Macbook Pro 15 Inch (bought new in 07-09, can't remember)
hey guys, my 15 inch macbook pro from 07-09 (not sure when i got it, someone where in there) isn't working properly. it seems to start, you can hear the fan it makes all the computer noises, but no apple chime (the start up chime) and nothing shows up on the screen. at first i thought it was my ram cards, so i tried changing them (google's suggestion) and trying to find out if maybe one was broken, not the case. It was working fine for the first hour after i was home from school, i closed it and set it down, came back maybe 15 minutes later and it wasn't working. i really have no idea what this could be and i could really use your guys' help. thanks. I have tried restarting it and turning it back on (of course,) and it didn't work. i looked on google for a while for some basic fixes, none worked. please help.
RajatTyagi,
the most common cause of that message is an incomplete download. For example, try downloading the standalone Flash Player installer from here. If it doesn’t run on your MacBook Pro, what size is the downloaded disk image file?
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