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Mac will not start

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  • Moneymaker
    Moneymaker Posts: 1,984 Forumite
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    sophlowe45 wrote: »
    I cannot find any serial number on the laptop.

    Keep looking. It's miniscule. If it has been removed, that indicates the MacBook is almost certainly stolen.
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    What screwdriver did you use to remove the battery?
    Well it's been different computers from you so mightn't be much use, but is there maybe some funky 3 pointed screw? Maybe there's no screw?
    It should be switching on no matter what state the battery's in, if it's plugged in.
    If it has been removed, that indicates the MacBook is almost certainly stolen.
    Or has simply rubbed off through use.
    Try this (and there are a few others) - plugged in, hold down the trackpad button, and press the power button, keep the trackpad button held in for up to, say, 20 secs. Anything?
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