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My MacBook will not Power On.

So when I plug it in the power lights on the side all flash 5 times and the light on the connector does not light up.

When plugged in the MacBook just refuses to power on or charge. I have already reset the SMC multiple times and that has done nothing.

I am really hoping I can fix this myself and I don't have to take it to the apple store.

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After looking a bit more, if I shine a flash light through the apple logo on the back I can see the desktop but only if I boot without the SMC (fans run at high speeds).

When I do use the flash light I can see that there is no battery in the menu bar.

The MacBook will not recognize the battery, this is the factory battery.

And the display Backlight does not work.

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Disconnect the mag-safe adapter. Disconnect the battery. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds. reconnect the battery. When the mag-safe is reconnected you should get a spontaneous reboot.

UPDATE

Hook it up to an external monitor and see if it will generate a valid video signal.

Now that you know it is generating a video signal, Here's the most probable fix:

Replacing the LP8550TLX BGA Power IC Chipset

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVdQ-2nj...

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I have tried this and have gotten no response.

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You have serious problems. Please give us history of the machine.

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It does work when I do that

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See update to answer.

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when I use an external monitor get a video signal

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