Early 2008 MacBook Pro battery exploded. Not sure if its fried or not

[Ethan6265]

I tried plugging it in and powering it on, didn't work. I really need to know if its fried or not because there are some family pictures on there, and I want to know if I have to disassemble it or if I can replace the part. I want to keep the MacBook Pro

here is a picture of where the battery was

 

[Raz0rEdge]

Does the MBP not work purely plugged into mains with the battery removed? If it did, you could go that route to grab the photos and put them in a separate place.

Otherwise, unless you can find a replacement battery really cheap, it'd be hard to recommend spending money on a 12 year old machine, but you do say you want to keep it, so perhaps it makes sense to you.

 

[pigoo3]

I tried plugging it in and powering it on, didn't work. I really need to know if its fried or not because there are some family pictures on there, and I want to know if I have to disassemble it or if I can replace the part. I want to keep the MacBook Pro

here is a picture of where the battery was
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Thread title says..."battery exploded"...I'm not seeing much explosion damage...maybe it was just bulging.

As Ashwin advised...try to find a low cost replacement battery. Good quality batteries will sell for around $80-$100 (maybe more than the computer is worth). Lower cost batteries via eBay may cost around $30...and possibly be of lower quality.

- Nick

p.s. Thread moved to better area (Notebooks)...thread was posted in the Desktop section.