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JonasDenmark

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Aug 4, 2019
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Hello everyone.
Last time I was here, I wrote about my MacBook not working at all. The problem has almost been sorted out, found out it was the power button, that didn't work at all. I was planning to sell it as it was, but now I want to sell it as working :). So the power button fix was kinda weird, I did not do anything special, just playing with it and loosen it and put it back in. But the problem is finally gone, but now a new one occurred. When trying to boot, the fans spin very loudly and then it loads about half, shuts off. Sometimes it gets to the login page, shuts down. I've tried to check if every cable is in and sure it is. The only thing that is not, is the small HDD flex cable, where the flex cable goes to the front LED light, is not working. Can this cause this big problem? I have the old one I can try, but is it this simple?

Thanks in advance.
 
Nevermind, fixed it, but now the power button is not working again, at all. It works when the system is on, but it can't turn it on.
 
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