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Mac Studio's led indicator stopped lighting when it was turned on.

Mac Studio's led indicator stopped lighting when it was turned on.

Please do not know where the error is?

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Mac Studio, macOS 13.5

Posted on Aug 9, 2023 8:05 AM

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Aug 15, 2023 6:43 AM in response to Joe SK

The indicator is already working. In macos recovery mode, I ran disk utility on each partition and after restarting the led is now lit. Great!

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Aug 15, 2023 7:58 AM in response to Joe SK

<< I ran disk Utility on each partition, and it is now working. >>

Your experience suggests we might be able to read that indicator as an "Power on, and All Is Well" indicator rather than just power. Interesting!

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Aug 9, 2023 9:30 PM in response to Joe SK

That sounds like a hardware issue and you should contact Apple Support for assistance.

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Aug 15, 2023 7:50 AM in response to Joe SK

That is good news. I'm glad to hear that the Mac Studio is now up and running.

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