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MacBook Pro runs for only one or two seconds

Hey guys!

I had some problems with the monitor, one fan and the dvdrw, so I bought them from ifixitm followed the guides. And everything worked! But I realized my camera cable was broken as well. So I didn't put the screws yet! I am trying to get the money to buy the cable as well.

Anyways, in the meantime I used the mac and everything was just fine for more than 2-3 weeks(being without the screws, it's like a desktop pc, but that's ok)

Everything was fine and dandy until this morning, when it refused to start. If I press the power button, it starts and shuts down in less than a second. If I keep the power button pushed, it starts (I hear the dvdrw squicking, the fans rolling) but after a few seconds, the frontal led (on the push button to open the lid) starts blinking fast, and everything shuts down (fans stop, the hard drive makes a specific "out-of-power-sound")

I am guessing the led blinking fast is a sign and somebody might know what it means!

Is it a short-circuit?

Thank you, all for any advice that might get me to fix this problem

ygr

PS: I only kept the battery and it's the same thing. The same with only keeping the power cable and taking out the battery.

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Can you give us a link to this "out of power sound"?

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i guess he means the pretty loud "click" that some hdd's generate when you switch the computer off

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It's the sound external HDDs make when you suddenly take out their power! I hope you know what I mean!

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I have to mention that this happens when it shuts down if I hold the power button pressed for a few seconds (and it definitely comes from the HDD). Oherwise, if I just press the power button and release it fast, like you normally should do, the mac just shuts down in no more than a second. The HDD doesn't even have time to start. So obviously there are no "squicks".

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Does anyone know what happens if you have problems with the RAM? Maybe that is what happened!

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one little suggestion - if you press and hold the power button for around 4 seconds - the computer switches off!! (every "newer" computer has this kind of "kill switch")

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the thing is that if I just press the power button to start the mac, it just starts and shuts down in less than a second! If I keep the button pressed something else happens that I mentioned in the main topic.

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i would try to remove the ram, disconnect the hdd, the optical drive and all other stuff that is not needed to run the computer - only let the fans connected and try to boot the computer

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I suggest you look inside of the machine and make sure you dont have any loose screws or parts rolling around inside because these can cause shorts.

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I looked and looked! I now even got all the cables that go to the monitor, antenna, camera HDD, DvDRW out! I know how to handle a normal PC and I know it should start without all those mentioned above. I just won't boot (without a Hdd for example, but it should stay opened/powered). Well, nothing changed! No power after just one second! ..Or it has power for about 4-5 seconds if I keep the power button pressed. I have to mention that as soon as I release the power button (let's say, after just 2 seconds, I shuts down)

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@Todd Johnson

Nope, unfortunately. I ended up selling it piece by piece. I still have a few.

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The flashing of the LED is normal. In some models it's been a kind of PMU reset procedure.

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Where did you get this idea?

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@mayer - try it on yours and you'll see where I got this idea.

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hello bro

i have same problem when u remove ram laptop on proprely so change ram this macbook sport some ram ddr2

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ygreq sera éternellement reconnaissant.
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