6. | Test with known good hard | Yes | Install user drive, go to step 8 |
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| No | Interconnect board verified |
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| successfully and that Disk utility |
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| ‘Verify’ function reports no |
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| errors. |
| Hard drive installed. Replace |
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| logic board. |
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7. | Reboot computer. Verify that | Yes | Issue resolved. Return system |
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| system boots successfully and |
| to user. |
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| that Disk utility ‘Verify’ function |
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| No | Go to step 6 |
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| reports no errors. |
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8. | Reboot computer. Verify that | Yes | Issue resolved |
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| system boots successfully and |
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| No | Hard drive appears to be |
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| that Disk utility ‘Verify’ function |
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| reports no errors. |
| defective Go to step 9 |
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9. | Replace user hard drive. Does | Yes | Issue resolved by replacing |
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| drive format correctly with a |
| hard drive. |
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| GUID partition map and install |
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| No | Interconnect board verified or |
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| Mac OS without errors? |
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| replaced and new hard drive |
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| installed. Replace logic board. |
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Hard Drive Noisy
Unlikely cause: LCD panel, logic board, power supply, speakers, camera, microphone
Quick Check
Symptoms | Quick Check | ||
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Hard Drive Noisy (H06) | 1. | Start up from Install DVD. Verify S.M.A.R.T. status | |
• Noise during start up |
| of drive using Disk Utility. | |
• Noise during operation | 2. | Repair disk using Disk Utility. | |
• Noise when drive is copying or | 3. | Determine if noise is comparable to another | |
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Mac mini (Late 2009) Symptom Charts — Mass Storage 49 |
