08-26-2011, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by dtravis7

At first I thought Hard Drive but you SAY that screen is now Black. To me that shows there is MORE damage as the screen should still light if the drive was damaged.

The word "crunch" is what has me concerned. If the metal MBP housing has been damaged...it usually isn't described as a "crunching" sound. I usually think of a "crunching sound" being from something brittle breaking...such as a glass panel on the display, glass panel on the trackpad, or the logic board.

Originally Posted by dtravis7

Without pics (Yes I know, HE has the machine, which is a large mistake),

Ahh...I guess I missed that part. That would explain why we can't get photos. Photos would be a BIG help in assisting in determining the potential damage & what could be damaged.

- Nick

08-26-2011, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by pigoo3

The word "crunch" is what has me concerned. If the metal MBP housing has been damaged...it usually isn't described as a "crunching" sound. I usually think of a "crunching sound" being from something brittle breaking...such as a glass panel on the display, glass panel on the trackpad, or the logic board.



Ahh...I guess I missed that part. That would explain why we can't get photos. Photos would be a BIG help in assisting in determining the potential damage & what could be damaged.

- Nick

Look, you mean well, but please read my post. It wasn't on the floor, ever, my brother has it so no photos and even so it was internal problem with no external damage. I already said all of this.

I try to be nice but you keep posting about your age and the floor and it makes no sense.

08-26-2011, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by maggieg

Look, you mean well, but please read my post. It wasn't on the floor, ever, my brother has it so no photos and even so it was internal problem with no external damage. I already said all of this.

I try to be nice but you keep posting about your age and the floor and it makes no sense.

All you had to do was clarify these details a lot earlier in this thread (when the floor was first mentioned)...and there would be MUCH less misunderstandings.

NO external damage??? I don't think that anyone reading this thread (with the info provided) would EVER come to this conclusion!!! So this info CLEARLY should have been updated long ago...and since there is no external damage...WOW...that makes any theories about what is damaged/broken a LOT more difficult to determine.

- Nick

08-26-2011, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by maggieg

Look, you mean well, but please read my post. It wasn't on the floor, ever, my brother has it so no photos and even so it was internal problem with no external damage. I already said all of this.

I try to be nice but you keep posting about your age and the floor and it makes no sense.

Also...why have you opened up a duplicate account? We seriously frown upon members opening duplicate accounts!!!

- Nick

08-26-2011, 07:47 PM

You should ask him to pay half. Your the child's Aunt and should know not to leave your computer where the child could get at it.

08-27-2011, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by southchatham

You should ask him to pay half. Your the child's Aunt and should know not to leave your computer where the child could get at it.

This post has now been utterly derailed.

I'm not asking about who pays for it. I'm not asking for opinions on where the laptop should or should not be located. Those were questions raised by another poster. Please stop debating them.

So, here's the question: the computer won't turn on. I've already done all the obvious things that should make it turn on. It just produces a black screen, not even a ding or a whir. My brother has taken the computer and given it to some 'tech guys' as his work. They want all my passwords. Since the computer won't turn on, I see no reason to give them the passwords. As far as I can tell, they are not apple certified and usually work with pcs.

Is there any reason that someone trying to repair this problem would need my passwords? Apple never asked for them when I had laptops repaired before.

To me, it sounds like a hardware issue.

08-27-2011, 12:46 AM

You gave your computer to people who know not Macs and that was not a good thing. You reject people telling you that. sorry.

I told you what I feel the problem is. REad my last post. Hard Drive, but now that it will not turn on at all and the screen is black, no one here can answer what the issue is for sure.

I would NOT give out your passwords to any of those people. That is me. Do what you want to do but that is what I suggest. To power on the MBP, they do NOT need a password. If they put in a new Drive, they don't' need your password either as the new drive will not have your passwords till you get it back and restore from your backup.

That is all I can do and suggest to help you with the info you provided.

Sorry, we are human here and can't predict the damage without seeing the machine.

08-27-2011, 01:04 AM

Thanks, that was the only question I wanted answered. I've told them they can't have my passwords.

08-27-2011, 01:43 AM

Originally Posted by maggiegrey

Thanks, that was the only question I wanted answered. I've told them they can't have my passwords.

WOW 3 pages to get the answer "Don't give them your password" and to be honest it was answered on the first page post #6
Honestly if you had of read the posts instead of trying to have a comeback for EVERY bit of help people tried to give you, you might have seen it. Sorry to come across harsh, but in a forum where people GIVE away there time for free, the help be it helpful or not should be with gratitude.
Now to show the answer

Originally Posted by pigoo3

As far as the passwords...are you talking the password that is needed to log into the computer when it is first restarted/booted?

If so...at this point it sounds like the computer won't even work...so if these "repair guys" can get the computer to work to the point that it gets to a log in screen (where you enter the password) that would be a BIG step in the right direction. But until they can do that (or can't do it) they're not going to need any passwords. If the hard drive is dead...again these guys aren't going to need a password.

If i read that in the way it should of been, its the same answer as

Originally Posted by dtravis7

I would NOT give out your passwords to any of those people. That is me. Do what you want to do but that is what I suggest. To power on the MBP, they do NOT need a password. If they put in a new Drive, they don't' need your password either as the new drive will not have your passwords till you get it back and restore from your backup.

Just saying.
Could of saved a lot of time and effort

Cheers

08-27-2011, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by TattooedMac

WOW 3 pages to get the answer "Don't give them your password" and to be honest it was answered on the first page post #6

Thanks for mentioning that.

This was the very point that I was trying to make a couple times in this thread to the OP...that the important question about the passwords was answered multiple times (starting with post #6)...and now we're on post #40!!!

- Nick