David, I always take my computer stuff to About Face Computers in Turners Falls. * https://about-facecomputers.com/ <https://about-facecomputers.com/> Thanks, Mik Mik Muller, president Montague WebWorks 239-R Main Street, Greenfield, MA 413-320-5336 http://MontagueWebWorks.com Powered by ROCKETFUSION On 12/16/2021 9:37 AM, David Bennett via Hidden-discuss wrote: > Looking for recommendations for service on a MacBook Pro (Mid-2012) in > the Franklin County area. Out of the blue, the screen goes black and > it is shutting down, and now I cannot get it to boot up. It will turn > on and shut off within seconds and then it tries restarting over and > over again and sometimes gives the prohibited symbol (circle with > slash across it). It is acting almost as if it is overheating, but it > doesn't seem to be. Fans working fine and not dusty inside. Swapped > out stock HD a year or so ago with SSD and maxed out RAM. Has been > running great since then until yesterday. Another note: When I > upgraded to the SSD I had installed Big Sur on the machine as well > (normally not supported on a MBP this old). I don't know if that > could be part of the issue. Could this be a battery issue? Let me > know of any recommendations where I could bring it for service in the > area. I know of left-click in Amherst and Yes in Northampton, but > wondering if there is anywhere else. Thanks for any ideas! > > David Bennett > Deerfield, MA > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20211216/4bb20d13/attachment.html>