Mini mac won't start up

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Mini mac won't start up

Mini mac won't start up... When I start up my mini mac, the apple logo appears and then the time wheel for a few seconds and then it just stops and the screen goes black.I have tried safe mode start up, holding the CMS and R key, starting from the DVD etc etc etc but it seems that the start up times out before it boots up if that makes sense. Nothing results in anything coming up on the monitor. I did an upgrade on the 31st march and have had this problem since... Please Help!

Mac mini

Posted on Apr 1, 2014 10:35 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 1, 2014 10:41 PM in response to Verschy

1. What kind of upgrade did you do?

2. Disconnect all peripherals except keyboard mouse and screen and try boot again

3. Do you have 3rd party RAM or disk installed? If RAM, take them out and try the original RAM modules

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lllaass

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Apr 2, 2014 3:05 AM in response to Verschy

Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on

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Verschy Author

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Apr 2, 2014 9:09 AM in response to Verschy

Hi

Thanks for your replies...

I am not sure which upgrade it was... Latest software update.

I Have disconnected all peripherals... No luck.

no 3rd party RAM or disk installed.

with regards to the article... My computer does turn on... I hear the start up sound, the logo appears and the wheel and then before it actually loads, it just dies and the monitor goes black

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lllaass

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Apr 2, 2014 9:15 AM in response to Verschy

Try starting in Recovery mode (Lion and later),

OS X: About OS X Recovery

and repair the HD via disk utility

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Verschy Author

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Apr 2, 2014 9:35 AM in response to Verschy

I Have tried that... Before anything comes up on the screen it times out

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lllaass

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Apr 2, 2014 9:38 AM in response to Verschy

When you say times out do you mean shuts down?

What happen when you boot holding the Option key?

Are you using a wired keyboard? Sometimes a BT keyboard does not work

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Verschy Author

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Apr 2, 2014 10:09 AM in response to Verschy

The mini mac stays on as in the LED light is on but the monitor screen goes off... The wheel freezes and then the monitor goes black... It's like the HMDI cable loses connection

When I hold the option key... The wifi networks come up and then when you choose the wifi you want, it starts loading and then stops and goes black

We are using a wireless keyboard

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