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Apple Mac mini manual Go to AirPort Card Kernel, M06

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2. Remove all external peripheral

Yes

Add peripheral devices one at

 

devices including keyboard and

 

a time and restart each time

 

mouse. Does computer now

 

until the kernel panic repeats.

 

start without any kernel panic?

 

Replace device whose

 

 

 

addition causes the issue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Go to step 3.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Use known-good SDRAM in

Yes

Install user’s SDRAM and test.

X01

the system. Does the computer

 

If kernel panic repeats, replace

 

start without kernel panic now?

 

SDRAM. Verify that the correct

 

 

 

SDRAM type is being used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Go to step 4.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Remove bottom cover,

Yes

Go to AirPort Card Kernel

 

disconnect AirPort antenna

 

Panic symptom flow.

 

and remove shield, disconnect

 

 

 

No

Go to step 5.

 

and remove fan and cowling,

 

then disconnect the following

 

 

 

cables from logic board before

 

 

 

being able to extract it :HDD,

 

 

 

ODD/HDD, Ambient sensor, HD

 

 

 

sensor, ODD/HD sensor, IR/LED

 

 

 

cable. Disconnect the AirPort /

 

 

 

Bluetooth card flex cable and

 

 

 

retest. Does the computer start

 

 

 

without kernel panic now?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Reconnect the Optical drive (if

Yes

Go to Hard Drive Not

 

present), but do not reconnect

 

Recognized symptom flow.

 

the Hard Drive cable on logic

 

 

 

board and startup from the

No

Go to step 6

 

original Mac mini Install DVD

 

 

 

 

inserted in internal optical drive

 

 

 

(if present, or in the optical

 

 

 

drive from another computer

 

 

 

setup in Target Disk Mode),

 

 

 

or from and external volume.

 

 

 

Does the computer start

 

 

 

without kernel panic now?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Disconnect the Optical Drive/

Yes

Go to Optical Drive not

 

Second Hard Drive cable from

 

recognized symptom flow if

 

logic board and test. Does the

 

an optical drive is present,

 

computer start without kernel

 

Go to Hard Drive Not

 

panic now?

 

Recognized symptom flow. If

 

 

 

a second hard drive is present

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Replace logic board.

M06

 

 

 

 

2010-08-03

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