Apple Mac mini manual J07, Symptoms Quick Check Optical Drive Noisy J04

2. Remove bottom cover,	Yes	Go to step 5
disconnect AirPort antenna and
remove shield, disconnect and
	No	Go to step 3
remove fan and cowling, then
check the optical drive flex
cable on logic board. Visually
inspect connectors for any
debris, damage or bent pins.
If no damage, reseat optical
drive flex cable on logic board,
reinsert logic board and verify
that both types of media are
read reliably now.
3. Connect known good optical	Yes	Go to step 4
drive and cable to logic board.
Do both types of media reliably
	No	Go to step 5
read /write now?
4. Test write data to compatible	Yes	Issue resolved.
CD and DVD media. Verify
burned media is recognized	No	Go to step 5
and reads reliably.
5. The balance of some media	Yes	Media issue. No repair
may not perform at the higher		necessary.
speeds supported by the drive.
Does slowing the requested
	No	Replace user’s optical drive.	J07
burn speed allow the discs to
write reliably?

Optical Drive Noisy

Quick Check

Symptoms		Quick Check
Optical Drive Noisy (J04)		1. Test optical media in another drive of the same
•	Noise during boot	type in same type of machine to rule out media
•	Noise during operation	issue.

•Noise when drive is copying or 2. Check with Known Good Discs like the Install

writing data	disks that came with the computer.
	3. Check to see if noise occurs without media in
	the drive. If so, check hard drive and fan caused
	noise.

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