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Model A1181: 1.83, 2, 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.2, or 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo processor

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Sleep indicator light completely off

Hi, I’ve been wanting to ask this for a while and it only took me this long (5 years). I have an A1181 I still use daily because it has Freehand MX (don’t ask). The entire computer is fine, the battery even holds a decent charge. Only issue I have sounds really picky but I have never seen the sleep indicator light (SIL) come on. It’s a very slight issue but it bothers me every time I close the lid or turn it on. I just really like seeing that light.

SMC reset doesn’t work.

Is there any way to fix this other than replacing the entire thing? I also bought another dead A1181 for parts, so that shouldn’t be much of a problem.

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This is a ridiculously stupid question. I know.

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No its not stupid! I bet you replaced your HDD at some point and in the process you forget to connect the IR/SLI cable to the HDD cable as seen here in Step 19 in this guide MacBook Core 2 Duo Hard Drive Connector Replacement

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I've never taken this computer apart and the hard drive is original (bad idea)

I know because it was with my family since 2008... I actually should probably be backing it up right now.

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@nagayoshi765 - Rarely does the LED fail, You'll need to take it out to see if its damaged or has a cold solder joint.

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@danj I guess I'll just live with it until I don't have to use Freehand. It was left on a shelf for about 2 years though

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