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MacBook not turning on are caused by not one case. However, it can be caused by various reason. Here are some simple steps to take when your MacBook stop turning on.
MacBook is receiving power
How do you know if your MacBook is receiving power? First check if your MacBook has sufficient battery power. 2012 and older MacBook has a battery check button, it will have button that show the status and charge in the battery. Newer model do not have battery checker button. Either you may need to assume if you have battery charge in the MacBook.
Check your charging cable, if there any damaged on the cable. check any green light or orange light on the MagSafe connector. Sometime you may need to either take with multiple outlet or test with different charging cable.
Check for signs of Power
After plugging charging cable, power on your MacBook. It may required quiet enviornment. hear for spinning fan noise, Hard drive spinning noise, CD/DVD drive motor startup noice and chimes. Also, check for lights on Caps lock key, keyboard backlight, on LCD apple logo.
Do the PRAM Reset
To clear any previous setting stored in PRAM and preventing the MacBook from turning on. Press and release the power button and immediately press Option + Commant + R + P at the same time until you hear chime or blink in the screen. Repet the process few time.
Do SMC Reset
Ensure your MacBook is off by pressing the power button for 10 seconds and release. Now, press Shift+Contorl+Option and power button at the same time. Hold all these keys for 10 sec.
We are doing this to releasing all the power holded by the capacitors in the LogicBoard.
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FAQ
Q: My Mac Pro got stuck on apple logo, Do I need to reinstall MAC OS X on my Mac Pro?
A: Yes, if you tried everything else to resolve these issues and nothing work. You will need to install the operating system to resolve this issue.
Q: My Mac Pro is extremely slow, how do I make it run faster?
A: We may need to do the tune-up you Mac Pro before we come to any conclusion to upgrade hardware on your Mac Pro.
Q: Wifi on my Mac Pro says hardware not installed?
A: Reboot your Mac Pro sometime it will solve issues like this after reboot. If the problem still comes after the reboot, there might be a problem with your wifi card that may require replacement.
Q: My Mac Pro’s WiFi signal is missing?
A: Check other devices if they all have wifi signal in it. If not there might be a problem with your home modem. If all device has wifi signals beside your Mac Pro. Reboot your Mac Pro sometime it will solve issues like this after reboot. If the problem still comes after the reboot, there might be a problem with your wifi card that may require replacement.
Q: Mac Pro is dead can I recover my data?
A: Yes, most cases you can depending upon which Mac Pro you have.
Q: How can I find a model or serial number for Mac Pro?
A: If you flip your Mac Pro you will see small written on the bottom, you can find model and serial numbers.
Q: I spill liquid on my Mac Pro what can I do?
A: When Liquid is a spill on Mac Pro, make sure you unplug the charging cable and turn off the computer if it is already turn off do not turn on. Go to the nearest Mac Pro repair shop and tell them about your situation.
Q: App does not support, how can I upgrade OS X?
A: Yes, we do upgrade Mac OS X. If you a desire Mac OS X you want to upgrade with let us know.
Q: My Mac Pro is slow?
A: You can find out why it is slow. One way you can find out is by going to application/Utilities and look for activity monitor and click on memory and see if any apps that are open taking up computer memory. Sometime some apps may slow down your Mac Pro.
Q: Do you do a memory upgrade on Mac Pro? How much it will cost me?
A: Yes, We do memory upgrade on Mac Pro. Cost depends on what kind of Mac Pro you have.
Q: My MacBook Pro got stuck on apple logo, Do I need to reinstall MAC OS X on my MacBook Pro?
A: Yes, if you tried everything else to resolve these issues and nothing work. You will need to install the operating system to resolve this issue.
Q: My MacBook Pro is extremely slow, how do I make it run faster?
A: We may need to do the tune-up you MacBook Pro before we come to any conclusion to upgrade hardware on your MacBook Pro.
Q: Wifi on my MacBook Pro says hardware not installed?
A: Reboot your MacBook Pro sometime it will solve issues like this after reboot. If the problem still comes after the reboot, there might be a problem with you wifi card that may required replacement.
Q: My MacBook Pro’s WiFi signal is missing?
A: Check other devices if they all have wifi signal in it. If not there might be a problem with your home modem. If all device has wifi signal beside your MacBook Pro. Reboot your MacBook Pro sometime it will solve issues like this after reboot. If the problem still comes after the reboot, there might be a problem with your wifi card that may require replacement.
Q: My MacBook Pro shows a black screen, what is wrong with it?
A: Make sure you are connected with a charger or your battery has a charge in it. If there is light on the MacBook Pro beside the screen, there may be a problem on your screen, try connecting with external display to find out if your MacBook Pro is turning on or not.
Q: MacBook Pro is dead can I recover my data?
A: Yes, most cases you can depending upon which MacBook Pro you have.
Q: How can I find a model or serial number for MacBook Pro?
A: If you flip your MacBook Pro you will see small written on the bottom, you can find model and serial numbers.
Q: My MacBook Pro shows orange light but does not charge?
A: Try restarting your MacBook Pro and see if it does the same thing again, if not you may either need to replace the battery or there is a problem on the logic board.
Q: My MacBook Pro has to be charged all the time or it dies?
A: Most of the time if this happen problem is coming out from battery, you may be required to change the battery on your MacBook Pro.
Q: I spill liquid on my MacBook Pro what can I do?
A: When Liquid is a spill on MacBook Pro, make sure you unplug the charging cable and turn off the computer if it is already turn off do not turn on. Go to the nearest MacBook Pro repair shop and tell them about your situation.
Q: Keyboard is not responding to my MacBook Pro?
A: If the entire keyboard is not working or some keys are not responding. We need to do a diagnostic either problem is coming from the keyboard or something else.
Q: App does not support, how can I upgrade OS X?
A: Yes, we do upgrade Mac OS X. If you a desire Mac OS X you want to upgrade with let us know.
Q: Can I install SSD on my MacBook Pro?
A: Yes, you can but depend upon what kind of Mac you have. Some MacBook Pro have they have SSD some still have HDD. We need to find out whether on your MacBook Pro we can install new SSD.
Q: My MacBook Pro is slow?
A: You can find out why it is slow. One way you can find out is by going to application/Utilities and look for activity monitor and click on memory and see if any apps that are open taking up computer memory. Sometime some apps may slow down your MacBook Pro.
Q: Do you do a memory upgrade on MacBook Pro? How much it will cost me?
A: Yes, We do memory upgrade on MacBook Pro. Cost depends on what kind of MacBook Pro you have.
Q: Do you fix Broken Screen on MacBook Pro, How much it cost?
A: Yes, we do fix Broken Screen for MacBook Pro. Cost varies depending upon what MacBook Pro you have.
Q: My Mac mini got stuck on apple logo, Do I need to reinstall MAC OS X on my Mac mini?
A: Yes, if you tried everything else to resolve these issues and nothing work. You will need to install the operating system to resolve this issue.
Q: My Mac mini is extremely slow, how do I make it run faster?
A: We may need to do the tune-up your Mac mini before we come to any conclusion to upgrade hardware on your Mac mini.
Q: Wifi on my Mac mini says hardware not installed?
A: Reboot your Mac mini sometime it will solve issues like this after reboot. If the problem still comes after the reboot, there might be a problem with your wifi card that may required replacement.
Q: My Mac mini’s WiFi signal is missing?
A: Check other devices if they all have wifi signal in it. If not there might be a problem on your home modem. If all device has wifi signals beside your Mac mini. Reboot your Mac mini sometime it will solve issues like this after reboot. If problem still comes after the reboot, there might be a problem with your wifi card that may required replacement.
Q: Mac Mini is dead can I recover my data?
A: Yes, most cases you can depending upon which Mac Mini you have.
Q: How can I find a model or serial number for Mac Mini?
A: If you flip your Mac Mini you will see small written on the bottom, you can find model and serial numbers.
Q: I spill liquid on my Mac Mini what can I do?
A: When Liquid is a spill on Mac Mini, make sure you unplug the charging cable and turn off the computer if it is already turn off do not turn on. Go to the nearest Mac Mini repair shop and tell them about your situation.
Q: App does not support, how can I upgrade OS X?
A: Yes, we do upgrade Mac OS X. If you a desire Mac OS X you want to upgrade with let us know.
Q: My Mac Mini is slow?
A: You can find out why it is slow. One way you can find out is by going to application/Utilities and look for activity monitor and click on memory and see if any apps that are open taking up computer memory. Sometime some apps may slow down your Mac Mini.
Q: Do you do a memory upgrade on Mac Mini? How much it will cost me?
A: Yes, We do a memory upgrade on Mac Mini. Cost depends on what kind of Mac Mini you have.
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