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Apple Mac mini manual Audio Built-in Speaker Has Distorted Sound, M99

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4. Open the Apple System Profiler.

Yes

IR Receiver reporting on USB

 

Selecting USB, do you see “IR

 

bus. Check for IR cable. Go to

 

Receiver” listed?

 

step 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Remove bottom cover, and

 

 

 

fan, and reseat the IR sensor

X03

 

 

connection to logic board.

 

 

Replace any damaged IR

 

 

 

sensor cable assembly. Go to

 

 

 

step 5.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Remove bottom cover,

Yes

Take apart system to access

X13

disconnect AirPort antenna

 

the IR lens and sensor ,and

 

and remove shield, disconnect

 

verify that they are correctly

 

and remove fan and cowling,

 

installed and not blocked

 

then disconnect IR/LED sensor

 

by any foreign element. If

 

cable and connect a known-

 

correctly installed, replace IR

 

good sensor assembly to logic

 

sensor cable assembly.

 

board to verify that IR sensor

 

 

 

No

Replace logic board (IR

M99

functionality is restored.

 

controller is located on logic

 

 

 

 

 

 

board).

 

 

 

 

 

Audio: Built-in Speaker Has Distorted Sound

Quick Check

Symptoms

Quick Check

 

 

 

Audio: Built-in Speakers Have

1.

Launch System Preferences and select Sound/

Distorted Sound

 

Output options. Verify that the sound output

• No audio from built-in speaker.

 

option is set to system’s internal speaker and that

• Audio from speaker is distorted

 

the balance control is set to the center position.

 

 

 

2.

Obtain known good high quality sound file

 

 

or use iTunes music store sound samples to

 

 

evaluate sound quality. Verify suspect sound files

 

 

on another system to determine whether the

 

 

distortion is caused by the system or the sound

 

 

file.

 

3.

Set volume control to mid-range. Overdriving the

 

 

built-in speaker can cause distortion.

 

 

 

2010-08-03

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