A Touching Scenario

Recently I purchased a supposedly faulty A1342 MacBook6,1 (‘09 13" white MacBook). The listing mentioned it “would no longer turn on” and the seller tried various things to get it back to life, to no avail. Let’s diagnose and fix it! Diagnosis: First boot Unboxing the laptop from its original box (what a find!), it indeed did not turn on. The SIL (Sleep Indicator Light) would flash a few times, which according to Apple’s website meant the battery was faulty....

January 30, 2021 · 6 min · Rick