I recently had an issue where I was getting no response when using the power button. Not even a fan moved. This happened because I was stupidly using a shorted charger. The charger has since been fixed. I concluded that it was my logic board, so I ordered one from eBay. It is apparently in "perfect working condition".
After installing the new board, as soon as I plugged my laptop in to power, the computer turned itself on. I was all excited that it was working, then it powered off. Then about 3 seconds later it powered itself on again, then off. The only way to break the cycle was to pull the battery or the power cable. I figured it may be the video chip problem that is common with this model, but I am able to get to the screen with the question mark folder (hard drive unplugged), so doesn't that mean that the video is fine?
Well then I tried resetting the PRAM. This made it so that the computer was able to power on long enough for the back lights to come on and so did the gray screen, except there was no apple logo. The hard drive I was using has Windows and Linux on it and it skipped the Apple logo and wend directly to the Windows loading screen right before shutting down again. It's like every few tries, I am able to boot at least until I see the Windows or apple logo, but most of the time it shuts down within a second. I have a higher success rate keeping it on for longer when the hard drive or CD drive or both are unplugged, or when certain key combos are held, such as the PRAM reset. The computer doesn't actually restart like it is supposed to with the PRAM reset, though.
If I'm able to get it booted and I plug in a USB hard drive, it instantly dies. Without the battery installed and the power plugged in, I get absolutely no response. The magsafe light stays either green or very dim green with the battery installed and the charger plugged in. The battery's built-in battery life gauge seems to be stuck at 3 dots out of 5. The battery has not been charged for a couple months so I believe this may be innacurate. This still does not explain why the battery must be installed to get a response when I press the power button. Could this possibly be a result of a bad I/O board? I have installed a brand new PRAM battery so this is not the issue. I hope this made sense. I seem to be having issues with wording sentences at the moment. Thanks everyone
After installing the new board, as soon as I plugged my laptop in to power, the computer turned itself on. I was all excited that it was working, then it powered off. Then about 3 seconds later it powered itself on again, then off. The only way to break the cycle was to pull the battery or the power cable. I figured it may be the video chip problem that is common with this model, but I am able to get to the screen with the question mark folder (hard drive unplugged), so doesn't that mean that the video is fine?
Well then I tried resetting the PRAM. This made it so that the computer was able to power on long enough for the back lights to come on and so did the gray screen, except there was no apple logo. The hard drive I was using has Windows and Linux on it and it skipped the Apple logo and wend directly to the Windows loading screen right before shutting down again. It's like every few tries, I am able to boot at least until I see the Windows or apple logo, but most of the time it shuts down within a second. I have a higher success rate keeping it on for longer when the hard drive or CD drive or both are unplugged, or when certain key combos are held, such as the PRAM reset. The computer doesn't actually restart like it is supposed to with the PRAM reset, though.
If I'm able to get it booted and I plug in a USB hard drive, it instantly dies. Without the battery installed and the power plugged in, I get absolutely no response. The magsafe light stays either green or very dim green with the battery installed and the charger plugged in. The battery's built-in battery life gauge seems to be stuck at 3 dots out of 5. The battery has not been charged for a couple months so I believe this may be innacurate. This still does not explain why the battery must be installed to get a response when I press the power button. Could this possibly be a result of a bad I/O board? I have installed a brand new PRAM battery so this is not the issue. I hope this made sense. I seem to be having issues with wording sentences at the moment. Thanks everyone
