I'm thinking of having my (mid 2010) Mac Pro in a "machine room" and just the screens + keyboard on my desk to avoid fan noise.
Is there a way to turn on my Mac Pro without using the CPU's power button?
Just setup the Mac to sleep. You can wake the Mac with a keyboard or mouse.
There is a way to remotely wake (turn on?) access most functions by use of iPhone;
maybe more. Mac + PC. This may be worth $2. to see what it can do otherwise...
iShutdown - remote power management tool for your Mac and PC ...
Thank you Illaass but I was looking for a "turn on" answer, I know I can wake the Mac up with keyboard or mouse but I don't want it to have my Mac "on" all the time. Thanks anyway.
Thank you K Shaffer but the iShutdown app just wakes the Mac from sleep, reboot or turn off. I can do all those things with keyboard shortcuts.
There is no way to turn a normally shutdown Mac back on remotely because it is dead to the outside.
You can configure Energy Saver preferences to automatically start on restoration of power if it was shutdown because power was lost. IN Energy Saver you can also schedule shutdowns and startups.
If you have an Apple Router or an Apple TV device on your network, you can "wake on Network Access".
That's the best you are going to get unless you want to change the wiring on the front-panel board to somehow incorporate a remote switch.
If the situation does not always warrant a full shut-down, to set energy settings
to take best advantage of Sleep may be to an advantage. Usually I don't shut
down my Macs for weeks (if not several months) and only restart if I had software
update. Or if there had been an issue that I thought a restart could alleviate.
And my computers have automatically switching backup power supplies with
their own batteries; so there is a slight buffer should the grid power vaporize.
Or unseen high & low rapid shifts in the quality of electricity, affect costly Macs.
{Energy settings where a UPS is available, allow other options; such as those
suggested otherwise. An automatic restart after power failure, I don't use; in
part because multiple on-off shuttering disruptions have occurred in my area
and those can be bad on the Mac -- if it's in a restart mode & gets hit again.}
Neither high nor low fluctuation have affected my Macs, given better backup
power w/ automatic filtering. At times, I've also used standby onsite generation.
A dedicated unit that can power the Mac and also automatically step in when
the power is more or less than ideal, plus also run the Mac once grid is down,
can be helpful. Better models with more runtime on backup can help some.
If the room where the computer hardware lives can be kept cooler, that may also
be helpful should you need to keep them on-line & left to their own devices; the
sleep/energy efficient setting can be an alternative, to a shut-down unnecessarily.
Good luck & happy trails! 🙂
How can I turn on my MacPro from another room (not using the power button)
