Mac mini (Late 2009) Symptom Charts — Mass Storage 49
2009-11-03
Test with known good hard 6.
drive. Verify that system boots
successfully and that Disk utility
‘Verify’ function reports no
errors.
Yes Install user drive, go to step 8
No Interconnect board veried
or replaced and known good
Hard drive installed. Replace
logic board.
Reboot computer. Verify that 7.
system boots successfully and
that Disk utility ‘Verify’ function
reports no errors.
Yes Issue resolved. Return system
to user.
No Go to step 6
Reboot computer. Verify that 8.
system boots successfully and
that Disk utility ‘Verify’ function
reports no errors.
Yes Issue resolved
No Hard drive appears to be
defective Go to step 9
Replace user hard drive. Does 9.
drive format correctly with a
GUID partition map and install
Mac OS without errors?
Yes Issue resolved by replacing
hard drive.
No Interconnect board veried or
replaced and new hard drive
installed. 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 (H06)
Noise during start up•
Noise during operation•
Noise when drive is copying or •
saving data
Start up from Install DVD. Verify S.M.A.R.T. status 1.
of drive using Disk Utility.
Repair disk using Disk Utility.2.
Determine if noise is comparable to another 3.
machine of the same model.
