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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Dead Battery or Bad Motherboard?
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<blockquote data-quote="RavingMac" data-source="post: 1339625" data-attributes="member: 45350"><p>Will the MacBook boot up and run?</p><p></p><p>If so, are there any other symptoms than the battery showing up as not installed?</p><p></p><p>I don't do a lot of messing around with older Macs like some of the guys here, so not so much into diagnostic and repair as I used to be. May want to try a PRAM and SMC reset to see if that helps. I read some articles quite a while ago that I seem to remember giving that as a potential fix (providing the battery and motherboard actually are good).</p><p></p><p>I may do some snooping around to see if I can find the info because I may not be remembering it correctly. Early in the morning here and coffee hasn't fully engaged. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>EDIT: I should have waited to post. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> cwa107 doesn't ramble like I tend to do (of course I am significantly older). I would call that a very succinct diagnosis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RavingMac, post: 1339625, member: 45350"] Will the MacBook boot up and run? If so, are there any other symptoms than the battery showing up as not installed? I don't do a lot of messing around with older Macs like some of the guys here, so not so much into diagnostic and repair as I used to be. May want to try a PRAM and SMC reset to see if that helps. I read some articles quite a while ago that I seem to remember giving that as a potential fix (providing the battery and motherboard actually are good). I may do some snooping around to see if I can find the info because I may not be remembering it correctly. Early in the morning here and coffee hasn't fully engaged. ;) EDIT: I should have waited to post. ;) cwa107 doesn't ramble like I tend to do (of course I am significantly older). I would call that a very succinct diagnosis. [/QUOTE]
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