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Mac Book DEAD after Software Update
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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So the software update window came up last night and it said that there were 2 updates to be done, one for IntelMacs and another for security...so I said yes update both...I left to the kitchen to make a snack and when I came back...PUF! the Mac Book was DEAD!
The screen was pitch black, I tried turning it on and no chime or light on the screen all I hear is like the CD drive spinning, but I know for a fact there is no CD inside the drive.
I unplug it, remove the battery let it sit down for a few hours then tried it again and nothing 
Any ideas would be greatly appreciate...
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Originally Posted by jorgem4 
So the software update window came up last night and it said that there were 2 updates to be done, one for IntelMacs and another for security...so I said yes update both...I left to the kitchen to make a snack and when I came back...PUF! the Mac Book was DEAD!
The screen was pitch black, I tried turning it on and no chime or light on the screen all I hear is like the CD drive spinning, but I know for a fact there is no CD inside the drive.
I unplug it, remove the battery let it sit down for a few hours then tried it again and nothing
Any ideas would be greatly appreciate...
It's toast! Send it to me!
No really, try rebooting into single user mode, repair permissions, and reboot!
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Originally Posted by romeosc
It's toast! Send it to me!
No really, try rebooting into single user mode, repair permissions, and reboot!
How do you do that?...
..unfortunalty I won't be close to an apple store for another 2 weeks I might must just have to wait.
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Originally Posted by jorgem4
How do you do that?...
..unfortunalty I won't be close to an apple store for another 2 weeks I might must just have to wait.
Start up in single user mode (Apple-S during boot)
Run fsck (the unix File System Check utility).
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that would be great.. but it looks like the system isnt actually starting if there is no chime.
have you tried leaving it on the charger for 1hr, and then turning it on? (with the charger still in?)
if macbooks' batteries have those buttons on them, press it, and see if the lights light up... to check if it isnt a dead battery.
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Dude, had the EXACT same thing happen to a friend of mine. . . you messed up when installing the firmware update (which fixes a bug that affected some macs causing them to shut down when the temp got too high) here is how you fix it. . . DONT DEVIATE FROM THE STEPS and MAKE SURE YOU USE THE DISK UTILITY AS DIRECTED (you have to burn a firmware restore disk - use another mac to do this since your is obviously out of comission)
here is the link
About the Firmware Restoration CD
steps 7 and 8 are kinda tricky on getting the timing right. . . but be vigilant and it will work. . . .
Cheers
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Let's ask MacBook questions in the right forum, eh? This forum is for PowerBooks and MacBook Pros.
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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its probably not a dead battery, because if you take your battery out and put the charger in, the macbook can still run.
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