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So I have an early 2015 MacBook Air and haven't used it in months due to it not turning on (even though the charging light was on)

It's been months as I said so tonight I thought I'd try turning it on again and to my surprise, it booted up fine when pressing the power button. I stupidly turned off the MacBook so I could factory reset it and now I can't get it back on at all as the power button is completely unresponsive. Again I can see it's charging. I've tried the SMC reset but don't think it works as you need to hold the power button to do the reset...

I can't really afford to get it fixed and want to try sorting it out myself as it worked fine tonight until I turned it off.

I noticed the battery was at 0% and so do you think I need to wait for the battery to discharge?

I don't have the tools to open up the MacBook and am extremely impractical.

agarza
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  • Also see Power button not working on Macbook PRO 13" 2013 - ideas on how to reset SMC for info on how to reset the SMC when you can’t use the power button – Allan Jan 05 '23 at 23:48
  • As per the linked dupe, if your battery was reading zero and it won’t charge, then it may be acting as a power drain. Try disconnecting the battery then powering up with mains connected. If this is out if your skillset, you’ll have to take it in for repairs. – Allan Jan 05 '23 at 23:51
  • Thanks. My battery was charging fine. When if started, unexpectedly, it was 0% but it charged up to 35% by the time I shut it down. I was wondering if it will only start if battery is dead and plugged in. – Harrison Crawford Jan 06 '23 at 00:37
  • Your battery may not be holding a charge or your power button just coincidentally failed. If you happen to turn it on again, go into power settings and set it to turn on at a time like 7:00am every day to get around the button problem – Allan Jan 06 '23 at 00:40
  • That was my exact plan. Looks like I'll need to get it looked at and repaired. So strange the power button worked earlier! Thanks for your help. – Harrison Crawford Jan 06 '23 at 02:39
  • Post your fix as an answer when you get it resolved. Ping me in comments (@Allan) here so I get notified and I can upvote. – Allan Jan 06 '23 at 02:56

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