Apple Mac mini (Mid 2011 manuals

Apple Mac mini (Mid 2011 Technical Information (154 pages)

Brand: Apple | Category: PC/workstation barebones | Size: 16.47 MB |

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Table of contents

 Apple Technician Guide

1

Mac mini (Mid 2011)

1

Take Apart

4

About This Guide

6

Manual Updates

7

Feedback

7

Overview

9

Product Congurations

10

Service Procedure Dierences

10

Service Part Congurations

10

Thunderbolt

11

System Serial Number Location

11

Troubleshooting

12

General Troubleshooting

13

Troubleshooting Theory

14

Hardware vs. Software

14

Common Reset Procedures

14

Starting Up in Safe Mode

15

Sensor Errors

16

Functional Overview

18

Block Diagrams

19

Symptom Charts

22

Won’t Start Up

24

Deep Dive

25

Intermittent Shutdown

27

Kernel Panic, System Crashes

31

No Video

33

Corrupted Video

35

Burnt Smell/Odor

37

Noise, Hum, Vibration

38

Uncategorized Symptoms

40

Communications

42

Quick Check

45

Ethernet Port/Device Issue

46

Bluetooth Device Doesn’t Pair

48

Mass Storage

57

Hard Drive Noisy

61

Input/Output Devices

65

Thunderbolt Not Recognized

72

USB Devices Not Recognized

82

Mechanical

89

System Runs Hot

91

Physical Damage

92

General Information

95

Vertical Insertion

96

Low-Prole Solid

96

Platform Flex

96

Solid State Drive Screws

97

Logic Board Return

98

First Remove Hierarchy

99

Icon Legend

100

Bottom Cover

101

3 Press on the cover to

102

1 Lay the Mac mini

102

2 Rotate the

102

Reassembly

103

1 Replace the bottom

103

2 Rotate the cover

103

First Steps

104

1 Gently spread the

105

2 Pull the module out

105

3 Repeat to remove

105

Installation

106

1 Carefully press the

106

2 Pull the module into

106

3 Press down on the

106

4 Repeat to install the

106

1 Loosen or remove the

108

2 The lower right T6 fan

108

3 Carefully lift the fan

109

4 Carefully disconnect

109

Cowling

110

1 Remove the T6 screw

111

2 Lift the cowling up

111

Antenna Plate

112

1 Remove 4 screws

113

2 Carefully lift the

113

3 Disconnect the

114

1 Position the Antenna

114

2 Rotate the Antenna

115

3 Slide the antenna

115

4 A tool, such as the

115

5 If the plate is not

116

6 Install the 4 screws

116

Logic Board

117

1 Important: Gently

118

2 Disconnect the IR

119

3 Make sure that at

120

4 Remove 2 T6 screws:

120

5 Insert the logic board

121

6 Carefully push down

121

7 Remove the tool

121

8 Disconnect the power

122

9 Push in on the catch

122

10 Once the I/O wall is

123

2011-07-21

124

AirPort/Bluetooth Combo Card

126

1 Remove 3 screws:

127

2 Disconnect the ex

127

3 Disconnect the two

127

4 If the speaker has not

127

5 If replacing the ex

128

Speaker

129

1 Remove 2 screws:

130

3 Note: Check the

131

1 Locate the battery

133

2 Insert a black stick

133

3 Grab the battery as

133

Hard Drive (Lower Bay)

134

1 Important: All logic

135

2 Remove 2 T6 screws:

135

3 Insert the logic board

136

4 Carefully push down

136

5 Remove the tool

136

6 Slide out the hard drive

137

1 Slide hard drive into

137

2 Maneuver the drive

138

3 Make sure the power

138

4 Slide the logic board

138

5 Connect all cables to

138

Power Supply

139

1 Slide the power cord

140

2 Rotate the power

140

4 Use a black stick to lift

141

Hard Drive (Upper Bay)

143

2 Lift the drive and

144

3 Remove 4 screws

145

4 Lift the drive from the

145

1 If installing the drive

145

2 Before installing the

145

Infrared (IR) Board and Cable

146

1 Remove 1 screw

147

2 Note the IR cable

147

3 Remove the IR cable

147

1 Insert the IR cable

148

Housing

149

 Service Source

150

Exploded View

151

Screw Chart

152

External Views

153

Port View

154

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