Boot up with Chime but NO display after working just fine night before
Hi
My MBP is about 3-4 years old and I use it regularly but not nec. for long periods of time. I always shut down if not in use rather than let it sleep. It is not my main computer as I have a desktop Mac.
The other day after using it to watch an episode that was 45 minutes long I shut it off and went to bed- the battery was partially charged. When I tried to use it the next day I found the keyboard lighting up and the Chime happening, but no display was working even after adjusting the screen brightness. Even the apple logo on the back wasn't lighting.
I am in the middle of a class from **** and have two weeks left with new job orientation starting immediately after- so about three weeks before I could feesibly take it into Apple. However, I need this thing running now as it has not only iTunes but important docs on it that I don't have on my desktop that I need now.
Any simple suggestions or ideas. I am not completely computer illiterate, but I am no genius either.
Thanks!!
Kettle
I also have the same problem. I have a 15" MacBook Pro laptop that I bought new from an Apple store around July 2007. I was using my laptop for my presentation last week, and during the question and answering session I closed the lid of my laptop for approximately 5 minutes. When I opened it again, it just showed me a black screen. I have tried turning it on/off and followed all troubleshoot suggestion in the user guide but none of them work.
I brought it to the Apple service desk and they said that it is not NVIDIA issue because my laptop does not even pass the hardware checked that the laptop performed when starting up the computer. They asked me to buy a new Logicboard for at least $1200 not including gst and labor!! When I called Apple service center they said that they do not know why my logicboard is suddenly broken. They even argue that the life expectancy of an Apple laptop is only 3 years maximum.
I am trying to figure out how many people got the same issue like me and tell Apple about it so they can seriously investigate this problem, so any laptop does not die suddenly after 2 years. I think if there is many people have the same problem and complaint about it, Apple will feel more obligated to investigate the situation.
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