asked on Mac Mini failure - > 1/2 hour to startup
Experiencing a Mac Mini failure - > 1/2 hour to startup,
Booting MacMini from cold start with no attached peripherals with LAN (works OK) after 45 minutes still no startup screen.
Seems I have a problem here which I propose to solve with another MacMini to which I will transfer contents from Time Machine (or Acronis True Image backup) and expect to start work again. I have a another networked MacMini which has most of the files from failed unit.
Can I reformat failed MacMini to see if software failure is the problem? If, so how?
Other ideas welcome!
Booting MacMini from cold start with no attached peripherals with LAN (works OK) after 45 minutes still no startup screen.
Seems I have a problem here which I propose to solve with another MacMini to which I will transfer contents from Time Machine (or Acronis True Image backup) and expect to start work again. I have a another networked MacMini which has most of the files from failed unit.
Can I reformat failed MacMini to see if software failure is the problem? If, so how?
Other ideas welcome!
Mac OS X
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Jim Lacey
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Good help - thanks, here is good, detailed video for replacing MacMini hard drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab3F4yI6G0o