Macbook Pro 3 Beeps - NOT RAM

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jlee14

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Hello,

I am trying to diagnose what is wrong with my SO's Macbook Pro (Late 2012). She spilled water on it and now when you attempt to power it on the screen remains blank and you hear 3 beeps every 5 seconds. Googling the issue tells you it is the RAM accept I am fairly certain it isn't. Here is what I have tried:
- Removing both RAM sticks and trying them in different slots
- Putting 3rd party RAM in and attempting to boot (Had some lying around)
- Putting RAM in from another Macbook Pro

All of these did nothing. Still the same three beeps. To boot, I even took the "bad" RAM out and put it in the working Macbook and it worked fine. Does anybody with more experience with MACs have any advice to give me? the fans spin when you power the machine on. I am unsure of what it could have been besides RAM that shorted.

- Justin
 
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Then I wouldn't waste time taking apart. That system is DOA. Where on the planet are you located? You have other options (other than Apple) to possibly repair the system.

For example, I used these guys to repair my daughter's MBP a few years ago:

http://www.powerbookmedic.com/

Work was fast and prices reasonable. You likely need a motherboard swap. A source like this can do, or you can yourself. Tedious, but not terribly difficult.

jlee14

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That was my next step, but I didn't want to void the warranty. I do not think there would ne water at this point, this happened a few months ago
 

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Then I wouldn't waste time taking apart. That system is DOA. Where on the planet are you located? You have other options (other than Apple) to possibly repair the system.

For example, I used these guys to repair my daughter's MBP a few years ago:

http://www.powerbookmedic.com/

Work was fast and prices reasonable. You likely need a motherboard swap. A source like this can do, or you can yourself. Tedious, but not terribly difficult.
 
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jlee14

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Sounds like using a site like this would be the way to go... Just in case it isn't the motherboard. That way I'm not stuck buying the wrong parts.

 

Annonymous19

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Hello,

I had the same problem. I spilled water on it and when I would try to boot it up, it made 3 repetitive beeping sounds every 5 seconds. Obviously, I turned it over and let most of the water spill out, (usually you should put it in a bowl of rice but I didn't have any). So, I was pretty sure it was fried so I closed it up after about an hour of letting it side upside down, and put it in my bag. I was going to bring it into the shop to get fixed, anticipating a pretty hefty repair amount, but to my surprise when I took it out of my bag that morning right before I was going to take it into the shop, I powered it up and it worked like nothing had even happened to it!! I was absolutely astonished and so happy that I would not have to take it in. This is not to say that this will happen with yours, but there is a chance. I am now using it to type this solution and it has worked perfectly ever since I took it out of my bag that morning.
 
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