First G5 Quad says AppleSMU System Shutdown cause =3, now Mac Pro says -128 as a shutdown cause.

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To further troubleshoot the problem I rebooted in safe mode and everything seems to be working normally. My Mac Pro's temps are within operating range as well as the PSU. Can someone shed some light on what -128 means? Does anyone have a list of Apple shutdown codes with their meanings? I am going to attempt to run ASD and AHT tonight to see what the problem could be though.
Thanks.
Its like my G5 is running without problems, where as my Mac Pro(just by not using it for almost a week) is now giving me a shutdown cause of -128.

Wow... I found the problem, totally unexpected.
It was a misbehaving UPS unit. Not anything with the computer at all !!
It had never happened while I was around to see it before. With the computer plugged directly into the wall, no more recurring rebooting.
I think it's a worn out battery in my UPS. Now, if I could only get all those computer diognostic hours of my life back.

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Monday, 9 July 2012 10:18:52 PM: Source:
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jayme Lewis wrote:
So here's the problem. I went on a shopping spree recently and purchased an 8-core Nehalem 8-core Mac with 14 GB RAM, Apogee's Symphony system (With Rosetta 800 and AD-16X), and I use this gear with Logic Pro 8.
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