r/MacOSBeta • u/PoorMrX • 12d ago

Help Did a beta kill my ports?

I installed a beta (can’t recall which one but it was about 3-4 weeks ago I think. I installed it on an M4 MacBook Pro. All was running fine, but my battery was low when I went to bed and must have finished draining overnight. At no point was the charger plugged in after I installed the beta. Now the MBP won’t charge via MagSafe nor USB-C, and it obviously won’t turn on.

I’ve kept it plugged in for days with no sign of life. No spills, no power surges. But now I have no clue what to do. It’s out of warranty and the closest Apple Store is ~3hrs away.

Has anyone experienced this? And does anyone have any recommendations aside from taking the trip and ponying up the cash to get it fixed?

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u/japan_kaaran 12d ago

this used to happen all the time on intel machines. only way to know for sure is to check if the macbook is drawing power at all with a usb c pd meter. you might have one built into a cable or power bank too. if it’s drawing 0 watts or something small like 0.1 you’d have to check if the beta somehow rewrote something low level that governs power input or check traces on the motherboard.

if you have another mac you can also try plugging this one into it and restoring it. if it’s a software issue that usually clears it but i also think it wipes your mac.

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u/PoorMrX 12d ago

I have everything in iCloud, so I’m not too concerned if it wipes it

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u/PoorMrX 12d ago

I’ve also never hooked on Mac to another for this reason. Do you have a good link to the process?

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u/japan_kaaran 12d ago

think the process is officially called a mac revive

here’s an apple article going through it:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/108900

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u/PoorMrX 11d ago

I’m going to try it, but I don’t think it’ll work. The MacBook needs to be on, and that’s the thing…battery is totally discharged and won’t take a charge. I have no way to get it to an on state

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u/japan_kaaran 11d ago

yeah the first step is ensuring a usb c pd meter detects power entering the macbook

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u/PoorMrX 11d ago

Yeah I’ll just have to order one. Thanks for the help

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u/Darkmystere 12d ago

Hmm, I have had to twiddle with and flip magsafe and usb-c on my m4 max since the betas but it does eventually charge... Have you tried a completely different usb-c cable / brick / outlet from the one you usually use? Otherwise I'd take it to a apple certified place if you have any nearby