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{A1989 / EMC3214}—Released in July 2018, the 13" MacBook Pro features quad-core i5 and i7 processors and Intel Iris Plus integrated graphics.

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Can you boot without a battery cable?

I bought one of these for really cheap recently from an ewaste place. When I plugged it in it would constantly boot loop. I opened it up and saw that both the battery data cable and the trackpad cable were cut. I just want to know before I buy any parts for the computer, if the computer could boot without the battery data cable, so I know if it's causing the boot issues. Thank you

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Possibly needs the battery data cable. If the Mac can't find battery percentage, it may not boot.

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Correct! SMC needs the input to boot. Get the needed cable MacBook Pro 13" Retina (Touch Bar, Mid 2018) Battery Daughter Board Cable

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