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Apple Computing Products:
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MBP - Dead, logic board replaced and different symptoms
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<blockquote data-quote="sabelo" data-source="post: 1069110" data-attributes="member: 161718"><p>I owe you guys an apology. I just didn't understand why, with all the resources I had (you guys included), I wasn't able to start the machine and yet the apple technician plugged it in and it worked. So in all that is right, and in the name of progress. I'll put an end to this thread, in case anyone down the line has a similar problem.</p><p></p><p>As it turns out, when I'd purchased the laptop open boxed three years ago, and it didn't come with a power adapter. An employee scrambled to give me one which I now know belonged to a regular MacBook (60W MagSafe Power Adapter). And for three years it worked just fine, that is until I started WoW.</p><p></p><p>I've always kept an eye on my battery, and it always seemed handicapped.. reporting an unusually low capacity for it's cycle count. I guess what finally happened was the game drawing more power than both AC and battery could supply, and the poor battery was pretty well finished by that point.</p><p></p><p>And lastly, resolving the problem as to why they could start it so easily without the battery and I couldn't; the machine cannot run on AC alone with a 60 watt adapter. They had been using an 85 watt (the proper MacBook Pro adapter) and as it turns out it was the answer to all my problems.</p><p></p><p>Thanks a ton guys, there's still life in this beat down machine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sabelo, post: 1069110, member: 161718"] I owe you guys an apology. I just didn't understand why, with all the resources I had (you guys included), I wasn't able to start the machine and yet the apple technician plugged it in and it worked. So in all that is right, and in the name of progress. I'll put an end to this thread, in case anyone down the line has a similar problem. As it turns out, when I'd purchased the laptop open boxed three years ago, and it didn't come with a power adapter. An employee scrambled to give me one which I now know belonged to a regular MacBook (60W MagSafe Power Adapter). And for three years it worked just fine, that is until I started WoW. I've always kept an eye on my battery, and it always seemed handicapped.. reporting an unusually low capacity for it's cycle count. I guess what finally happened was the game drawing more power than both AC and battery could supply, and the poor battery was pretty well finished by that point. And lastly, resolving the problem as to why they could start it so easily without the battery and I couldn't; the machine cannot run on AC alone with a 60 watt adapter. They had been using an 85 watt (the proper MacBook Pro adapter) and as it turns out it was the answer to all my problems. Thanks a ton guys, there's still life in this beat down machine. [/QUOTE]
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