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Title: HAI GUYZ ME NOT TO TECHK SMART SOO
Post by: h4wt_b3t4 on April 05, 2010, 03:11:50 PM

Heh. Anyways.

I have a 17" MacBook Pro, and I'm not certain what size hard drive it has, or which version of the OS I'm running (I know, I'm gonna get hell for that, right?). All I know is I have at least 100GB (128GB if a quick Google search and my approximations are correct), and I want to say it's 10.4.xx

In late January, I noticed that the battery was starting to swell. Being me, I Googled it and decided that, in light of what I'd read, I would take it out and run purely on AC. This worked pretty well (except for the expected annoyance of shifting a little too much and the cord pulling out), and my mom promised she would take me to the nearest Apple store the next weekend. The next weekend, I was told that "we have too much to do, Lydia- you're not the only one in this house with shit to take care of. Maybe next weekend." Of course, this scenario repeated itself for weeks.

Mid-March, my computer began to refuse to fully boot. This is the stage I'm at now.

I plug it up (still no battery, my mother refuses to schedule a Genius appointment) and start the thing. The little light at the front (the one you press to open the computer) does a single pulse, and stays dark from then on. The webcam light quickly flashes green. The off-white screen with the silver apple appears, and I can hear the fan and whatever else in there starting up. The spinning gear does its spinny thang (oh, you know what I mean- this screen: http://www.pajbam.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mac_os_x_boot_screen.jpg (http://www.pajbam.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/mac_os_x_boot_screen.jpg)), and then it goes black.

I know this isn't a tech support forum, but I'm struggling here :cry:

Pwiddy pwease help a girl out?

Title: Re: HAI GUYZ ME NOT TO TECHK SMART SOO
Post by: Demosthenes on April 05, 2010, 03:27:34 PM

That sounds like something serious and hardware related.  I take it that you're still running on AC only, without the battery?

Title: Re: HAI GUYZ ME NOT TO TECHK SMART SOO
Post by: h4wt_b3t4 on April 05, 2010, 03:28:20 PM

Yesh.

Title: Re: HAI GUYZ ME NOT TO TECHK SMART SOO
Post by: pbsaurus on April 05, 2010, 05:21:21 PM

How far away is the nearest Apple store?
Can public transit take you there?
Does it have an Apple Care plan?

Title: Re: HAI GUYZ ME NOT TO TECHK SMART SOO
Post by: Clear_Runway on April 05, 2010, 06:41:37 PM

do you see any kind of bios screen? if you dont, it's probably dead.

Title: Re: HAI GUYZ ME NOT TO TECHK SMART SOO
Post by: xolik on April 06, 2010, 10:54:53 AM

ITT: sad macs and bombs.