My MacBook Pro shuts down all of the sudden

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MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012

Mid 2012 model, A1278 / 2.5 GHz i5 or 2.9 GHz i7 processor.

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Jesper Fleckner @jeuer

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My MacBook Pro shuts down all of the sudden

My Mac tends to run hot even though I clean it for dust and keep it on a hard, flat surface when in use.

On day it just “clicks” from inside the body and the screen turns black with the noise of power leaving the computer. It won’t turn back on and when I plug in the charger, it vaguely flashes Amber/Green.

After a couple of days of rest, I tried plugging it back in (mac turned off) and it starts charging for a couple of minutes and then stops and back to flashing orange/green. I have tried disconnecting the battery and connecting it again, but no luck.

I did decide to go for a new logic board,

BUT just to make sure before I purchased one, I plugged in the charger yesterday and “magic sound” my MBP 2012 starts charging and turns on. I run diagnostics, checks heat and fan and battery and everything gets the OK.

So I decide to calibrate the new battery, so I let it charge all the way up plus a couple of hours extra, and then drains the battery for power and leaves it with no charge overnight. Then this morning it’s back to square one - MagSafe charger flashing orange and no life.

What the f… is wrong with this machine?!:-D

I did decide to go for a new logic board,

BUT just to make sure before I purchased one, I plugged in the charger yesterday and “magic sound” my MBP 2012 starts charging and turns on. I run diagnostics, checks heat and fan and battery and everything gets the OK.

So I decide to calibrate the new battery, so I let it charge all the way up plus a couple of hours extra, and then drains the battery for power and leaves it with no charge overnight. Then this morning it’s back to square one - MagSafe charger flashing orange and no life.

What is up with that?

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The logic board has a problem which clearly is fleeting. I have no magic here. you would need to find someone locally that can help you.

23 июл 2019 г. из Dan

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The logic board has a problem which clearly is fleeting. I have no magic here. you would need to find someone locally that can help you. — Dan

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The oscillating MagSafe LED is telling you the battery is gone. Given the systems age that would not surprise me.

Here’s the needed part MacBook Pro 13" Unibody (Mid 2009-Mid 2012) Battery and here’s the guide you’ll need to follow MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012 Battery Replacement

To be clear: You put the 2009 battery into the 2012 system and visa-versa.

● The 2009 battery didn't change your 2012 system symptoms

● The 2012 battery is running the 2009 and has 612 cycles.

If that's so we do need to look deeper. Was the 2012 battery discharged fully? When you plugged it in to the 2009 when you checked it.

Lets clean the MagSafe connector faces and make sure the pins in the charger are working correctly. Review these Apple T/N Apple Portables: Troubleshooting MagSafe adapters and Find the right power adapter and cable for your Mac notebook make sure your using the correct charger as well.

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Great, thanks! I will order a new battery and try it out and let you know!

Could the “gone battery” also explain why the computer was running so hot? Especially outside the body underneath? Or do you think that might be due to a bad fan? I mean the fan is clean and rotates with no problem, but as you said; it is an old system.

12 июл 2019 г. из Jesper Fleckner

MBP Unibody Mid-2012 a1278 is still a great MacBook when paired with a upgraded hard drive (SSD) along with MacOS Mojave.

The computer running so hot would be a software problem. Something is putting too much load on the CPU. You'll need to use activity monitor, look on the CPU tab and find out what's taking up all of the CPU.

12 июл 2019 г. из Ben

Okay. So I ordered a new battery online, it should arrive in a couple of days. Meanwhile I took the “broken” battery and put in an old MacBook Pro 2010 - and it works fine. Charging and everything. Only has 612 cycles (out of aprox 1000) on it. Does this indicate that there might something else wrong with my 2012 Mac Pro? Fried motherboard maybe?

And great with the activity monitor, but the computer won’t start up - not even with the battery taken out.

15 июл 2019 г. из Jesper Fleckner

Okay, so recap:

MacBook Pro 2012 shuts down. No life, other than the light on the macsafe charger blinking orange. I have taken the battery out and tried plugging in the charger to turn it on without a battery present, still no life and charger blinking orange.

THEN, the battery from the 2012 MacBook Pro fits in my old 2010 version (the 2010 battery is dead, so I am unable to put a new/different battery in my 2012 version until Wednesday).

But putting the 2012 battery, which was completely discharged, in the old MacBook 2010 works fine and it is charging.

I have just tried putting the battery back in the 2012 MacBook Pro (it now has 50% juice) and there is still no life and only the blinking orange light. I am using the same charger for both MacBooks, which is the original MagSafe from my MacBook Pro 2012.

So the charger is working and the pins in my 2012 MacBook Pro seems clean, fine and present.

15 июл 2019 г. из Jesper Fleckner

There are only two parts involved here if the MagSafe charger is good. Thats the DC-In board and the main logic board.

A common issue I see is the MOSFET's get damaged by using fake chargers. Here's a bit more on them:

OEM MagSafe Chargers vs Cheap Imposters: Teardown for Truth & Don't Replace Your MacBook Charger With a Cheap Knockoff

Sadly, at this point I think you have a damaged logic board

15 июл 2019 г. из Dan

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