My MacBook quit on me :(

I was watching a video on hulu when my computer just shut off with no warning. The power chord was plugged in but did not have the light indicating that it was charging and my Macbook would not turn back on. I bought it in probably February of 2010. I took it in to an iMechanic but he could not figure out what was wrong. He said if he had to guess, He'd say it was the logic board but wasn't for sure. Any body have an idea of what it could be?

Try resetting the SMC
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.

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<http://www.necdisplay.com/documents/Miscellaneous/DisplayPort_Notice.pdf>
<http://www.displayport.org/cables/how-to-choose-a-displayport-cable-and-not-get- a-bad-one/>
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And other poster also give good suggestion by visit Korea's apple store or your family here can sent it to your base as soon as it is done repairing.
And honestly we glad to help more but tired of people threaten to go back to windows system when they don't get what they want with apple. Feel free to go back to windows system without need to proclaim it.
Do try any window systems pc maker that willing to take the service here in USA and ship it to other part of the globe, I doubt there will be any.
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