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Lydia Leftcoast

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1. Do you have an Apple store near you?

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 11:02 AM

Feb 2013

When one of my Macs refused to turn on, the problem was either the power block giving out (has happened at least once with each of my Macs) or a hard drive failure in an old computer.

An Apple Store or an authorized Apple dealer can help you out. If it's just the power block, that's pricey, but not as bad as buying a new computer. Hard drive replacement is also pricey, and you may decide you want a new computer. If you have to either replace the hard drive or buy a new computer, have the repair/dealer people back up your Documents, your Mail Boxes, and as much else as they can retrieve.

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My old mac (the all white flat kind) will not turn on [View all] LaydeeBug Feb 2013 OP

Do you have an Apple store near you? Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #1

there is one, and everything is already backed up, so no worries there... LaydeeBug Feb 2013 #4

Same thing with me ... likely either the power block or battery Auggie Feb 2013 #7

I started to have so many problems with mine, that I had to replace it. cbayer Feb 2013 #2

a few times I have had to remove the battery, then put it back in, in order to re-start Voice for Peace Feb 2013 #3

There's a battery in a desktop? LaydeeBug Feb 2013 #5

d'oh!! no I am reading too early for my brain.. I read laptop Voice for Peace Feb 2013 #6

How old is this Mac in years? RoccoR5955 Feb 2013 #8

It looks like this... LaydeeBug Feb 2013 #9

That being the case RoccoR5955 Feb 2013 #10

If you haven`t already, call the genius bar... opiate69 Mar 2013 #11