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won’t shut down
I just bought a dual 2.7 a few weeks ago. It wouldn’t shut down. if i did a manual shut down using the power button then i couldn’t get it to consistently turn on. the mac store locally tested some things and suggested to send it back DOA. I got my new one in yesterday and it does the same thing. It powers down enough to lose signal to my monitor and then it restarts. After holding down the power button. It won’t start now.
any suggestions?
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4 Replies
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Try starting up after each of the following (only do what you feel comfortable with)
Verify the power outlet is good – try a different one on a different circuit and make sure nothing else is plugged in (the power coming from your outlet could be wrong/bad and you may want to have an electrician check it out)
Replace the power cord
Make sure the voltage switch on the back of the power supply is set to the correct voltage
Disconnect any external devices (monitor, keyboard, mouse, firewire drives, scanner, printer, etc)
Remove internal cards
Disconnect internal hard drive/s (it won’t completely startup, but will get far enough to see if the HD was the problem)
Take if back to an Apple authorized repair shop ( you may have a bad power supply or logic board. Getting two bad ones in a row is extremely unlikely though, I’ve never had one and I’ve bought a lot of Mac’s. I would suspect your homes power if that is the case).
Good Luck,
Tony!
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I disconnected the monitor, which is a westinghouse, cinema display 17″ , and everything seems to be working well. I can shut down with different monitors attached.
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You can try re-seating the video card to see if that helps. Also, try the problem monitor (Cinema Display 17″) on another Mac to see if the other Mac has the same problem with it. Other than that, you go to Apple support site to search the knowledge base and discussion forums to see if you can find a solution or similar issue reported/discussed. Most likely, you’ll need to give Apple a call let them know what you found out and get their solution directly. At least we/you narrowed it down.
Tony!
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It’s been a while since your post, but I ran into the case where certain monitor cables were wired in such a way that the pin that was used for turn on-shut down was connected incorrectly. These cables are used for PCs, etc. and didn’t take Apple requirements into consideration. The result is what you’re experiencing.
John
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