I have a long dead mid-2010, 15-inch A1286 that's not able to boot up anymore. MagSafe adapter remains with green light when plugged in. Anyone experienced this situation before, and if so did you manage to get it fixed?

Fully aware it's a known issue with this damn model, and I totally missed out on the recall program. Read about and watched videos on capacitor replacement but I'm not sure if it will even work.

Or shall I chuck it in the nearest longkang/river?

No harm contacting Apple. Their customer service is still one of the best in the industry

You're right, worth a try. Thanks!

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I had the same issue on my 2009 Macbook Pro. I was seemingly not getting any power. When I press the power button and hold for 6 seconds or 10 seconds I would see the green lights on the side.

However when I pressed Command + Shift + Option + the Power button, it booted right up. Only took a couple of seconds to start booting.

I've been getting the service battery warning for a couple of years, so I know I will need to replace the battery if I plan to keep using this one.