15" macbook pro won't charge or turn on

I have a 15" Mac Bookpro that is a few years old.It had a slight charge when I left 6 days ago. It will not turn on and the charger light does not come on green or red.The battery life indicator lights up with one dot when I plugI have a 15" Mac Bookpro that is a few years old.It had a slight charge when I left 6 days ago. It will not turn on and the charger light does not come on green or red.The battery life indicator lights up with one dot when I plug and unplug the new style charger. I have tried several chargers and none seem to work.

if the battery can be removed from your mac do the following to perform the SMC reset:
remove the battery from the macbook
remove the power cord from it
hold down the power button on the mac for 5 seconds
put the battery back in and plug back in and see if it will start up, if not you need to get a new battery for the macbook

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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(sorry for my bad English)

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