evechoccy
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Q: mac mini 2010 replace or fix?

I've a mac mini 2010, have put in extra RAM. Spent ages erasing and reinstalling OS el captain due to the dreaded spinning wheel.  Every time I try to start it, it takes forever and the spinning wheel occurs.  I have to keep doing a PRAM and it's a bit of night mare. I'm wondering whether to buy a new battery which somebody suggested is causing the problems or whether to send it in for repair to apple or just decide its time to throw it out and buy a new mac mini.  I've invested in Logic Pro X and to even switch on the mac mini and get it going is causing loads of headaches. It's got 8 Gigs, and it's a 2.4 gigHertz intel core duo 2 processor.  Fix or time to buy a new one? And worth travelling a few hours to the nearest apple store or send it to apple to see what they can do.  Any one had a similar experience? thanks

Mac mini, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Sep 6, 2016 1:53 AM

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  • by woodmeister50,

    woodmeister50 woodmeister50 Sep 6, 2016 4:14 AM in response to evechoccy
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    Sep 6, 2016 4:14 AM in response to evechoccy

    Try running Apple Hardware Test first:

    Using Apple Hardware Test - Apple Support

     

    This will tell you if there is a hardware problem or not.

  • by Nawk Andersen,

    Nawk Andersen Nawk Andersen Sep 6, 2016 4:25 AM in response to evechoccy
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    Sep 6, 2016 4:25 AM in response to evechoccy

    Apart from running the hardware test I would recommend checking if your disk is performing as it should, HDD performance degrades over time and can get very sluggish without actually "failing".

     

    I've given many machines a new life by buying an SSD and replacing the old HDD's.

  • by evechoccy,Helpful

    evechoccy evechoccy Sep 6, 2016 5:53 AM in response to woodmeister50
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    Sep 6, 2016 5:53 AM in response to woodmeister50

    thank you i will do that straight away.

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Sep 6, 2016 7:27 AM in response to evechoccy
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    Sep 6, 2016 7:27 AM in response to evechoccy

    If AHT shows no errors then

    Run this and post the results here so we know more about your configuration.

    http://etrecheck.com/

    EtreCheck

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6172

  • by evechoccy,

    evechoccy evechoccy Sep 6, 2016 9:27 AM in response to woodmeister50
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    Sep 6, 2016 9:27 AM in response to woodmeister50

    Hi I've done it twice and no luck.  I did a google search and apparently you need the original disks - I don't have them....any suggestions?

  • by evechoccy,

    evechoccy evechoccy Sep 6, 2016 9:31 AM in response to Nawk Andersen
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    Sep 6, 2016 9:31 AM in response to Nawk Andersen

    How difficult is it to replace the old HDD with an SSD?

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Sep 6, 2016 9:34 AM in response to evechoccy
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    Sep 6, 2016 9:34 AM in response to evechoccy

    Here is video for how:

    https://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/mac_mini2010_hd/

  • by evechoccy,

    evechoccy evechoccy Sep 6, 2016 11:58 AM in response to lllaass
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    Sep 6, 2016 11:58 AM in response to lllaass

    Thanks LLLaass. I've just done the etrecheck as I couldn't run the AHT (I've no disks)

    here it is:

    EtreCheck version: 3.0.3 (307)

    Report generated 2016-09-06 19:55:09

    Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

    Runtime 3:08

    Performance: Good

     

    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

    Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

     

    Problem: Beachballing

     

    Hardware Information: ⓘ

        Mac mini (Mid 2010)

        [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

        Mac mini - model: Macmini4,1

        1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

        8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

     

    Video Information: ⓘ

        NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB

            e2752Vq 1920 x 1080

     

    System Software: ⓘ

        OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G31) - Time since boot: about 5 hours

     

    Disk Information: ⓘ

        Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (381.83 GB free)

            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

     

        HL-DT-STDVDRW  GA32N   ()

     

    USB Information: ⓘ

        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

    Gatekeeper: ⓘ

        Mac App Store and identified developers

     

    System Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    8 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    161 Apple tasks

        [running]    69 Apple tasks

     

    System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    46 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    163 Apple tasks

        [running]    81 Apple tasks

     

    User Login Items: ⓘ

        iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

        Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-09-23)

        QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-09-23)

        JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 - SDK 10.7 (2016-07-22) Check version

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

        None

     

    Time Machine: ⓘ

        Skip System Files: NO

        Auto backup: YES

        Volumes being backed up:

            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 117.42 GB

        Destinations:

            Untitled [Local]

            Total size: 2.00 TB

            Total number of backups: 24

            Oldest backup: 11/06/2016, 21:31

            Last backup: 04/09/2016, 22:34

            Size of backup disk: Excellent

                Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 499.25 GB X 3)

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

            53%    firefox

             8%    kernel_task

             1%    fontd

             1%    WindowServer

             0%    askpermissiond

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

        1.10 GB    firefox

        714 MB    kernel_task

        131 MB    mds_stores

        131 MB    mdworker(8)

        123 MB    WindowServer

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

        3.34 GB    Free RAM

        4.91 GB    Used RAM (1.47 GB Cached)

        0 B    Swap Used

     

    Diagnostics Information: ⓘ

        Sep 23, 2016, 09:53:03 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/suggestd_2016-09-23-215303_[redacted].crash

            /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreSuggestions.framework/Versions/A/Support/ suggestd

        Sep 23, 2016, 09:34:19 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/coreduetd_2016-09-23-213419_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Details]

            /usr/libexec/coreduetd

        Sep 23, 2016, 09:23:24 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2016-09-23-212324_[redacted].hang

            /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari

        Sep 6, 2016, 07:52:38 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/system_profiler_2016-09-06-195238_[redacted].c rash

            /usr/sbin/system_profiler

        Sep 6, 2016, 02:40:31 PM    Self test - passed

        Sep 4, 2016, 09:06:24 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/VTEncoderXPCService_2016-09-04-210624_[redacted ].cpu_resource.diag [Details]

            /System/Library/Frameworks/VideoToolbox.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/VTEnco derXPCService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/VTEncoderXPCService

        Sep 4, 2016, 08:59:20 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Photos_2016-09-04-205920_[redacted].crash

            /Applications/Photos.app/Contents/MacOS/Photos

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Sep 6, 2016 12:15 PM in response to evechoccy
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    Sep 6, 2016 12:15 PM in response to evechoccy

    What tabs are open in FireFox?

    Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

            53%    firefox

    It is using way too much CPU and that will slow down your Mac