*URGENTLY NEED HELP ON MY MAC PRO 5, 1*
Hello, I bought a 5, 1 quad core 2.8ghz mid 2010 mac pro the other day from a guy on craigslist, but didn’t test it before taking it off his hands because he assured me it was working and had tested it in the morning. When I got home and booted it up, I was greeted with a white screen, and then 1-2 minutes later, the infamous flashing question mark folder appeared. So i thought to myself that it wouldn’t be much of a hassle, but I was wrong. Recovery mode, disc utility, and all keyboard shortcuts that would result in a change in the screen weren’t working. I wanted to see if it was a problem with the USB port, so I plugged in a mouse, and the laser underneath was lit up red, so I at least knew that power was going through. However, I’m not sure if it’s normal or not, but the caps lock lights weren’t turning on when it was plugged into the mac, and I’ve tested that it’s not the keyboard that is faulty because I’ve seen it work on my other macs. I’ve tried to check if it was a hard drive failure by removing the 1tb Apple HDD, which I found to be warm so something there must be happening. I then exchanged it with a Western Digital HDD, which I could hear spinning, but no luck with any boot recovery, recovery mode, or disc utility. So now I have a 5, 1 Mac Pro that I bought for $150 that essentially just shows a white screen, and then after a couple of minutes, brings up the flashing question mark folder. I was wondering if one of you experts who dedicate many countless hours into the community for this era of mac pro could give me some advice or troubleshooting tips to get my machine up and running, thanks!
Edit: Previous owner said it was running sierra
Hello, I bought a 5, 1 quad core 2.8ghz mid 2010 mac pro the other day from a guy on craigslist, but didn’t test it before taking it off his hands because he assured me it was working and had tested it in the morning. When I got home and booted it up, I was greeted with a white screen, and then 1-2 minutes later, the infamous flashing question mark folder appeared. So i thought to myself that it wouldn’t be much of a hassle, but I was wrong. Recovery mode, disc utility, and all keyboard shortcuts that would result in a change in the screen weren’t working. I wanted to see if it was a problem with the USB port, so I plugged in a mouse, and the laser underneath was lit up red, so I at least knew that power was going through. However, I’m not sure if it’s normal or not, but the caps lock lights weren’t turning on when it was plugged into the mac, and I’ve tested that it’s not the keyboard that is faulty because I’ve seen it work on my other macs. I’ve tried to check if it was a hard drive failure by removing the 1tb Apple HDD, which I found to be warm so something there must be happening. I then exchanged it with a Western Digital HDD, which I could hear spinning, but no luck with any boot recovery, recovery mode, or disc utility. So now I have a 5, 1 Mac Pro that I bought for $150 that essentially just shows a white screen, and then after a couple of minutes, brings up the flashing question mark folder. I was wondering if one of you experts who dedicate many countless hours into the community for this era of mac pro could give me some advice or troubleshooting tips to get my machine up and running, thanks!
Edit: Previous owner said it was running sierra
