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Mac mini 2012 power on error message

I just got a new Mac mini with a quad core i7 2.6 processor, 256 GB HD. It´s fast and works perfectly. I´ve installed 16 GB of aftermarket memory. I usually power down the machine when I dont use it. My problem occurs only when I power on the Mac mini.


Right before the Apple logo appears there´s a blank screen with some black text in the upper left corner, it looks like random numbers and letters but goes away to fast for me to see any of it. Right after that I get a big square message in the middle of the screen telling me it didn´t shut down properly, or something along those lines. I´m using the thunderbolt port for a displayport cable to my screen, and I have an external USB harddrive connected.

Should I worry?

Mac mini (Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 17, 2013 6:00 AM

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User profile for user: Oskam Jr
Oskam Jr
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Feb 17, 2013 9:48 AM in response to Stephen82

I asume that the 256Gb drive is a SSD drive?

Did you install it yourself or is this one out of the box?


If you suspect the new memory for causing the problems you are having, I would disconnect the external drive and revert back to the original memory.


Boot up and check to see if the error message is gone.

If so, shut down the mini and install the new memory.

Boot up and check again...


Only reconnect the external drive when the issues have gone, if they return after rebooting, the drive coulf the problem in this case.


Greetings,

Rene

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