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McIntosh MB50 Media Streamer does not power on

The unit worked fine until now.  

I tried to factory reset it, pressing INPUT and STANDBY/ON buttons simultaneously as per instructions.  I do not recall if lights flashed after holding the two for a few sec.   The reset may not have been completed.   Now the unit is a brick. It won't power on.  I see an LED inside glowing indicating power is reaching the motherboard, but no other sign of life.

Any help or similar experience to root out any obvious troubleshooting steps here?   McIntosh MB50 manual is garbage. 

Appreciate any help or ideas. Thank you!

S 

dilbert100
mahler123
3,327 posts
 

No ethernet connection?  It's easy to do updates over them...

dilbert100 OP
3 posts
 

@Kota1 thank you, asked them. I hope McIntosh is as kind to me as they have been to you.

@mahler123, this unit does not have an ethernet connection but  has a USB2.0 port - a $15 usb to ethernet adapter compensates for the lack of ethernet port although it is for music streaming, not firmware.  I did notice  there is another mini USB port snuck underneath the unit.  Given its relative inaccessibility and proximity to the middle of motherboard it appears to be dedicated for firmware uploads. 

kota1
2,706 posts
 

While you are waiting on McIntosh here is how to do a manual play-fi update:

https://play-fi.com/faq/entry/how-to-do-a-manual-speaker-update

jonasrf
1 posts
 

Hello!!!

just made the same mistake!!! Pressed those two buttons cant believe rhwy bricked my unit.

 

do you have any update from mcintosh? Id you were able to solve the problem i will really appreciate some guidance.

 

 

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