MacBook will not connect or charge.
Ive had my Mac for a couple years now, A1278 early 2011 i believe, without any problems until a month or two ago. It began to stop charging. The magsafe would not light up at all and id have to pull it off and put it back in over and over, with a little tweaking and adjusting to get it to connect. two days ago it stopped completely. no matter what i try, i cannot get the charger to light up and charge. my computer is now completely dead with no hopes of coming back to life. i have also tried other chargers on it--nothing. the only sign of life is that the magsafe lights up [I]very[I] dimly, but only noticable in a dark room. i have also tried swapping batteries for a functional one. the functional one in my mac did the same as my original one--nothing at all. my original battery in a different mac connected and charged up fine. so it is not my battery or charger.
I ended up replacing the DC inboard--this seemed to solve the problem for about a week. but, alas, it is back to its original condition. I have also tried doing an SMC reset.
It seems as though sometimes when i plug something into my USB port, it starts charging....But its rare, so it could be a coincidence. Im wondering if Im having some sort of weird grounding issues somewhere?
any info, insight, suggestions or ideas would be gladly welcomed. oh, and i do not have the option of taking it to a store, due to my current location (a military base on the small island of okinawa). And apple, with their wonderful customer support, wants to charge me 20$ just to ask a question online. so i will try calling them but i dont see that working to my advantage. i pretty much can only order parts and attempt a repair on my own. thanks!
yes, I have asked this question before, but this is an updated one and I need the help ASAP.
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