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Hey everyone, just to get specs out of the way, I'm running Mountain Lion on my 2007 MBP A1226 with 2.4 RAM.
So a few years ago my battery swelled up just a bit and the keyboard and trackpad stopped working while it was in. I'd have to manually unplug the computer and re-start without a battery to keep them working. I disposed of the battery and have been running it just from the power cord since.
A few weeks ago my power cord messed up (frayed inside from 7 years of use I assume), leaving me sans computer. I figured I'd order a power cord to prolong the life a little more, saw a relatively cheap off-brand battery too, and bought both.
The new power cord seems to work fine, it booted up, I ran a few programs, and browsed the internet for a few minutes. Then I put the battery in to make sure that was working. It's functional, but my keyboard and trackpad are messed up again. The battery fits, I didn't force it in, and it sits flush with the bottom of the laptop.
Any help is appreciated.
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Edit: After messing around with it some more, it seems that the ribbon cable that connects to the logic board is the problem. If I just touch it where it's visible in the battery compartment everything stops working. It appears to be bowed out a bit. Any ideas on fixing this?
So a few years ago my battery swelled up just a bit and the keyboard and trackpad stopped working while it was in. I'd have to manually unplug the computer and re-start without a battery to keep them working. I disposed of the battery and have been running it just from the power cord since.
A few weeks ago my power cord messed up (frayed inside from 7 years of use I assume), leaving me sans computer. I figured I'd order a power cord to prolong the life a little more, saw a relatively cheap off-brand battery too, and bought both.
The new power cord seems to work fine, it booted up, I ran a few programs, and browsed the internet for a few minutes. Then I put the battery in to make sure that was working. It's functional, but my keyboard and trackpad are messed up again. The battery fits, I didn't force it in, and it sits flush with the bottom of the laptop.
Any help is appreciated.
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Edit: After messing around with it some more, it seems that the ribbon cable that connects to the logic board is the problem. If I just touch it where it's visible in the battery compartment everything stops working. It appears to be bowed out a bit. Any ideas on fixing this?
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