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Thanks for your response! Unfortunately, I can't find my pentalobe screwdriver to open the case so I had to order one. It should be here on Tuesdsay. I can't

Thanks for your response! Unfortunately, I can't find my pentalobe screwdriver to open the case so I had to order one. It should be here on Tuesdsay. I can't try a different battery or check for water damage until then. To add a little more context, this is a 13 in Early 2015 Macbook Pro (A1502.) My laptop was working until the battery died earlier today. I plugged it in and pressed the power button and I still just get black screen(I don't even hear any fans starting or anything like that.) The charging indicator is orange which makes me think that the battery is functional. When I do a SMC restart the indicator changes from orange to green for a few seconds and then turns back to orange. I have tried plugging the laptop into a monitor to rule out an issue with the screen, but still no signal on the monitor. Are there any other diagnostic tests you can recommend until I can open the laptop up?

throwlaplace 6y ago
>When I do a SMC restart the indicator changes from orange to green for a few seconds and then turns back to orange. you're battery is probably dead. below i said i fixed the screen on my mbp that's true but before that i swapped my battery and that's exactly the behavior i saw (staying orange, green->orange after SMC). i used the idea from this video to replace the battery (after ordering on ebay - make sure you get the right one!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fupkPz55tUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fupkPz55tUo i used a shoe lace (because it was strong enough).
- raihansaputra 6y ago
  Agree with this. You can rule out battery circuity related faults by trying to boot with the battery disconnected and the charger connected. Be patient; it will take a minute to boot and emit the chime sound.
  - jklein11 6y ago
    I just tried this and still doesn't boot. What is interesting is that the fan will start spinning, also the haptic feedback on the trackpad is still working.

throwlaplace 6y ago

>When I do a SMC restart the indicator changes from orange to green for a few seconds and then turns back to orange. you're battery is probably dead. below i said i fixed the screen on my mbp that's true but before that i swapped my battery and that's exactly the behavior i saw (staying orange, green->orange after SMC). i used the idea from this video to replace the battery (after ordering on ebay - make sure you get the right one!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fupkPz55tUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fupkPz55tUo i used a shoe lace (because it was strong enough).

raihansaputra 6y ago
Agree with this. You can rule out battery circuity related faults by trying to boot with the battery disconnected and the charger connected. Be patient; it will take a minute to boot and emit the chime sound.
- jklein11 6y ago
  I just tried this and still doesn't boot. What is interesting is that the fan will start spinning, also the haptic feedback on the trackpad is still working.