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Mac Pro seems to be dead?
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Hahaha, at first I thought this was another "the MP line is discontinued thread". Happy to see it isn't ! 
Now to answer your question :
If absolutely nothing happens when you press the power button, yes I could potentially be the power supply (which I pray for you it is, rather that the logic board)
I your type of situation, I doubt forums will really be able to help you as it might be a hardware problem very specific to your machine.
I would try and switch different components with an other mac pro to be able to identify the problem but most people don't have that type of hardware handy.
My advice would be to take it in at your local Apple Store and get a quote...
Good luck !
edit : this is my post #100 ! Hope it helps
Now to answer your question :
If absolutely nothing happens when you press the power button, yes I could potentially be the power supply (which I pray for you it is, rather that the logic board)
I your type of situation, I doubt forums will really be able to help you as it might be a hardware problem very specific to your machine.
I would try and switch different components with an other mac pro to be able to identify the problem but most people don't have that type of hardware handy.
My advice would be to take it in at your local Apple Store and get a quote...
Good luck !
edit : this is my post #100 ! Hope it helps
Hahaha, at first I thought this was another "the MP line is discontinued thread". Happy to see it isn't !
Now to answer your question :
If absolutely nothing happens when you press the power button, yes I could potentially be the power supply (which I pray for you it is, rather that the logic board)
I your type of situation, I doubt forums will really be able to help you as it might be a hardware problem very specific to your machine.
I would try and switch different components with an other mac pro to be able to identify the problem but most people don't have that type of hardware handy.
My advice would be to take it in at your local Apple Store and get a quote...
Good luck !
edit : this is my post #100 ! Hope it helps
Bringing it to a local apple store is a problem to where i live.. so that wont be happening, lets hope its the power unit!
In that case I would go and try to change the power supply, it's the least expensive thing you can try (and you can always sell the power supply back on eBay if it doesn't work)"
I don't know if you are still under Applecare or not but you might consider taking it in to a regular computer shop so that they can determine which part is defective. If you don't mind a bit of DIY, you can then buy the parts and make the swap yourself...you'll need to be more or less teksavvy depending on your MP model.
Maybe someone can jump in and give a second opinion...
I don't know if you are still under Applecare or not but you might consider taking it in to a regular computer shop so that they can determine which part is defective. If you don't mind a bit of DIY, you can then buy the parts and make the swap yourself...you'll need to be more or less teksavvy depending on your MP model.
Maybe someone can jump in and give a second opinion...
Na my machine is well out of warranty, this power unit, can i not just buy the whole unit? I am not sure what you mean when you say determine which part is defective, if i bought a new unit could i not just replace it myself, i will stay away from stores, its cheaper to diy it
I don't get guys that ask for help without providing the slightest of details. It's like you don't even want help. I mean, why should I bother trying to play detective when you don't give out ANY of the info like:
Model
Hardware
Tried resetting SMC/PRAM
What you did prior to problem
Boot sound?
Front led light?
Inside CPU error light?
Inside RAM error light?
etcetc
Just pushing a button and concluding "it doesnt work" and moving on to replacing parts is so naive it makes me sick
Model
Hardware
Tried resetting SMC/PRAM
What you did prior to problem
Boot sound?
Front led light?
Inside CPU error light?
Inside RAM error light?
etcetc
Just pushing a button and concluding "it doesnt work" and moving on to replacing parts is so naive it makes me sick
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I've fixed many of this type of problem on G4 towers and laptops by resetting the PMU. On the G4s this was a simple matter of opening up the case and pressing a small button on the logic board; the procedure was different for the laptops of course. Is there an equivalent operation for the Mac Pro?
... looking ...
seems it's called the SMC on Intel-based macs, and here's how you reset it on a mac pro:
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord.
Wait fifteen seconds.
Attach the computer's power cord.
Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.
source: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
... looking ...
seems it's called the SMC on Intel-based macs, and here's how you reset it on a mac pro:
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord.
Wait fifteen seconds.
Attach the computer's power cord.
Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.
source: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964