My MacBook Pro A1278 won't charge the battery.

The battery is in good condition and it will charge in another laptop and run the pro with no problems. The charger shows a very faint green light. I replaced the DC-in board and no luck. Same problem. The pro will not power up with the charger alone and no battery. I've also tried different chargers and SMC reset. Any suggestions, or does it sound like it may be the logic board? Thanks.

pcloss wrote:
Any suggestions, or does it sound like it may be the logic board?
Sounds like the logic board. Take in in.
AHT http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
check warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do

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