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Why won't my Mac Pro boot?
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<blockquote data-quote="qw1ks1lv3r" data-source="post: 1406606" data-attributes="member: 253300"><p>Thanks for reminding me! I forgot to mention that I had played around with the RAM and its configuration. I looked on the Apple website what kind of RAM was needed and what kind of configuration it needed to be. I found out I do, in fact, have the right kind of RAM. They are 2GB sticks, fully-buffered, and 667MHz frequency(I think? I know it's 667 something). I inserted all 6 sticks of the RAM in the right spots according to the Apple website <strong>and</strong> the directions on the inside of the chassis cover. I inserted the first two sticks into slots #1 and #2 on Deck A (top) and then the next two sticks into slots #1 and #2 on Deck B (bottom). I then inserted the other two into the remaining slots in Deck A.</p><p></p><p>And yes, the sparks came from the spot where the 4-pin power connector <strong>would</strong> be. The connector uses only one cord and has two 4-pin connectors on it. The connector on the end was missing everything; it was basically stripped down like someone had ripped the end off of it. I plugged the remaining connector into the drive and then the sparks happened.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="qw1ks1lv3r, post: 1406606, member: 253300"] Thanks for reminding me! I forgot to mention that I had played around with the RAM and its configuration. I looked on the Apple website what kind of RAM was needed and what kind of configuration it needed to be. I found out I do, in fact, have the right kind of RAM. They are 2GB sticks, fully-buffered, and 667MHz frequency(I think? I know it's 667 something). I inserted all 6 sticks of the RAM in the right spots according to the Apple website [B]and[/B] the directions on the inside of the chassis cover. I inserted the first two sticks into slots #1 and #2 on Deck A (top) and then the next two sticks into slots #1 and #2 on Deck B (bottom). I then inserted the other two into the remaining slots in Deck A. And yes, the sparks came from the spot where the 4-pin power connector [B]would[/B] be. The connector uses only one cord and has two 4-pin connectors on it. The connector on the end was missing everything; it was basically stripped down like someone had ripped the end off of it. I plugged the remaining connector into the drive and then the sparks happened. [/QUOTE]
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