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Please Help :( 2008 Macbook pro
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1696386"><p>I'm fairly sure he meant the "sleep" light on the front, Nick. It indicates that the machine is on but not responsive.</p><p></p><p>As for the op, this is likely to be a "rock and a hard place" moment. Hopefully, this is nothing more than "heat coma" -- a phenomenon I used to see a lot with notebooks.</p><p></p><p>Try this: press and hold the power button for four seconds -- this should cause the machine to shut down (light in front goes off). Open it up and unplug the battery (small connector, easy to disconnect/connect). Leave it alone for quite a while -- hours -- like this.</p><p></p><p>Connect the battery back up and restart. Let us know if that "fixes" it.</p><p></p><p>If that doesn't work, you'll need to make a decision about how much you're willing to spend to fix it, because if that doesn't work it is likely to be a logic board issue and too expensive for a machine of that vintage to repair. I trust your backups are/were up-to-date ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1696386"] I'm fairly sure he meant the "sleep" light on the front, Nick. It indicates that the machine is on but not responsive. As for the op, this is likely to be a "rock and a hard place" moment. Hopefully, this is nothing more than "heat coma" -- a phenomenon I used to see a lot with notebooks. Try this: press and hold the power button for four seconds -- this should cause the machine to shut down (light in front goes off). Open it up and unplug the battery (small connector, easy to disconnect/connect). Leave it alone for quite a while -- hours -- like this. Connect the battery back up and restart. Let us know if that "fixes" it. If that doesn't work, you'll need to make a decision about how much you're willing to spend to fix it, because if that doesn't work it is likely to be a logic board issue and too expensive for a machine of that vintage to repair. I trust your backups are/were up-to-date ... [/QUOTE]
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