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You don't necessarily have to swap out the drive. If the motherboard is not damaged, you can use target disk mode as per the link in my earlier post. Connect the two Macs with a firewire cable and follow the instructions to use the broken Mac as if it were an external drive attached to the good Mac.
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You don't necessarily have to swap out the drive. If the motherboard is not damaged, you can use target disk mode as per the link in my earlier post. Connect the two Macs with a firewire cable and follow the instructions to use the broken Mac as if it were an external drive attached to the good Mac.

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Machine was considered a total loss and decided to replace it. &nbsp;Thanks for your efforts.
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Machine was considered a total loss and decided to replace it.  Thanks for your efforts.

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The computer fell at least 4' to the hard floor. &nbsp;The glass covering the screen and the screen are both cracked. &nbsp;When the machine is powered on there are no sounds and or video displayed. &nbsp;I have removed battery and purged the power. &nbsp;When reinserted the Mac boot sounds and Apple are displayed but it quickly goes away. &nbsp;The power light then goes off then back on bright then dim for a bit. &nbsp;This process repeats. &nbsp;I can see that the CPU fan turns briefly while the light is on then stops when its off. &nbsp;It would appear that its trying to turn on but keeps shutting off then back on. &nbsp;<br />
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I have reseated the RAM.<br />
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Thanks in advance.
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The computer fell at least 4' to the hard floor.  The glass covering the screen and the screen are both cracked.  When the machine is powered on there are no sounds and or video displayed.  I have removed battery and purged the power.  When reinserted the Mac boot sounds and Apple are displayed but it quickly goes away.  The power light then goes off then back on bright then dim for a bit.  This process repeats.  I can see that the CPU fan turns briefly while the light is on then stops when its off.  It would appear that its trying to turn on but keeps shutting off then back on.  

I have reseated the RAM.

Thanks in advance.

MacBook Pro 2010 Not Working After A Fall

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