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Macbook Pro was unresponsive for 30 min

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ChickenMac

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Does anyone know what this problem could be related to? I tried to turn on my Macbook Pro (2011) this morning, and it was totally unresponsive, no lights, no noises. I tried plugging it into different outlets but nothing. I tried Shift-Option-Control-Power (not that I know what that really does, but I read to try it) but nothing there either. After about 30 minutes the light on the adapter turned on, I pressed the power button, and it started up as usual. The battery was at 95%.

Could this just be the first sign of impending demise of an older laptop? It has been functioning fine and has plenty of memory remaining.
 
ChickenMac said:
Does anyone know what this problem could be related to? I tried to turn on my Macbook Pro (2011) this morning, and it was totally unresponsive, no lights, no noises. I tried plugging it into different outlets but nothing. I tried Shift-Option-Control-Power (not that I know what that really does, but I read to try it) but nothing there either. After about 30 minutes the light on the adapter turned on, I pressed the power button, and it started up as usual. The battery was at 95%.

Could this just be the first sign of impending demise of an older laptop? It has been functioning fine and has plenty of memory remaining.
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13" or 15"?

If it's a 15", might be worth taking it to an Apple Store. Could be a sign of failing graphics, which is a documented issue. See: https://www.apple.com/uk/support/macbookpro-videoissues/
 
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As keys mentioned above, if it's a 15" or 17" model, take it to a brick-n-mortar Apple store RIGHT AWAY.

There is a motherboard replacement program for the GPU.
Even if this isn't the problem with yours, it will still get a decent "look-over".
 
Thanks for your replies! It's a 13". I checked the link, and it seems the 13" was not affected. It says the problems are different from what I experienced:

  • Distorted or scrambled video on the computer screen
  • No video on the computer screen (or external display) even though the computer is on
  • Computer restarts unexpectedly

Mine was just inexplicably dead for 30 minutes. I guess I'll take it in if it does it again.
 
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