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The need for an external power source for a firewire enclosure depends on what size drive will be used. 3.5 inch drive, then yes external power will be needed as there is not enough bus power, 2.5 inch drive then no. Firewire is preferred sometimes because it does not use the CPU. Therefor the...

Start with the basics. Run software update and read/install all available updates, zap PRAM, reset SMC.

The new macbook pro will not run 10.6.8. Sorry to break it to you but I run into University IT folks wanting to run versions of OSX that are older than the hardware at least once a week and it just doesn't work (unless maybe you can do it through virtualization). But stand alone or even on a...

It's unlikely something is "stuck". A really low battery will automatically put the machine to sleep. Is this machine connected to a known good AC adapter? What about when you remove the battery and power it by AC adapter alone? Other than that I'd suspect a failing backlight in the LCD.

I've done plenty of them. You'll need a puty knife and one or two decent spudgers for prying the screen from the bezel. Definitely more difficult than a keyboard. You'll have to very careful not to destroy the screen bezel as they are prone to breaking on these models and it is impossible to...

Boot to your OSX installer. Go to disk utility. Either restore the internal volume to an external HD (This method will erase all other data on the target volume->i.e. the external drive). Or create a new disk image of your internal HD to the external drive. Make sure the external drive is GUID...

Easiest way is target disk mode to another Mac.

Most important thing is back up your data now and worry about diagnosing the drive later. Sometimes the stress of diagnosing the drive or backing it up can bring about a catastrophic failure.

It needs an LCD panel. Not anything to do with NVidia this time. LCD screens have a relatively short based upon usage. There is nothing but a very thin, delicate, ccfl fluorescent tube with several layers of delicate film on top. It makes sense as its a four year old machine (or close to it)...

Looks more like a hard drive from the symptoms you are describing. Furthermore, was the 2nd opinion place an Apple Authorized repair shop? If not, you should be more inclined to accept the Apple store diagnostic. Although I've seen the Apple store misdiagnose things, I've seen independent...

You'll need a program like Winclone to create a restorable image of a bootcamp partition.

Not trying to change the subject but merely clarifying, but I've seen 3 beeps (with video) when trying to boot incorrect/incompatible OSX builds on some machines. But otherwise 3 beeps (without video) is almost always either memory or memory slot on logic board problem.

Pretty much if it gets down to processor or logic board with those its difficult to know without test parts. But in my personal experience, 9 out of 10 times its a bad processor or multiprocessor.

Its more than likely a weak power supply. Seen many of those models with the same symptoms. Those things are known for blown caps also so you might want to inspect the caps next time you have the back off as well. Other than that are the outlets grounded in your house?

You erased the folder and its contents or not the folder and just the contents?

If you haven't figured out this is a Mac only website you'll need a lot of help getting that gaming rig working.

From the information you've given it looks like the drive is toast. You need to determine how valuable the data is on that drive and determine if you want to spend the money to acquire the tools to try to risk getting the data yourself or if you would just rather spend more and do the safe thing...

As a tech at an Apple authorized service provider, there is nothing we could do. Your best bet is to try the Apple store. Sometimes they can "bend" the rules under certain circumstances. Possibly like a one time exception like Delta was talking about (although I've never heard of anyone...

This is normal behavior and has been for quite a while.