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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Blue screen and mouse and keyboard doesn't work when reinstalling
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1538812" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>That particular model MBP has the sometimes flakey nVidia graphics chipset. But if that failed, it might not give you a lighted screen. That leaves the hard drive as suspect. If I remember correctly, that model is a bit difficult to get into to swap memory or the hard drive. You might want to take a look at the instructions at the ifixit site. What is worrisome is the fact that it won't boot from the USB flash drive, which it should even if the hard drive failed.</p><p></p><p>However, I've seen a few cases where a defective hard drive or even a bad SATA cable will prevent the machine from booting from an external hard drive or USB.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ifixit.com" target="_blank">iFixit: The free repair manual</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1538812, member: 46727"] That particular model MBP has the sometimes flakey nVidia graphics chipset. But if that failed, it might not give you a lighted screen. That leaves the hard drive as suspect. If I remember correctly, that model is a bit difficult to get into to swap memory or the hard drive. You might want to take a look at the instructions at the ifixit site. What is worrisome is the fact that it won't boot from the USB flash drive, which it should even if the hard drive failed. However, I've seen a few cases where a defective hard drive or even a bad SATA cable will prevent the machine from booting from an external hard drive or USB. [url=http://www.ifixit.com]iFixit: The free repair manual[/url] [/QUOTE]
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