I have a Mac Pro 2006 version and once I turn it on and it load it restarts half way threw and repeats and I can not fix I’m willing to reset everything but I have no way to because it will not turn on
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Has this been stored a long time? If so, there are electrical contacts that affect startup that are likely oxidized:
Only then try starting is Safe Mode. Your Mac Pro is a Intel Mac, so use that instruction set. If the computer started in Safe Mode. let it sit in Safe Mode for about 30 minutes to insure all disk repair that SM can do is complete. Then try a normal restart.
If you have the original system install/restore disks that shipped with the computer, try booting from CD/DVD 1, holding c while booting.
† — if the computer was stored for more than a few weeks with the PRAM battery installed, the battery is surely extremely dead. Replace it using a common 3V CR 2032 lithium battery.
Do you get the startup Chime? if so, your Mac has passed its power-on self test, and is working. if a boot device with good software can be found, booting is likely.
What exactly appears on the screen, in what order? solid apple, progress bar, LONGER progress bar, prohibitory symbol, blue screen, large red X, something else? and about how much time between these things showing up?
The solid Apple is not in the Mac's Read Only Memory (ROM). it can only appear after it has been fetched off a boot drive. Your Mac is mostly working.
Follow Allan Jones good advice to try to get the rest working.
I did everything you told me and it worked but it will not connect to the Wi-Fi so I ran a Ethernet cable but then i cannot factory reset because they say the only way to do is to have a apple keyboard because there is specific keys I need and I don’t have one
alton266 Said:
"I did everything you told me and it worked but it will not connect to the Wi-Fi so I ran a Ethernet cable but then i cannot factory reset because they say the only way to do is to have a apple keyboard because there is specific keys I need and I don’t have one"
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Use an Apple Keyboard:
Use craigslist:
Apple Magic Keyboards aren't all that expensive. So, put a post up on craigslist, maybe making it a barter post. Trade a calculator for it (seems a calculator would be a demanding trade, for those looking to head back to school, and parents don't want to pay a fortune for it.).
alton266 wrote:
i cannot factory reset because they say the only way to do is to have a apple keyboard because there is specific keys I need and I don’t have one
If you are using a Windows keyboard, then the Windows (aka Meta) key is the Command key. The Alt key should be the Option key. Control key is the same for both Windows & macOS.
It pops up the apple logo then starts the loading then takes about 5 seconds then turns off completely then repeat
ok thanks and yeah it has been stored for a long time
<<. there is specific keys I need and I don’t have. >>
Exactly which keys do you need that you don't have?
How to fix a Mac Pro 2006 boot loop issue?
