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I changed my my HD and tried to install OSX. I had problem - my cd was scratched so I finally quit installation. In meantime my laptop overheated. So I switched it off. I tried to switch it on next day but it does not work at all… What to do…? bert

If nothing is turning on after the overheating, do check that nothing got accidentally unplugged on the motherboard. If there is absolutely nothing unplugged, such as fan leads or perhaps even sensor leads, then the overheating damaged a component on the motherboard. Hard to say exactly which part though…

Try resetting your smc (steps 1-5), and/or resetting pram and nvram (6-7)

  1. unplug the MacBook Pro
  2. take the battery out. (use ifixit guides for your model)
  3. Hold the power button down for about 10 seconds
  4. put the battery back in
  5. Try powering up the computer to see if progress was made if not, go to 6
  6. Hold the power button down until you hear the hard drive spin down and the computer is definitely off
  7. press power button and immediately Hold down Option, Command, R, and P keys. KEEP them held down and hopefully you will hear the computer chime, KEEP holding the keys down until it has chimed 3 times, then release the keys. Hopefully it will boot at this point. Try this and if it’s still dead, maybe something has come loose on the logic board. Open it up and look for unplugged cables, if you find any, plug them back in completely. Let us know how it goes.

many thanks, I cant do it, Im on holidays at moment but will do and let you know, many thanks!!! PS. I need to mention - battery is not charging at all.