I was given this nice 17" MBP from 2007 (a1229). It has no battery, no charger and it is in an "unknown" state. I have 60W MagSafe 1 charger, so I tried to see if I can boot it, before I commit to buy a new charger and the battery. Spoiler: no success :(
What are the symptoms:
# Small white led in the middle always off (from what I read online, it should be blinking, at least sometimes)
# When charger is plugged in, the charger’s led is steady green
# I did the power on trick (hold power button for 10 sec, plug the charger, continue holding for 10 sec, release the power and press again) -> The fans are spinning like crazy (expected), the dvd does the regular sound of checking whatever, and I hear the chime, but no image on the screen. It does not turn on.
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# I tried alt-cmd-p-r, I hear the chime again. Still, nothing on the screen.
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# Caps lock light does not work. So, keyboard is dead?
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What should I do next?
Is it completely dead?
Why does the white led always off?
Am I must to use 85W adapter to boot it without the battery?
Any other checks I could do to determine the issue?
Thanks!
crwdns2866306:0crwdne2866306:0:
MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261
I was given this nice 17" MBP from 2007 (a1229). It has no battery, no charger and it is in an "unknown" state. I have 60W MagSafe 1 charger, so I tried to see if I can boot it, before I commit to buy a new charger and the battery. Spoiler: no success :(
What are the symptoms:
# Small white led in the middle always off (from what I read online, it should be blinking, at least sometimes)
# When charger is plugged in, the charger’s led is steady green
# I did the power on trick (hold power button for 10 sec, plug the charger, continue holding for 10 sec, release the power and press again) -> The fans are spinning like crazy (expected), the dvd does the regular sound of checking whatever, and I hear the chime, but no image on the screen. It does not turn on.
# I tried alt-cmd-p-r, I hear the chime again. Still, nothing on the screen.
What should I do next?
Is it completely dead?
Why does the white led always off?
Am I must to use 85W adapter to boot it without the battery?
Any other checks I could do to determine the issue?
Thanks!
crwdns2866306:0crwdne2866306:0:
MacBook Pro 17" Models A1151 A1212 A1229 and A1261