Macpro 17inch just shut down while using.  Tried removing battery and SMC to no avail.  Have had this problem before over the last six months but would always restore.  Now you just click on the power button front light stays on for 2 sec

Hi, My 17 inch Mac pro laptop just shut down and I can't get it to turn on again.  This has happen multiple times over the last six months.  Looked through the forum and tried removing the battery and resetting the SMC control to no avail. I was having issues also with the screen a month ago but that resolved by itself.  When I took it into the genius bar for screen problems I was told I'd probably need a new CPU board because the vram may be going bad and they just don't fix that
problem.  Have held off because of a potential $500 repair and awaiting ivy bridge technology.  Does anyone in the community know how I can restart my portable.  Right now you turn on the machine and the front light stays on for 2 sec and you hear the machine click off?

I think you may have already been told what the problem is.  However look at this and maybe it will help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25686?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1365?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1367
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1587
Probably another genius bar appointment is the best way to exactly define the problem.
Good luck.
Ciao.

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