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The 15” non-unibody MBP isn’t known for being very robust or reliable (might not be worth fixing). As for the 13” unibody models, if you’re lucky it could be the DC in boards or a bad keyboard/power button. Worst case they’re liquid damaged.

I've got a hot air station - is it worth removing those chips, cleaning off old solder, and replacing? I agree that it seems like it's waiting or hung up on something SCSI related. I attached a video of the boot process to help explain the issue. I have 4MB RAM installed so the check takes a while.

Photos attached. Let me know if I need to get a closer shot of anything!

I bought this computer a few months ago, and have been gradually working toward a full repair. Unfortunately, this computer was the victim of a Maxell battery explosion (didn't know it was a common issue when I bought it). Regardless, I've made a lot of progress from where things started. Here...

I have one like this as well! IIx on the front of the case, but with a IIfx logic board and label on the bottom. Makes me think Apple was using up some of the old inventory of cases when the new model came out.