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  • platinumsteel
    Badcaps Veteran
    • May 2019
    • 234
    • Trinidad&Tobago

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    Macbook Pro 2012 Greenlight but not Power On

    Hi gooday i have a very technical issue here with a Macbook pro 2012 820-3115-B which is gives me a greenlight but no fan spin and doesn't seem to power on.On my bench power supply i get a reading off 19v 0.15 A and it stays there..I have checked for all major voltage requirements and most of them are present..I even have another identical working board that i use to compare voltages.But i still can't figure out the issue..Can u guys please help me maybe trace it down? I have all tools to remove and also measure ics and capacitors..Thanks
  • piernov
    Super Moderator
    • Jan 2016
    • 4435
    • France

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    Re: Macbook Pro 2012 Greenlight but not Power On

    Go down the list of power rails on the schematics and list all voltages.
    Also history of the machine always give hints.
    OpenBoardView — https://github.com/OpenBoardView/OpenBoardView

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    • platinumsteel
      Badcaps Veteran
      • May 2019
      • 234
      • Trinidad&Tobago

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      Re: Macbook Pro 2012 Greenlight but not Power On

      Ok sir i have attached all the voltages listed below...Funny enough while going tru the first set of voltage testing i noticed the Power Supply only drawing 0.01 Amps which is strange..Because before i was getting 0.14A and some of the voltages which are now 0v was giving me readings..Weird..But the history of this machine is that it came in from a friend for both usb ports not working..Everything else was functioning properly and working..I removed and replaced U4600 from a donor board ..I powered it up and while it was booting the whole system just shut off...And that was when i started having this no power issue..So as of now it gives me intermittent greenlight..It stays on green for 5 seconds then goes..And comes back after 60 seconds then goes..now it's drawing 0.01A

      PPBUS_G3H =12v
      PPBUS_S5_HS_COMPUTING =12v
      PPBUS_S5_HS_OTHER_ISNS = 12v
      PPDCIN_G3H = 19v
      PP3V42_G3H = 3.42v
      PPVRTC_G3H = 3.45v
      PP5V_S5_P18V5S5_VIN = 5v
      PP5V_SUS = 0V
      PP5V_S0 = 0v
      PP3V3_S5 = 0v
      PP3V3_SUS = 0v
      PP3V3_S4 = 0v
      PP3V3_S3 = 0v
      PP3V3_S0 = 0v
      PP1V8_S0 = 0v
      PP1V5_S3 = 0v
      PP1V5_S3RS0 =0v
      PP1V5_S0 = 0v
      PP1V05_SUS =0v
      PP1V05_S0 = 0v
      PPVCORE_S0_CPU = 0v
      PPVCORE_S0_AXG = 0v
      PP1V5_S3_CPU_VCCDQ = 0v
      PP1V05_S0_CPU_VCCPQE = 0v
      PP1V8_S0_CPU_VCCPLL_R =0v

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        Gooday people i have a 820-3115-B Macbook pro 2012 that gives me greenlight but does not power on...History of the machine was there was no green-light and dead.And i replaced the ISL chip for brand new 1...Greenlight now but will not power on automatically or fan spin.I checked most of my relevant power rails and i realize that PP5v_S3 is missing...It's drawing 0.02 Amps Possible you guys can help me pinpoint the issue? btw 12.58v on PPBUS_G3H
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