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Macbook pro not turning on or charging
- Thread starter r3zjay
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It sounds like you may need a new battery. Download the free Coconut Battery app and see what it says about the condition of your battery.
You're right. I guess you can always try a new battery. But if it's not the battery, that means you've spent money when you didn't have to. Not a good situation to be in.
Got a screw loose? I am not surprised that standard battery replacement instructions don’t include tightening all the screws that hold down the edges of the circuit boards and other parts. Bad connections cause dead and damaged batteries. Several of the screws hold down boards at gold corners that made me think they need grounding. Taking the bottom off and turning it upside down yielded a black 1/2” screw from the back corner opposite the MagSafe falling on the desk. Several other screws were quite loose despite having blue thread-locker on them. Now the charger works! (This is similar to electrical problems in cars caused by loose ground cables and straps.)
Newer MacBook Pro machines do not use screws to hold down the battery. Apple has designed it so the battery is glued in. The entire top case including the keyboard have to be changed in order to change out a battery in of those machines. Also, it's very unlikely for any screws to come loose that hold down the logic board. You might be referring to older model machines?