My 13" late 2011 MacBook Pro will not turn on..

My MacBook Pro only displays one blinking dot on the battery indicator and the MagSafe charger does not display and lights once plugged in and the computer does to respond when pushing the power button
Please help

Run an Apple Hardware Test:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509
It may pick up some information that might give you a clue as to the unusual behavior.
Note: An error free AHT is not always definitive.
I still would go to an Apple store genius bar and have the MBP examined. It will be done for FREE regardless of warranty status.
Ciao.

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