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2.	Activity related shutdowns:	Yes	Check with booting from
	Reset SMC and PRAM and		known-good bootable drive:
	verify that shutdown issue still		go to step 3
	happens.
	happens.	No	Shutdown cause was related
		No	Shutdown cause was related
			to SMC or Pram programmed
			shutdown settings or
			corruption, and was resolved
			by reverting them to default
			settings.

3. Boot from a known-good		Yes	Go to step 4
	bootable drive (external
	bootable drive (external	No	Shutdown events do not
	bootable drive or similar	No	Shutdown events do not
	system set as FireWire Target		happen on known-good OS.
	mode) , verify that shutdown		Reinstall Mac OS on customer
	issue still happens.		hard drive, update OS with
			latest version and check if any
			firmware update is available.

4.	Hardware-related shutdowns:	Yes	-If a Temperature or a Fan
	Run the latest available service		sensor failure is reported, go
	diagnostics and verify if a		to step 5
	sensor failure is reported.		-If a Voltage or a Current
			-If a Voltage or a Current
			sensor failure is reported,	M23
			replace logic board.

		No	Setup ASD to loop test suite
			for burn in tests and go to
			step 5. If no failure is found
			after burn in tests, return unit
			to customer for no failure
			found.

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Mac mini specifications

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Apple Mac mini manual M23

Models: Mac mini

Mac mini specifications