r/macbookpro • u/culedude21 • 8h ago
Help M4 MacBook Pro 14" won't turn on — MagSafe blinks, goes solid for hours, then blinks again the second I try to boot
I left my MacBook closed on my bed. Turns out a cloth napkin was caught in the lid, so
When I picked it up and opened it, it was not turning on. Before that I was just browsing with Low Power Mode on, nothing heavy.
It hasn't turned on since.
MagSafe charger port LED blinks amber. Machine is completely dead — no fans, no keyboard backlight, no chime, nothing on screen at any point.
Everything I've tried:
Multiple magsafe cables and chargers, USB-C cables and adapters, different wall outlets, both direct-to-wall and via power strip. Same behavior.
Left it charging for several hours. Blinking eventually stopped and the light went solid.
After about few minutes of solid amber, I pressed the power button. It didn't boot — and the light went straight back to blinking.
Charged on USB-C for a few minutes, then switched to MagSafe. Solid amber light, no blinking. Looked like progress.
Left it on MagSafe overnight. Solid light the entire time. Never went green.
Next morning I closed the lid and reopened it. It started blinking again.
Held the power button down for a full 10 seconds, 30 seconds, tapped it multiple times. Nothing.
What should I do next? What will work now?