Hi.
Not so long ago I bought a Mac Pro 3.1.
Found that he sometimes refuses to start if he stood off for more than an hour. In this case, it does not reach the sound of turning on and the Mac just turns off. The time from switching on to spontaneous switching off is different, but, as a rule, does not exceed a second. (I can record a video if required.)
It often happens that it starts normally, but turns off in the middle of the macOS boot (it happened on different versions and sometimes from Installation USB Stick). At the same time, it can remain on for a long time while waiting for a disk to be loaded. (If I press an Option/Alt key)
Sometimes it starts normally.
It happens that it turns off when the system is already loaded, without issuing any messages. Just a “click” - and I see a black screen. More often this happens immediately after login.
The problem is not due to HDD/SSD — Because I tried several different models from different manufacturers.
The CMOS-battery already changed.
Resetting NVRAM/PRAM does not help.
Turning off power supply for a long time does not help.
I give a configuration below.
CPU — 2 * Xeon X5482 3.2 GHz
RAM — 4 GB on 2 risers (Transcend 2G 2Rx8 DDR2 800 FB on each riser)
Graphics — AMD Radeon HD 5770 1 GB
Not so long ago I bought a Mac Pro 3.1.
Found that he sometimes refuses to start if he stood off for more than an hour. In this case, it does not reach the sound of turning on and the Mac just turns off. The time from switching on to spontaneous switching off is different, but, as a rule, does not exceed a second. (I can record a video if required.)
It often happens that it starts normally, but turns off in the middle of the macOS boot (it happened on different versions and sometimes from Installation USB Stick). At the same time, it can remain on for a long time while waiting for a disk to be loaded. (If I press an Option/Alt key)
Sometimes it starts normally.
It happens that it turns off when the system is already loaded, without issuing any messages. Just a “click” - and I see a black screen. More often this happens immediately after login.
The problem is not due to HDD/SSD — Because I tried several different models from different manufacturers.
The CMOS-battery already changed.
Resetting NVRAM/PRAM does not help.
Turning off power supply for a long time does not help.
I give a configuration below.
CPU — 2 * Xeon X5482 3.2 GHz
RAM — 4 GB on 2 risers (Transcend 2G 2Rx8 DDR2 800 FB on each riser)
Graphics — AMD Radeon HD 5770 1 GB