No Video
Unlikely cause: hard drive, optical drive, speakers, camera, microphone
Quick Check
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No Video | 1. | Check display connections |
• No image. | 2. | Check connections for pin damage. |
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| 3. | Reset SMC. |
| 4. | Go to Deep Dive. |
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Deep Dive: No Video
Check | Result | Action | Code | |
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1. | Verify boot chime present and | Yes | Power ON self test OK. Boot |
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| fans running when system |
| sequence started. |
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| powered ON. (Reset SMC and |
| Go to step 2. |
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| clear PRAM if necessary for |
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| No | Go to Won’t Start Up |
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| proper boot up.) |
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| symptom flow. |
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2. | Connect supported external | Yes | Video present. Verify system |
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| display via mini display port. |
| functionality and return to |
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| Verify whether image appears |
| user or jump to appropriate |
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| on external display when |
| troubleshooting flow. |
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| system is booted. |
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| No | Go to step 3. |
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3. | Connect supported external | Yes | External display detected by |
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| display via |
| system. Video circuitry on |
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| whether image appears on |
| logic board functional. Return |
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| external display when system is |
| to customer or jump to |
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| booted. |
| appropriate troubleshooting |
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| flow. |
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| No | Replace logic board. Retest. | M03 |
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Mac mini (Late 2009) Symptom Charts — Startup and Power 26 |
