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I will try to provide as much detail as possible please ask if you need additional: Was running OS High Sierra on early 2014 MacBook air The computer was working 100% fine before I formatted the hard-drive It has never experienced falls, hits, or water damage Battery and charger components are fine and working accordingly ———— Originally the screen displayed the folder with a “?” but I did not have a bootable USB set up yet so I shut it down After restarting the mac the screen is just a blank blueish-purpleish color
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’’ with: Keyboard backlight - OffDisplay backlight - OnApple logo on back of Mac - OnFan spinning at normal speedDoes not get overly hot if left onNo peripherals connected ———— Things I’ve already tried: Every possible key combination during and before the boot phase(The only keys that do anything at all are the power button held down and the SMC reset, which fixes nothing)Booting without battery connected and on chargerBooting without SSD connected ———— Any advice would be appreciated, the nearest apple store is over 2 hours from me and if it is hardware related I cannot afford to replace it at the moment. Don’t think this will help but will include anyway:
Screw in SSD has now been put back btw
Let’s disconnect the MagSafe & battery. Press the power button a good minute. Putting the system on its side with the MagSafe up, Now plug in the MagSafe and press the Option (⌥) key are you getting to the Startup Manager screen? Reference: Mac startup key combinations
