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Mac Mini 2010 Dramatically Turns off after about 5 minutes

The Mac mini boots up and stays on for a while, before crashing and powering off really fast. I reapplied the thermal paste and cleaned out the insides, but it didn’t help.

Bad hard drive possibly?

Posted on Jul 18, 2021 10:23 AM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2021 10:32 AM

Dig out the original Install Disc set that came with the 2010 Mac Mini and run the Apple Hardware Test that is on disc 2.

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Mac Mini 2010 Dramatically Turns off after about 5 minutes

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