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Released in July 2018, the 15" MacBook Pro, model A1990, features a 15.4 inch LED-Backlight display with True Tone technology, TouchID, and up to 6 Core i9 Processor.

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MacBook doesnt turn on but touchpad can click in cycle of 20+ seconds

Hello yall, I was working as usual on my macbook then freezed and then doesnt able to turn on since there (2 weeks)
I had to replace battery on my own on it 3 times in last 5 years because they were swollen, so I am kinda familiar with it. I tried to disassemble the MacBook completely, inspect the board for damage - did not find anything, liquids have definitely never gotten on the computer, I tried to disconnect the battery and turn it on without it - does not turn on. Tried to clean all possible contacts with 90% alcohol - also no effect. Tried to do different data resets found on this forum - also no result. But what I noticed after reading the forum is that regardless of whether the battery is connected or not, with power through the Type-C I can click on the touchpad, and for about 20 seconds I can click, then for 5-8 seconds I can not, then again I can and so on constantly in cycle if I have power in type-c. Also I tried to change different orig chargers, no result. There are no other signs of life, the coolers do not spin, nothing lights up. My budget is limited and I would not like to take the computer to a service center just for where they will simply tell me to change the entire board without inspection, so what do you think this behavior of the touchpad could indicate? It turns out that there is power on the board? could this behaviour indicate something, that it is possible to replace not the entire board, but some individual element? Thanks!

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Sorry not much here to work from. You need to see what the charger is doing at the USB-C port using a USB-C power meter but that will only get you so far. Check these out: MacBook Pro 15 A1990 not turning on after a bad charger

Here’s a good thread digging into the logic: MacBook Pro Touch Bar 2018 (A1990) - No Boot / No Charge

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Howdy there,

I'm going to link you to two different troubleshooting pages for you to look at, and to make sure that you're not missing anything in the troubleshooting process. I'm curious to know if you are able to get anything to display on an external display if you plug it in.

Best of luck to you

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