd have to send it in.
Unfortunately, I'm in Afghanistan, near bad guys, and far from the Genius Bar.
I know the heat and dust of a combat zone is no place for a MacBook Pro, but it's lasted 7 months without a hitch.
Before I send this home to my wife, for her then to send to Apple, is there anything else I could try to bring it back to life? I've tried hooking up an external monitor, and had no success. I'm out of ideas, other than crossing my fingers and hoping nobody decides they want a broken MBP as it travels around the world.
I tried resetting PRAM, a combination of key combos while pressing the power button, and booting from the system DVD. The screen remained blank, completely non-illuminated. I called Apple Care (still good for another 2 years) and they had me do everything I already tried. Finally, they said I'd have to send it in.
Unfortunately, I'm in Afghanistan, near bad guys, and far from the Genius Bar.
I know the heat and dust of a combat zone is no place for a MacBook Pro, but it's lasted 7 months without a hitch.
Before I send this home to my wife, for her then to send to Apple, is there anything else I could try to bring it back to life? I've tried hooking up an external monitor, and had no success. I'm out of ideas, other than crossing my fingers and hoping nobody decides they want a broken MBP as it travels around the world.