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Mac mini

I bought a second hand mac mini (Intel) which works poroperly with El Capitan. The only problem I can't use the dvd reader which is blocked. Who can help?

Mac mini, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jul 31, 2022 9:24 AM

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Posted on Jul 31, 2022 6:07 PM

Try holding down the left mouse button while powering on the Mini which should eject any discs from the optical drive assuming the optical drive is still working. Make sure to use a wired USB mouse. If this does not work, then most likely the optical drive is jammed or broken.



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