Apple Macbook Pro Aluminum 13-Inch Black Laptop Keyb Technical Guide - Page 50

Check that LED on MagSafe, Verify that the MagSafe LED

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Deep Dive Check 1. Verify that the MagSafe LED is green or amber while connecting a known-good AC adapter on customer system. 2. Does the unit run on knowngood AC power adapter only? 3. Verify the MagSafe LED is green or amber while connecting known-good power adapter on customer system. Result Yes No Yes No Yes No Action Code SMC on logic board senses AC power adapter and enabled power. Go to step 4. Verify MagSafe interconnect board is connected to logic board. Go to step 2 Issued resolved. P99 Replace the MagSafe interconnect board. Go to step 3. Bad MagSafe interconnect X03 board. Issue resolved. Go to step 4 4. Does the customer's power Yes adapter have stuck or bent pins on the MagSafe No connector? 5. Does the cable or duckhead Yes have visible damage? No Replace power adapter. P15 Go to step 5 Replace cable or duckhead. P16 Go to step 6 6. Check that LED on MagSafe Yes connector is displaying both green (if battery charged) and orange (when charging). No Verify adapter with knowngood unit and customer unit and troubleshoot source of error Replace power adapter. P03 2010-06-15 MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts - Startup and Power Issues 50

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MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts — Startup and Power Issues
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2010-06-15
Deep Dive
Check
Result
Action
Code
1.
Verify that the MagSafe LED
is green or amber while
connecting a known-good AC
adapter on customer system.
Yes
SMC on logic board senses AC
power adapter and enabled
power. Go to step 4.
No
Verify MagSafe interconnect
board is connected to logic
board. Go to step 2
2.
Does the unit run on known-
good AC power adapter only?
Yes
Issued resolved.
P99
No
Replace the MagSafe
interconnect board. Go to
step 3.
3.
Verify the MagSafe LED
is green or amber while
connecting known-good
power adapter on customer
system.
Yes
Bad MagSafe interconnect
board. Issue resolved.
X03
No
Go to step 4
4.
Does the customer’s power
adapter have stuck or
bent pins on the MagSafe
connector?
Yes
Replace power adapter.
P15
No
Go to step 5
5.
Does the cable or duckhead
have visible damage?
Yes
Replace cable or duckhead.
P16
No
Go to step 6
6.
Check that LED on MagSafe
connector is displaying both
green (if battery charged) and
orange (when charging).
Yes
Verify adapter with known-
good unit and customer unit
and troubleshoot source of
error
No
Replace power adapter.
P03