MBP: No chime no nothing

[roblin]

MBP 17" santa rosa
worked fine until this week
when i try to boot it up nothing happens. no chime, no screen, but the sleep-light is on, the disc is spinning, it gets hot. if I close the lid the sleep-light is brighter.

no warranty, apple claims logic-extension is only valid with chime.

thinking of taking it to the local apple service provider but they charge $150/h just to look at it. how much do you think it will cost me? better to just buy a new one?

how do i get access to the files on in?

thanks!

 

[drummerlondonw3]

first question, do you have an active back up of your files?

 

[airplaneman]

Just take the HD out and put it in an external case. Use another computer (I think it has to be a Mac due to the filesystem type) to read the info. If you have a backup, all is well .

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

Kill it somehow, i.e. take out the battery, then reset PRAM.

 

[drummerlondonw3]

see

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379

for directions

 

[roblin]

nothing happens when i try it. dont think my comp gets far enough to start listen to the keyboard, capslock eject etc doenst do anything.

 

[Schtumple]

Your logic board has died. Call apple, you're going to have to pay for a replacement. Sorry to break it to you.

 

[roblin]

Your logic board has died. Call apple, you're going to have to pay for a replacement. Sorry to break it to you.

as I expected... how much? are we talking $200, $500 or $1000?

buying a new 13"(with educ and a free iPod touch, sell the ipod and buy a intel ssd) sounds more and more interesting....

 

[fehhkk]

as I expected... how much? are we talking $200, $500 or $1000?

buying a new 13"(with educ and a free iPod touch, sell the ipod and buy a intel ssd) sounds more and more interesting....

Take a look at these prices here as a reference for a replacement logic board:
http://www.ifixit.com/Products/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-2-4-GHz-Santa-Rosa-Logic-Boards/9/110

$800.00 it seems, without the labor I would imagine.

 

[roblin]

Take a look at these prices here as a reference for a replacement logic board:
http://www.ifixit.com/Products/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-2-4-GHz-Santa-Rosa-Logic-Boards/9/110

$800.00 it seems, without the labor I would imagine.

auch. probably not worth to fix it then. so how do i format the disc easiest so i can sell my not functioning MBP cheaply?

 

[drummerlondonw3]

sorry to hear it, remember though you will still want to remove your HD as this will be functioning when you/if someone else repairs the logic board

 

[roblin]

sorry to hear it, remember though you will still want to remove your HD as this will be functioning when you/if someone else repairs the logic board

yep, but that looks a bit timeconsuming and difficult, also i need something to read the disc. maybe its worth my time to fix it and sell it for a bit more compared to spending lots of time trying to format the drive.

how much do you think a 2.4ghz, 160gb 3gb 1920x1200 sells for working and broken? i value my time so not really into finding the right buyer...

 

[roblin]

apple wanted $2k to fix the broken logic board. lol. will sell it as trash. while waiting a bought a 13" mbp, love it! unibody rules....