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title: "How do you troubleshoot a MacBook Pro that won't power on?"  
description: "How do you troubleshoot a MacBook Pro that won't power on?"  
author: "Austin Dcruz"  
published: 2022-02-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95866/how-do-you-troubleshoot-a-macbook-pro-that-won-t-power-on  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["macbook pro", "macbook", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How do you troubleshoot a MacBook Pro that won't power on?

How do you [troubleshoot](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1617/desktop-troubleshooting) a [MacBook Pro](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/110662/how-to-delete-instagram-account-on-macbook-pro-safari-browser) that won't [power](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43750/5-easy-ways-to-make-improvements-to-your-home-this-year) on?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Reasons troubleshoot a [MacBook](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102567/macbook-or-windows-laptop-which-is-better) Pro that won't power on:**

![How do you troubleshoot a MacBook Pro that won](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/7ef56738-eed0-445c-80e9-14d534c4e9d3/images/d2c79878-f326-4931-92d1-c2bcbc045b15.jpeg) **\**

- **Make sure your [Mac](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95560/after-loading-5-10-websites-why-do-safari-and-all-other-browsers-stop-trying-to-load-pages-on-a-new-macbook) is turned on.-**Let's start by determining whether the issue is that your Mac won't start up or that it won't turn on - the two may sound similar, but there's a significant difference. On your Mac, press the Power button. If you don't hear a startup bell, no fan or drive noise, and no graphics, video, or visuals of any kind appear on your screen, your Mac isn't turning on at all.
- **Examine your power supply**.-Make sure the Mac is turned on and plugged in properly. Alternatively, if it's a laptop, make sure the battery isn't dead.
- **Change the power cable or adapter.-**It's possible that the issue is with your computer.
- **Examine your display.-**This may apply to you if you use a desktop Mac, such as a Mac Pro or Mac mini. You can skip this step if you don't have a separate display connected.
- **Safe Boot** is the safest way to start your Mac.-Safe Boot restricts which checks and functions your Mac runs during startup, as well as performing some diagnostics.
- PRAM / NVRAM should be reset.
- The SMC should be reset.-In some cases, you may need to reset the SMC on your Mac (System Management Controller).

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