Hi there, I have the same problem with my macbook pro 8.1. When the laptop it's off and I connect the MagSafe it switch on automatically.
There is also another problem related. The battery is not charging. So to have the laptop ON I need always the MS connected, and the MS led light its permanently green, and the message next to the battery sign is "Not charging". When I disconnect the MS, the laptop turns off instantly.
To fix this second problem I tried to: that I found here in this successful video I found in Youtube.
That are the instructions of the video to be followed in this specific order:
"Power down > Take off the battery > Take off the MS > Hold on for 5 seconds. Then when you put it back together you first: Put the MS connector on > Wait a few seconds till it goes Green > Put the battery in > Wait a few seconds > Turn it on: Fixed my problem."
Everything ok, but in the penultimate step "Connect the MS > Wait 5 sec > Turn on" I cannot do it because the laptop turns automatically on after the MS connection step. So its not possible to do it because it switch on before the 5 sec. necessary to wait for before to Turn it on.
I tried with another good MagSafe but it happens the same. And there is this video with lots of comments of people that had success doing that, so I think it must be related with the programmed obsolescence. Then the parts are working good, and must be a strategic solution to fix it. The solution of the video its good, but for that I need to fix the "Auto power on, when connect my MagSafe" problem.
So which can be the way to find a solution for this?
Thanks!
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i have a very, very similar issue with my late 2008 macbook pro 5,1. when i connect charger it boots up. when i shut it down, it boots up immediately. when i do a pram reset, it can stay shut once. and i cannot send it to sleep. safesleep is not working, neither full hybernate (pmset hybernatemode 25) because it reboots automatically after sleep.
it all began a couple of years ago, after the last firmware upgrade. IIRC that firmware update was the one which made the DVD drive mute at boot and wake.
i tried every osx version since leopard. same symptoms, so in my case it's hardware related, more specifically firmware related.
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