My Macbook does not turn on

So I was downloading an episode from the iTunes Store and I left it downloading all night. This morning I check my laptop and it freezed so I decided to take the batttery out and put it back to turn my computer on, and the computer makes the sound of turning on, but the screen stays gray. It does start up and the computer's fan starts to turn on like if it was getting heated. I've tried to let it like it is to see if it does start up, but nothing happens. I don't know what to do, and I've never had a problem with my computer before.

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Resolution
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Disconnect all accessories that are plugged in to the computer, such as a printer, hub, or other mobile device.
If your Mac supports user-installable memory, solid state drive, or hard drive, and you recently installed any of these, make sure they are installed correctly and are compatible with your computer. If possible, reinstall the original memory or drive into the computer to find out if the behavior persists afterwards.
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Reset the SMC.
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Thu Jul 23 09:27:51 2009
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x00195080): "pmapremoverange empty hash removing hashed pv"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228.12.14/osfmk/i386/pmap.c:2072
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x2107fbf8 : 0x12b4c6 (0x45ec20 0x2107fc2c 0x13355c 0x0)
0x2107fc48 : 0x195080 (0x4651d0 0x32cfab0 0x4e33c80c 0x10000)
0x2107fcf8 : 0x1972db (0x32cfa6c 0x1000 0x0 0x105e008)
0x2107fd58 : 0x16abc5 (0x32cfa6c 0x1000 0x0 0x2000)
0x2107fe78 : 0x16b18d (0xffe00000 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x2107feb8 : 0x13bb81 (0x32b9aa8 0x0 0x0 0xffe00000)
0x2107ff08 : 0x376f2a (0x29b770c 0x0 0x2107ff58 0x19c6b3)
0x2107ff58 : 0x376f58 (0x2c8be44 0x0 0x3169404 0x0)
0x2107ff78 : 0x3e2e3b (0x2c8be44 0x31693c0 0x3169404 0x1213)
0x2107ffc8 : 0x1a1bfa (0x3165520 0x0 0x1a40b5 0x3174208)
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Welcome To Apple Discussions
Follow "i love my macbo...s' advise.
And in the future don't take out the battery, try pressing down and hold the powerbutton for about 5-10sec. until the Macbook shuts down.
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What if the the light does not turn on when you connect you adapter to you macbook pro?

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For more information, see this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1713

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