MacBook Pro suddenly dead and does not turn on

I have the same problems TODAY. No response from Mac Pro 13 “ Retina Early 2015 after holding down the power button. I try the SMC reset . Plug out the AC power. HOLD THE KEYS: SHIIFT, CONTROL, OPTION, AND POWER SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR 10 SECS. THEN Release. Hold down Power button for 15secs. It power up again. IT works !

Had a similar issue on my 13” Macbook Pro (late 2013). The battery died while the laptop was left running and it wasn't powering bank on. None of the reset key combinations suggested would power it on.

An authorized service center diagnosed the issue (charged me about $30) and told me I had to replace the topcase (cost: $500+) - since there was a problem with the power button.

• Upon opening up the laptop myself (since it was a 5 year old laptop at the time and warranty had already expired) using iFixit’s Pro Tech Toolkit (costs about $70) and disconnecting the battery and then plugging in the magsafe connector, it powered back on. I then put it back to sleep by closing the lid and connecting the battery back in.

I indeed seem have an issue with the power button but as long as I maintain charge in the battery I don't have to use the power button, I can just easily continue to put it to sleep and waking it back up using just the lid. Oh and I can also restart without any problems. It's only when I let battery die, or shutdown, that I have to open laptop, disconnect the battery, and repeat the process.

I have tried all the above mentioned Methods.

It is not working for me too on Macbook pro 15 inch 2011.

The CPU fan runs, I checked the Ram, the Harddrive in the other Laptops.

The battery indicator also showing all the lightning as I have left 1hour for charging. Everythings seems to be fine. The Capslock light is also not turning on.

The back logo is also not turning on.

Can anybody Help please...

For someone who doesnt work with all those method my macbook pro got green light on mag safe charger but always show up with red charger icon , try quickly move a bit of the charger then turn on suddenly ! I know its weird but its work for me

Im having to do the same process of taking the back off and disconnect the battery and plugging into a wall outlet its really annoying but it does work,in this state my macbook is probably worth less then $100. Wondering what to do from here ? Buy new battery?

You have to unplug the battery and plug it back in it will automatically start up don't let it shut off keep it charged keep it going cuz if it turns off going to have to unplug the battery and do all that again and that's a ##&&% taking that back off at everything so leave the motherfuker charging and you'll be good to go

My macbook is not turning on. Not charging or not showing the battery level. When i plug the charger it has a dim green light.

Unfortunately I had the same issue. while working on my Mac air 13 , the battery died and after I had charged 100%, it still did not turned up. I tried all the options, however nothing worked. Ultimately, had to change the motherboard which was “costly”. I was told by apple care that there was a liquid found in the motherboard and hence it happened. It still does not seems to be a convincing reply to me. Seems to me it could be the moisture formed on some part in motherboard which could have caused it

Hello , have replaced my keyboard recently on MacBook pro retina 2015 15inch.. since when power on, I always hear chime but it doesn’t turn on. have tried all option described without success. noticed that fans blows slowly, and the heat pipe on logic board get very hot.

I took my computer to Lapin store and they shipped it to Apple, got a new logic board as this failed and was the main issue to this problem, cost $700. Computer is running great now.

Replace the battery. .

Remove the battery and connect the power cable directly. Wait for 5 blinks on the led, and in 10 seconds the laptop will boot. It's definitely the faulty battery… don't ignore service battery. The faulty battery manifests in ways unimaginable and unbelievable..

Hi,

Interesting reading, thanks for the input.

I've got a A1990 (2019 MBP) that doesn't power up, Tried everything possible (without opening the case), nothing works. It's on Apple care, but i am stuck on a little island, not even mail in repair possible from here. Even without the virus the next possible service center is far far away.

What else could i try without voiding the warranty?

We're living on a boat, it hasn't been very humid here though. But still, maybe the humidity sensor kicked in?

Also it caused some troubles over the last few months, the keyboard / touchpad was not detected after sleeping and it turned off a few times at around 30-50% charge. Maybe that indicates something else like the battery?

Thanks so much for helping!!

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I'm having this problem too and I have tried everything and it still doesn't work. I have only had this MBP 2019 for less than a month

I am also facing the same problem. My macbook pro is just 3 months old and it is just dead. No response, nothing seem to work. Everything seems to be dead. No response coming from charger connection, cpu fans, any of the port's.etc.

Tried all key combination and nothing seems to wake this machine up.

Also, there is no apple care center in my city. Because of lockdown, can't go outside my city very easily.

Please suggest any other solution for this without voiding my warranty.

Same problem here. I placed my MB inside a casing a week ago so that it will not be accumulating dust. Last night when I turned on, it won’t. I tried every fix that would be possible including opening its back to remove battery, SSD card, and display, I tried also the CTRL+OPTION+SHIFT+POWERON.

Still it did not work. It does not turn on the fan nor attempt to turn on the fan but when I connect a phone charger, and press the power button, it quickly charges but suddenly stops charging. However when the Macbook's power adapter is connected, it charges the phone charger and continues charging. I also did resetting the NVRAM which is OPTIONS+COMMAND+P+R but still would not work.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Open up. Ease the battery connector off with your finger/Nail…don't use a screwdriver!

Plug in mains and see if it boots up… if it does leave on for a minute to recover machine…then turn off and remove mains…insert battery connector….if your machine is a fixed battery and connector then it must need an Ap Technician.

i dont know if this will help i had the same issue and nothing seemed to work all day i read loads of documents but still no joy with any of hte methods however the bit htat stuck in my mind for my 2016 mbp was htat the track pad was clicking for about 2 secods and then just tuen off. so i turned on the devise and just kept tapping on the track pad non stop till it booted . alsas it came on and im currently trying to reinstall a. new version of mojave

hope this helps

Yes, it works!!! Thank you so much for this advice.

Sometimes my Macbook pro forcefully auto shut down and did not power on.

Above no method works for me.

Finally worked it some other method.

• Close your display and plugin for 7/8 hours.
• Open display, my MacBook automatically powered on.

My MBP 2016 Touch bar does not power up. I have tried all the solutions in this page, still no success. When I press the power button, the Trackpad works, also external CD drive or USB sticks are light up and working, but nothing else. Strangely when I disconnect the battery from the logic board, both fans start working. stuck with this machine.

My MBP 13 Retina Early 2015 won’t give any sign of life either. No chime, no spinning fan, nothing on the screen.

It was working fine untill one day when I was browsing on the internet. I went to the kitchen to get a drink, and when I came back the MBP was suddenly turned off. At first I thought that maybe the battery was completely empty but it wasn’t, I remembered I had a good 50% left.

Since that day, the MBP had never turned on again or given any sign of life. I tried all solutions I could find, SMC/PRAM reset, battery disconnect, tried another battery/magsafe. I even opened up the case multiple times to see if I could find anything strange, but havent found anything yet. No liquid damage, no loose or broken connectors, nothing.

The battery is able to charge from amber to green so the magsafe and battery seems to be working.

The SMC reset showed a good response with the magsafe LED, meaning the keyboard works and so does the power button. Yet no fan spinnging or any other signs of life.

Any other ideas?

If the logic board is dead, I will sell it for parts, the Retina screen is brand new (replaced a year ago) and the body is in perfect condition.