Macbook OSX 10.5.8 - switches on, makes the usual noise  - then screen goes black. Is it dead?! Can't try anything at all as it simply won't stay on. Had a new battery 4 months ago too.

My old macbook switches on briefly, makes the usual sound - then goes black and silent. It has occasionally switched itself off recently - but then come back on again after a moment a few presses of the power button. It has a new battery 4 months ago after the previous one expanded....Given I can't get it to turn on I can't try anything. Should I go straight to Apple Genius bar?

Hi. Are you running 10.5.8 and do you have the install disk? You could try a pram reset. Hold down Command/Option/P/R key on startup for three chimes and continue boot. If you have the install disk, you could boot to it then use the disk utilities off it to check or repair your drive and permissions. If you have a newer operating system you may have a recovery partition.

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