Apple Mac mini Late 2009 (Technician Guide) - Manual (Page 52)

Mac mini (Late 2009) Symptom Charts — Mass Storage 52 2009-11-03
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Start up the computer holding down the “D” key 1.
on the keyboard to see if Apple Hardware Test on
the hard drive will boot. If so, run the diagnostic
or Apple Server Diagnostics. This will tell you the
hard drive is working.
Try starting the system to Apple Hardware Test
2.
on the Install DVD or Apple Server Diagnostics. If
so, run the diagnostic. This will tell you that the
optical drive is working.
Start the computer holding down the Option
3.
key on the keyboard. If the Startup Manager
is recognizing internal hard drive and optical
drive (if Install DVD is in the optical drive) and
any external bootable drives connected to the
system, SATA connections and external ports are
communicating with the logic board.
Remove SDRAM and install Known Good SDRAM
4.
and start system. This will verify the SDRAM is not
the cause of a startup issue.
Using Disk Utility on Install DVD or external drive
5.
to verify SMART status on the hard drive and
repair directory structure. This will tell you that
the optical drive is working, and will verify your
hard drive status and directory.
Boot from another computer of same type in
6.
Target Disk Mode, or from an external FireWire
drive with compatible Mac OS. This will tell you
that your logic board is communicating properly
with a compatible Mac OS.