Apple Mac mini manual Symptoms Quick Check Hard Drive Noisy

5.	After cable was reseated, verify	Yes	Issue resolved by cable reseat.
	that system boots successfully
		No	Replace hard drive cable and	X03
	to hard drive, and that Disk
	utility ‘Verify’ function reports		go to step 6.
	no errors.
6.	After hard drive cable was	Yes	Issue resolved by cable
	replaced, verify that system		replacement.
	boots successfully to hard drive,
		No	Remove user’s hard drive and
	and that Disk utility ‘Verify’
			install a known good up to
	function reports no errors.
			date Mac OS X 10.6 bootable
			hard drive, or blank hard drive
			that you’ll first restore by
			booting from the original Mac
			mini Install DVD. Go to step 7
7.	After hard drive was restored	Yes	Replace defective user’s drive.	H05
	or replaced with known-good
		No	Cable was replaced and
	one, verify that system boots
	successfully to hard drive, and		installed known-good Hard	M19
	that Disk utility ‘Verify’ function		Drive did not fix the issue:
	reports no errors.		replace logic board.

Hard Drive Noisy

Unlikely cause: LCD panel, logic board, power supply, speakers, camera, microphone

Quick Check

Symptoms	Quick Check
Hard Drive Noisy	1.	Start up from original Mac Mini Install DVD. Verify
• Noise during start up		S.M.A.R.T. status 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
saving data
		machine of the same model.

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