Macbook is dead?

My friend's macbook (white plastic, 2.0, napa/core2 before santa rosa platform) isn't starting, and I have no idea why. He initially asked me to replace the top and bottom casing. I accepted, and ordered the parts. Around the time they were supposed to come, I took the computer apart completely (required for the repair), but one of the parts was delayed, so the computer sat splayed on my desk for a week. I didn't exactly stack textbooks on it, but it also wasn't covered in anti-static wrap. So, now, I finally got the part and put it back together, and the computer doesn't start. At all. The screen doesn't go grey, the 'sleep' light doesn't turn on, the fan doesn't start - nothing. The magsafe light is green, so the power is going in. It's also worth noting that I have no battery for it, so it's all on A/C.

Does anyone know what's wrong? My two hypothetical solutions are (a) I need a battery, or (b) the logic board is dead due to static.

How likely are each of these scenarios - especially the logic board one? How possible is it that it was static overloaded?

 

Have you properly connected the keyboard, touchpad and other essential parts? The computer will not start without those required parts.

Also, make sure the power brick is plugged in.

 

Yes, I have gone through the iFixit tutorial that I used and made sure every cable mentioned was connected. LCD, speakers, palmrest (keyboard, touchpad), HDD, optical drive, inverter, fan, temp sensors, magsafe/power, and everything else. The power brick is in - the green LED is lit on the magsafe adaptor when it's plugged in.

 

I'm sorry to say that it sounds like you may have done fatal damage to the logic board. That said, you should get a battery to try with it as well, just on the off-chance that damage somehow didn't get done.

 

sounds to me like the power button is no longer connected.

you either forgot to reconnect it, or may have broke the connector.

 

Perhaps I broke the connector. I doubt that I broke 2 palmrests (old one and new one) at the same time.

At any rate I guess the motherboard is at fault, whether it's the connector or something else.

 

try putting back the original case and bring it to an apple store.

 

Were you working in a "Static Free" workspace?

 

Well, I wasn't exactly in a clean room, but I'd say it was "reasonably" static free. I mean, I wasn't disassembling it on a wool carpet or anything (I was actually doing it on a nice wood desk). Then again, I wasn't wearing an anti-static wriststrap either.

I guess the motherboard is gone. Funny, because that never happened to me before with the numerous other computers I have repaired (under the same conditions).

I'll get a new mobo, and see how that works.

 

like i said above, close everything cleanly and bring it to the apple store innocently and get it repaired free of charge (of course if it's still under warranty).else it is not worth it to go to the genius.