My Mac Mini 2010 had a new 250 ssd hard drive fitted 4 years ago, today it will not boot up. When starting up using Command-R the disk utility says that the Mac HD is not mounted, taking it to an iCare center only got the response it is vintage and no parts available, not interested in repairing, so how do you remount it, any suggestions please, thank you.
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Mac mini, macOS 10.13
I maybe 70 years old but I do not think I am at the end of my life yet, so it is with my vintage 2010 Mac Mini.
The problem of the Mac HD found not mounted was solved using the disk utilities feature by erasing the HD drive and reformatting as Extended journaled which then showed it as mounted, then restoring the HD from a time Machine copy that we all should have ( well do you) now my beloved Mac is alive and working again LONG live APPLE.
I maybe 70 years old but I do not think I am at the end of my life yet, so it is with my vintage 2010 Mac Mini.
The problem of the Mac HD found not mounted was solved using the disk utilities feature by erasing the HD drive and reformatting as Extended journaled which then showed it as mounted, then restoring the HD from a time Machine copy that we all should have ( well do you) now my beloved Mac is alive and working again LONG live APPLE.
Sounds like either the ribbon cable came loose or the SSD has failed.
If you can not check or replace the SSD yourself, then it's time to replace the Mac Mini.
Dispose and replace with new. Apple will recycle for free.
..Colin M G..
Perhaps it may need a new replacement clock battery.
Those had a tendency to allow the Mac to fail instead
of start-up. Of course it may be anything after 12+ yrs.
Don't count on diagnostics to be of use to troubleshoot.
A good take-apart and troubleshooting guide may help.
After a life of 12 years, you got more than your moneys worth. Perhaps time to move on?
2010 Mac Mini SSD will not boot up
