My A1278 completely died a few years ago and at the time it needed replacing anyway so I just stored it. Now I want to make it live again.
I plugged in the magsafe, got the light on it. It started to boot, then shut off, no lights on magsafe. Nothing I do will bring any life to it.
I have checked fuses, which are fine, the 3v5 rails are present. I have watched some videos and my board doesnt show the same symptoms.
The last video I watched, the guy fixing it just replaced the SMC and Voltage regulator and that sorted it. Im tempted to try that, but I can get a replacement laptop with a broken screen for less than the price of the parts and just swap my working screen in.
I dont know much about Macs, but I do fix various electronics, so I have tools and some knowledge. I just hate having a broken thing, if there is something simple to check next, please let me know, I would love to get my old machine running.
My A1278 completely died a few years ago and at the time it needed replacing anyway so I just stored it. Now I want to make it live again.
I plugged in the magsafe, got the light on it. It started to boot, then shut off, no lights on magsafe. Nothing I do will bring any life to it.
I have checked fuses, which are fine, the 3v5 rails are present. I have watched some videos and my board doesnt show the same symptoms.
The last video I watched, the guy fixing it just replaced the SMC and Voltage regulator and that sorted it. Im tempted to try that, but I can get a replacement laptop with a broken screen for less than the price of the parts and just swap my working screen in.
I dont know much about Macs, but I do fix various electronics, so I have tools and some knowledge. I just hate having a broken thing, if there is something simple to check next, please let me know, I would love to get my old machine running.