MacBook pro just got dead really quick, help
So, I came home from school the other hour and opened my MacBook, and found it off and unresponsive. It wouldn't come out of sleep mode, which I had previously left it in; it wouldn't turn on after I held the on button a couple of times. The only clues I have are...
1. When I plug it in to charge, the green light on the charger is blinking dimly, not normally.
2. My I put my ear on it I can hear a very very soft buzzing noise.
It has not showed previous signs of turning off. Well, a month or 2 ago the clicking on the trackpad broke. Not tapping or gesture just clicking. It has suffered slight physical damage from being battered around in my backpack also. Could you please help me?
Ps: the computer won't work at all; I'm just typing this from my iPhone.
> It has suffered slight physical damage from being battered around in my backpack also.
This does not make me hopeful. Once damage gets physical, it is only a matter of time before other things go wrong. The only hopefully possibility is if the machine is at least 4 years old. The PRAM battery starts to die, and causes all sorts of components to start to fail on their own.
If it is under 4 years old, sometimes a simple zap of the PRAM, or reset of the SMU can help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Otherwise, bring it in for service to have it diagnosed. Be prepared for sticker shock. If you are in the U.S. one of these vendors may be able to bring down the price:
http://www.dttservice.com/
http://www.powerbookresq.com/
http://www.microdocusa.com/
http://www.macspecialist.com/
http://www.techrestore.com/
Good luck. Next time, get a better bag, and make sure it doesn't get banged around. If that's not possible, ask your teachers to pay for your computer and tell them you can't be rushed. Otherwise, you lose money in a lost computer.
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