Bruce Whittington
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Yesterday my MBP (2016 maybe, running Catalina I think?) was functioning normally, battery charge over 70% I think. Today when I opened the lid nothing happened. Screen is black, no lights in keyboard, no green light on frame. I plugged it in and heard the familiar "bing" that indicates charging, but that is the only sign of life. I tried hard restarting and resetting the SMC without success. Laptop has been plugged in now for an hour or more, still black screen. Seems like I may have accidentally shut something off but I can't think what. I have a second Time Machine backup on an external drive which may be as much as two months old. Any suggestions welcome.
A couple of hours later, I tried opening the lid, and the screen lit very briefly, and I think I saw a rectangular "Mac Utilities" window there, but then it all went black again.
Long story shortened: This is an example of Apple's "Flexgate" problem with a too-short cable. Apple offered free service but I think I may be too late. I'll look into it.
A couple of hours later, I tried opening the lid, and the screen lit very briefly, and I think I saw a rectangular "Mac Utilities" window there, but then it all went black again.
Long story shortened: This is an example of Apple's "Flexgate" problem with a too-short cable. Apple offered free service but I think I may be too late. I'll look into it.
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