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RoccoR5955

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10. That being the case

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 11:10 PM

Feb 2013

It could be anything from a bad power supply to a bad CMOS battery. Generally if the battery is too old, it will not hold a charge any more, and will not even turn on sometimes.
The power supply seems more likely to me though, as the capacitors in it get old and weak, and when this one was made, there was a big fiasco with defective and counterfeit capacitors. It was a big thing for the PCs, not sure if any Macs were effected by it though.

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My old mac (the all white flat kind) will not turn on [View all] LaydeeBug Feb 2013 OP

Do you have an Apple store near you? Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #1

there is one, and everything is already backed up, so no worries there... LaydeeBug Feb 2013 #4

Same thing with me ... likely either the power block or battery Auggie Feb 2013 #7

I started to have so many problems with mine, that I had to replace it. cbayer Feb 2013 #2

a few times I have had to remove the battery, then put it back in, in order to re-start Voice for Peace Feb 2013 #3

There's a battery in a desktop? LaydeeBug Feb 2013 #5

d'oh!! no I am reading too early for my brain.. I read laptop Voice for Peace Feb 2013 #6

How old is this Mac in years? RoccoR5955 Feb 2013 #8

It looks like this... LaydeeBug Feb 2013 #9

That being the case RoccoR5955 Feb 2013 #10

If you haven`t already, call the genius bar... opiate69 Mar 2013 #11