Charged MBP doesn't turn on & charger is not lit up either
Hi all,
thanks first of all to everyone who can possibly help me, it regards my shiny new December 2012 MBP 15'' retina.
Here's the situation:
- I unplugged my MBP
- Then put it to sleep mode by closing it (then unplugged the mouse)
- When I wanted to turn it on 2 hours later, it didn't turn on anymore
- plugged it into the charger, seeing the green light fainting until it was gone
- checked it with my other charger, which wasn't working either
- tried out some key combinations
- but the MBP is COMPLETELY DEAD
Hope that anyone can give advice soon, because I need this device for work and I have work related stuff on the hard drive which makes it even more sad that a 2,5 grant expensive laptop just dies.
THANKS A MILLION
Joey
Thanks DLMiller,
I am not sure how deep you are in this Apple stuff, but would you think that can be related to the recent software update as this guy has exactly the same problem after the update.
Moreover, do you think they can resolve it right there, because I am under some time pressure? It seems like a software related issue to me, but I can be totally wrong, but in case of a software problem, do they generally have the equipment to dig into it?
I will be in the Bay Area next weekend, would it be worth to pop by in Cupertino?
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