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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I have been given a Macbook pro 2012 which apparently ran out of battery and now wont charge ? Im fairly good with PC's and laptops but cant suss this one out lol ?

So any advice would be greatly appreciated, have an appointment at Apple later this afternoon but wondered if anyone knew a quick fix or what the problem may be ?

Cheers

Jamie

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

Is the power switched on at the wall?

A

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Is the power switched on at the wall?

A"

Lol yes Obi its not that early and i have had a coffee lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can try pressing shift-control-option and power buttons at the same time, this sometimes resets the charging circuit.

Gimp

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

Sorry - that's as technical as I get!

Guess that's why we get you fixing our laptops! Lol

A

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


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Sorry - that's as technical as I get!

Guess that's why we get you fixing our laptops! Lol

A"

Lol yeh im usually pretty good but this one has me a little stumped lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"You can try pressing shift-control-option and power buttons at the same time, this sometimes resets the charging circuit.

Gimp"

Thats resetting the SMC yeh ? Have tried that a couple of times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its unusual for a 2yo Mac to not charge- i'm running a 2010 MBP which has basically been powered up since i had it- other than when i go on holiday.

Its more likely to be a PSU fault- so either the transformer block has overheated (they do get very hot) or the cable got pulled in the magsafe connector. is the amber/green charging light showing on the connector?

It could of course be a faulty battery as there have been a few issues with Apple batteries (mainly in phones).

If you're lucky, somebody got the Apple care warranty when they ordered the laptop (there were quite a few deals with free or very cheap upgrades)- in which case its covered for the next year and will be fixed FOC by Apple.

The Apple shop should at least diagnose the problem but it may be a lot cheaper to get an independent Apple specialist to fix it once you know the fault. Batteries you can do yourself if you're hand with a screwdriver- lots of online guides to follow.

Generally, as long a the main board hasn't gone its a bloody great machine and well worth fixing- you could always sell it to me as spares or repair if you don't want to sort it out too

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Its unusual for a 2yo Mac to not charge- i'm running a 2010 MBP which has basically been powered up since i had it- other than when i go on holiday.

Its more likely to be a PSU fault- so either the transformer block has overheated (they do get very hot) or the cable got pulled in the magsafe connector. is the amber/green charging light showing on the connector?

It could of course be a faulty battery as there have been a few issues with Apple batteries (mainly in phones).

If you're lucky, somebody got the Apple care warranty when they ordered the laptop (there were quite a few deals with free or very cheap upgrades)- in which case its covered for the next year and will be fixed FOC by Apple.

The Apple shop should at least diagnose the problem but it may be a lot cheaper to get an independent Apple specialist to fix it once you know the fault. Batteries you can do yourself if you're hand with a screwdriver- lots of online guides to follow.

Generally, as long a the main board hasn't gone its a bloody great machine and well worth fixing- you could always sell it to me as spares or repair if you don't want to sort it out too "

Hi mate cheers for the post There is no light on the magsafe connection, i did ask if it was working before and the charger is working on another mac.

I have tried SMC reset etc but to no avail , even tried some suggestions of warming up the charger lol !!

Am going to Apple this afternoon to see if they can diagnose it and am definitely gonna try and repair it as know they are good

Not sure what price they go for as spares repairs lol as its in great condition and inside is immaculate

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

have you tried switching it off and on again

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Apple store it is lol

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