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  • 30-01-2010 3:02am
    #1
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭


    Just to top off the ****tiest day ever, my macbook pretty much fecked up on me and I've no idea whats wrong with it. It's just showing a black screen when turned on and nothing else. The sleep light appears to be on constantly and the disk spins at startup but thats about the only sign of life I get from it. Any chance anyone can help with this?

    Much appreciated, would be nice to get atleast something back working


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  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    What Macbook is it?
    Have you tried booting from the install disc?
    Install any RAM recently?
    NVIDIA graphics card?


  • #3
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    One of the unibodies, MB 13.3/2.0/CTO

    purchased in may 2009

    Processor2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    Memory4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
    Hard Drive 160GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
    Optical DriveSD 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD+RW/CD-RW)

    AFAIK, I didn't get an install disc with it, no new ram installed (haven't touched the hardware since purchase) and I don't think it's got a NVIDIA graphics card.


  • #4
    miralize
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    You must have gotten some sort of OS Disk. It's in the cardboard pouch that comes with every Macbook. Instructions etc..


  • #5
    Elessar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,267 ✭✭✭Elessar


    Best thing to do is call Apple today and let them run through some diagnostics.


  • #6
    stimpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,828 ✭✭✭stimpson


    Still within warranty - ring Apple. Excellent customer care.


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  • #7
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Cheers, seems like ringing apple is the best thing to do then.

    Any advice as for how to get all the stuff off my hdd before sending it in?


  • #8
    stimpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,828 ✭✭✭stimpson


    Assuming you have a USB drive use Time Machine.

    Oh, you have no monitor... if you have Firewire you can start up as a slave drive and copy stuff to another mac (at leased you used to be able to - haven't done it in ages)


  • #9
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    It seems to be that just the screen or backlight (whichever) is gone, everything else is fine apparently, as it logged onto msn by itself when turned on and the only controls not working are the ones concerning the screen (f1/f2)

    Could I just use the mini display port connection to connect to a monitor and use that? :)


  • #10
    stimpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,828 ✭✭✭stimpson


    That should work fine - as long as you have the Display port to VGA/DVI cable.

    Definately use time machine - I sent a mini in for RAM upgrade and had to delete a load of work stuff for security reasons. Time Machine left it exactly as it was before sending it out.


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