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3. Yes.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:22 PM

Aug 2012

First, don't shut it down with the button; shut it down with the menu. It's trying to cache, and shutting it down with the button just makes the problem worse. Shut it down with the menu and wait - with an older machine, it could take 10 minutes or so for it to finish caching.

If it takes longer than that, take it to an Apple Store.

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My MacPro won't shut all the way off. It won't wake my monitors when I start it up. [View all] Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 OP

Did you try resetting the System Management Controller? Poiuyt Aug 2012 #1

I did that, but not in the way that article suggests Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 #2

Yes. REP Aug 2012 #3

I think I've allowed it to go and it has gone more than 30 minutes Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 #4

Yes REP Aug 2012 #5

Shut it down your way.. sir pball Sep 2012 #6

Thanks, I did the stuff suggested upthread and had partial success . . . . Stinky The Clown Sep 2012 #7

Anytime! sir pball Sep 2012 #8