Apple LATE 2009 manual Drive. Go to Hard Drive Not, M08

2. With known-good AC power	Yes	Go to step 3.
cord and AC outlet, does the
	No	Replace adapter	P02
unit continue to shutdown?
3. Disconnect the hard drive	Yes	Go to step 4.
power cable from the hard
drive and start the machine
from the Install DVD, the same
make and model computer	No	Possible bad software or hard
in Target Disk Mode, or		drive. Go to Hard Drive Not
compatible known-good OS		Recognized symptom flow.
on an external drive. Does
the computer continue to
shutdown? If yes, disconnect
the hard drive from the
interconnect board, boot the
system from a known good
DVD or external drive with a
known compatible OS.
Does the computer continue to
shutdown?
4. Check temperature sensor and	Yes	Retest. Go to step 1 if problem
run Apple Hardware Test (AHT)		continues.
or Apple Server Diagnostics.
Does it pass?
	No	Go to step 5.
5. Replace or check affected	Yes	Retest. Go to step 1 if problem
sensor or assembly. Does AHT		continues.
pass?
	No	Logic board issue. Replace	M08
		logic board.

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