MacBook :: Fan Dead
Oct 31, 2010
The cooling fan, that is. It had been making a noise for a few months. Today I suddenly noticed a big drop in speed even for basic tasks such as scrolling down browser window. I realised the fan was silent, so I checked with Istat, and the fan was at 0 rpm. I immediately switched off the machine. A very faint smell of burn plastic is perceptible if one sniffs my MacBook. My questions:
- The MB was active without a working fan for 5-10 mins at the most. What are the odds that I cooked some crucial part?
- If I did cook some crucial part, could a technician tell when s/he opens the MB to change the fan?
- How much should I expect to pay (in the UK) for replacing the fan?
I'm trying to figure out whether I should get a new MBP 13''. I was hoping to hold back until the next refresh, as the hardware on the current version isn't that different from what I have in my 2007 MB. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Jun 17, 2009
Tomorrow morning the brand new MBP 13 2.53 goes back to Apple for yet another dead pixel issue! The Staff in my local store are so, so helpful and are always there to help, but this will be my 4th pixel related return. It's a mighty fine machine but I'm beginning to feel like "that guy" who always takes his macs back!
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Aug 24, 2009
I recently noticed 4-5 dead pixels (gray, not fixable with software) on my 1.5 year old MBP (see sig below). Definitely a bummer as I had to go through 2 MBPs when buying this computer just to get one without any dead pixels. I don't know why or when these pixels died. I have AppleCare and I am wondering if Apple will do anything about this. Is there a threshold for repairs (e.g., only 10+ pixels is repairable)? Has anyone ever got a repair/replacement for dead pixels? Is there anything I can myself to fix this problem?
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Sep 26, 2009
I was using my macbook pro at a client, working fine.I put it in my back and head back to the office and one hour later when I go to wake it from sleep, I notice the pulsing light is not on.The battery still had a charge, so I tried turning it on and all that would happen is a brief blip of the white light and then it would power off. If I held down the power button, I would hear the DVD drive starting up but as soon as I let go, it would power off or if I held it long enough, the light would flash rapidly and then it would power off. I tried resetting the SMC controller, reseating the RAM, different RAM, and even taking the top case off to make sure no cables were loose.
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Oct 7, 2009
1. Six months ago in Thailand MacBook just cut out. Rebooted and had that flashing folder with a question mark. This was all that happened. Did not have OSX discs to run check on HD. Shipped MacBook home.
2. Arrived back in UK. Now Screen will not appear, it flashes for a fraction of a second before switching off. Blank screen is all I get apart from this.
3. Changed HD with my friends from a MacBook Pro. Same thing happened, nothing basically.
4. Put OSX Disc in, now will not eject. I notice that if I let the system boot, I can' say for sure whats happening but the green lights for the capital button etc do not work. Infact I'm pretty sure the Keyboard is not working.
5. There is no sound at start up.
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Dec 25, 2009
I had a slight spillage behind my computer. I'm not sure if any actually went into the air fan at the back but i paniced and picked it up and tossed it around a bit. Now I can't get anything from it. There is a pulsing light on the front of the computer now. Previously the screen was black but it appeared the computer was still running.
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Feb 25, 2010
I have a G4 based macbook 17inch ~5 years old. Recently it ran all the 10.4 software updates and was running fine (did some tech work on it for a friend and it was 10.4.0 to start), it worked perfectly for 1.5 weeks but today it just went black. no power ring on the power cord slot, nothing -it is like it shorted out. Is there a reset button or a reason this could have happened?
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Mar 28, 2010
My hard drive has been vibrating alot lately. Is this a sign it's about to die?
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May 14, 2010
I have been having issues with my Macbook for the past 2 days. Basically it will freeze for nothing, and any soft i try to run will quit unexpectedly or it wont even start (past the Apple screen).
I ran a FSCK and it says it repaired the errors but the issues remain.
I tried installing Snow leopard, but the install also crashes.
I was told my HD might be dead even though i can still access its content 1 out 5 times i boot the computer.
I cant run a time machine (it gives me an error).
So my question is..is there a safe mode i can boot it to plug in my external hard drive to save my stuff before i buy a new HD?
Thanks !!
Andrew
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May 23, 2010
I have a Macbook Pro Late 2009 model, I just inserted a disc and it won't take the disc at all. Do I have a dead drive? What should i do?
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Dec 27, 2007
I have a macbook which is just over a year old, it has been working flawlessly, however, I shut it down earlier today (normal shutdown) and now when I try to turn it on nothing happens.It is totally dead and unresponsive.The battery is fully charged, I tried another battery from my brothers macbook and it makes no difference, my battery works fine on his macbook.
I have searched online for info and have tried all the various key combinations on start up to get it to book up, but it is still totally dead.
I'm really worried that something majorly bad has happened but I don't know what could have as it has not been touched between the perfect shut down and now, I the last time I used it was a couple of hours ago.
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Sep 12, 2010
I have owned my new MBP for less than 3 months and I have already spotted a dead pixel. It is about 2.5" about the dead center of the monitor. Whenever I have a browser or any other light background up I see it stick out like a sore thumb. I did a search on the forums and saw that Apple has a "policy" regarding these things before they will replace it. The nearest Apple store is 3 hours away and they want me to bring it in. Obviously I don;t want to drive all the way there for them to turn me away. What do you guys think....too OCD? The short amount of time I have owned it though makes me want it fixed...and I can't NOT see it now that I know it's there (yes it's a double negative).
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Oct 12, 2010
My wife and I always leave our MBP plugged up when we are near a charger. This morning the MBP had been plugged up all night, but the battery was dead. I noticed the light was out on the charger so I went to take it out, but when I touched it it turned red indicating that it was now charging. It turns out it is very finicky and randomly stops charging. Anybody else had problems with their charger? It will be Thursday before I have a chance to get to the Apple store.
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Jan 25, 2009
Does anyone have pics of these dead pixels? I keep hearing about them and i'm really curious to see what it looks like!
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Mar 23, 2009
This is my first post on the site! Anyway, I have about 3 dead pixels on my 13" MacBook 2.16 GHz. My computer is still under Applecare, would Apple replace the display for free?
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Jun 27, 2009
I took the plunge and bought a new 15" mbp. Came home and booted it up to find two maybe three dead pixels in the middle of the screen. One is red and two are gray. I tried using a site to get dead pixels out but didn't work. I scheduled an appointment with the genius tomorrow to see if he can help me out.
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Dec 6, 2009
I have been moving over the week and when i was setting up, i accidentally plugged the wrong ac adapter into my usb hub.
the next thing i notice, the usb is no longer working. keyboard, mouse, etc, not working, the other ones are
initially, the wifi card went out to with the other usbs. i did two reboots and the wifi and other usb ports came back.
the one where i plugged in the usb from the hub is dead
is there an easy fix for this? im pretty sure there isnt but i had to ask. how much will apple care charge to replace the usb?
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Jan 25, 2010
I've got a white macbook 2.16 I believe. The screen/display will turn on when booted up, but only stay on a few minutes. I got it off craigslist this way. When I first got it, it wouldn't come on at all. I replaced the inverter with one I got off ebay that was probably used. I have tried 4 different inverters in it (all used I think) they all respond the same way. Screen comes on for just a few minutes then the light goes black. If I disconnect the power to the inverter after it shuts off, then reconnect it, it will light up again for a couple seconds only. If I leave it alone, it will come back on after about 20 minutes.
Does this sound like I have a bunch of bad inverters, or a bad lcd screen? It also drives an external monitor flawlessly the whole time and keeps an image displayed on the screen even when the light dies.
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Mar 28, 2010
I bought a Macbook Pro about 2 years ago, and I got a call from the Apple service center here in Singapore that my beloved Macbook Pro has a dead logic board! How do logic boards die so early!? It's only been 2 years!? I have numerous other Windows PCs, all of which are much older and work fine. Now I need to buy a new Macbook Pro, but i'm not exactly rich... The refresh should be coming around soon, but finances are still a problem. Can I sell it for some cash? (I've tried numerous sites, all offering around $230 for it, but they only receive from the US.) They say that i'll have to pay around $1200 to get the Logic board fixed, can I get it done cheaper?
What now?
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Jul 18, 2010
I just jumped on the Mac train and bought a Macbook Pro 13". There's a dead pixel on the screen. I'm taking it back to the retailer tomorrow. The retailer has a zero dead pixel guarantee on monitors so I'm going to hope that covers laptops too. I just wanted to know how many others have experienced dead pixels on purchasing a new Macbook Pro - i.e. what's the likelihood that the next one I get will have a dead pixel?
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Feb 2, 2009
Im pretty computer savy and i may have my own answer but i want a second opinion.yesterday my macbook died on me, literally died, went black screamed, and then died. now it wont turn on or do much. BUT when i hit the power button fans run, the cd drive vrooms, and the harddrive sounds like its kicking in, but i get nothing but a black screen. Occasionally the screen will flicker gray but thats about it. i assume its the logic board.
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Feb 12, 2012
I have an old 2007 Macbook Pro that the video card died in. I ordered my new laptop and want to transfer the information from the old one to the new one. The migration assistant wants me to run the migration assistant on the old computer, but I can access it because the screen is dead. Hooking it to a monitor wont work either....how is the best way to get my data onto my new MacBook? I have a firewire to quickly transfer the data, just not sure how to get to it.
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Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5)
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Feb 16, 2012
i just bought an mac book pro off ebay and everything was fine with it until the second day i had it.. no signs of life what so ever i have taken it done to a local repair store and they have said to me that the logic board is gone...to make things worse they completely rounded off the screws on the battery pack..i have made a appointment at the genius bar for tomorrow.
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Mac Pro, mid 2009 13 inch
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Mar 13, 2012
My MBP battery was dead for about 1.5 weeks. I charged it fully but now when I try to log on it doesn't seem to recongnize my password.
Also during start up, the spinning wheel appears as usual but also a progress bar that wasn't there prior ro dead battery. It only seems to progress about 30% of the way across before reverting to my login page.
Could I have damaged something by lettinbg the battery go dead for so long?
BTW the factory reset procedure doesn't seem to work. Should this procedure be executed from power off or power on mode?
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 27, 2012
Letter key on keypad DOA. Any easy fixes?
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Jun 4, 2012
I plugged in a mobile battery power station to charge today, [URL] and my Macbook pro 13 suddenly died. It will not turn on via the power button, there's no lights on the battery indicator on the side of the Macbook and nothing at all on the power adapter. I've checked the fuse in the plug and that's ok. Are there any internal fuses that could have blown in both the macbook and the power supply. I charged it before with no problems. Been through lots of these solution pages, but I'm totally stuck
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 11, 2012
My MacBook 2.1 (2006) recently had an accident with a glass of water and died. I just purchased a brand new MacBook running Version 10.7.3, and I'd like to see if I can rescue any of the data on the old MacBook. At the Apple store, they said I'd need to purchase an enclosure to run the old hard drive as an external drive, but they weren't able to give me specifics as to what kind of enclosure I would need to purchase. Can anyone recommend a specific enclosure that would work with those two computers for data transfer (assuming anything can be rescued)?
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Jun 17, 2014
my MacBook Pro is dead and quit recognizing any chargers. I just had to replace the charger a month ago and have it reset at the same time in the store. However I live in Mexico and going to a Mac store is not action here. The computer has no damage and I've only had it for a year.
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MacBook Pro
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Aug 20, 2014
My Mid-2012 Macbook Pro has recently started showing a line of dead pixels. Sometimes its there and other-times it goes away. Not sure as to the cause of this.
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Dec 1, 2014
Mine was a late 2011 mac which went dead within a blink and from there on it does not start nor i see any kind of light when connected to the power and even the battery status indicator does not show any light . It was not low on battery before it went dead .
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MacBook Pro, iOS 8.1.1
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