No Video

Unlikely cause: hard drive, optical drive, speakers

Quick Check

Symptoms

Quick Check

 

 

 

No Video

1.

Inquire which video port and cable is used by

• No image.

 

customer.

 

2.

Check connectors and cables for pin damage.

 

3.

Check both computer DisplayPort and HDMI

 

 

connections with known-good displays.

 

4.

(DisplayPort) If DisplayPort to DVI adapter cable

 

 

is used in customer’s configuration, check it on a

 

 

known-good computer

 

5.

(HDMI) If issue only happens on customer’s HDMI

 

 

display, make sure that he selected the correct AV

 

 

input, that he connected directly the computer to

 

 

display and that he is using known-good HDMI

 

 

cable.

 

6.

Reset SMC.

 

7.

Go to Deep Dive.

 

 

 

Deep Dive: No Video

Check

Result

Action

Code

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Verify boot chime present and

Yes

Power ON self test OK. Boot

 

 

fans running when system

 

sequence started.

 

 

powered ON. (Reset SMC and

 

Go to step 2.

 

 

clear PRAM if necessary for

 

 

 

 

No

Go to Won’t Start Up

 

 

proper boot up.)

 

 

 

 

symptom flow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

(DisplayPort) Connect

Yes

Video present. Verify system

 

 

supported external display via

 

functionality and return to

 

 

mini DisplayPort. Verify whether

 

user or jump to appropriate

 

 

image appears correctly on

 

display troubleshooting flow.

 

 

external display when system is

 

 

 

 

No

Go to step 3.

 

 

booted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mac mini specifications

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