⟐ Answer accepted 二月 17, 2021 at 15:51 GMT-7

I want to use handoff or airdrop in my mac mini, do I need a new airport card?

If necessary, please provide us with a compatible list.

I've already tried Bluetooth dongle, but it's not activated.

⟐ Commented 二月 17, 2021 at 5:43 GMT-7

⟐ Answered 二月 11, 2021 at 9:42 GMT-7

I was going to post this in the microsoldering area but realize I nether know how to do that nor write to a specific member who might know.

⟐ Commented 二月 09, 2021 at 7:09 GMT-7

Does it Use Thermal Paste or Thermal Glue.?

If it uses Thermal Glue, is it worth replacing it with Thermal Paste since it is very old?

If it is a yes to replacing the Glue/Paste then what is the safest way to do so.

Video or Picture tutorial Links would be greatly appreciated because i have found no teardowns showing how to safely remove the heatsinks.

I have only found ones that show how to replace the RAM or HDD.

⟐ Answer accepted 二月 06, 2021 at 21:31 GMT-7

HDMI still works fine. But I’d really like to continue using the display port.

I’m not sure how exactly to diagnose the problem and if it’s a hardware issue, is it repairable?

⟐ Commented 一月 28, 2021 at 18:40 GMT-7

Solder isn’t holding to the nubs of the two wires that went into the traces. Plus it’s almost mcro-micro-soldering. I’m hoping my post here will get some comments about how it might be done.

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⟐ Commented 一月 27, 2021 at 17:51 GMT-7

I have checked that the power supply gives 11.8V on all 4 pairs as of this guide so it appears to not be the problem. Complete Dead - How To Check Power Supply Vs Logic Board

So now I am rightly of wrongly looking at the logic board. I have read in a few other forums of failing capacitors near the power supply on Macs. Can someone point out where in the photos these might be? Other ideas of where/what to check and how are also appreciated.

⟐ Commented 一月 26, 2021 at 8:10 GMT-7

So I bought this kit.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SNM...

The issue is the following. When I put a 8GB module on the bottom slot. I get the 3 beeps 5 seconds pause error. When I put it on the top module it works.

So now I have the original 2 GB stick on the bottom slot and a 8GB module on the top slot. The computer is working and it says it has 10GB of Ram.

Nonetheless I don’t understand why the bottom slot doesn’t work with the 8GB module?

⟐ Answered 一月 25, 2021 at 1:53 GMT-7

The sensor should be no longer relevant, but the system now thinks it is a Nuclear Power Plant core and turns the fans to a zillion RPM.

So my question is: how to fool OSX to think this sensor IS NOT THERE in the first place, and taken out of the equition to calculate the fan speed. No problem to Hex Edit some kext files.

Options I consider no solution are:

Installing MacFanControl. I did that, it helps a tiny bit, but only from 10 seconds after boot.

Connecting the 2 pins on the SATA board with some conducting material. It does not work.

⟐ Answered 一月 16, 2021 at 6:22 GMT-7

In `15 I got the iFixit kit to add a second drive SSD to my 1TB HDD. I configured as boot drive/Yosemite and used HDD as storage volume (kept Mavericks on HDD) put SSD in bottom/boot slot.

Worked great til Safari issue led me to reinstall Yosemite which somehow merged both drives into a logical Fusion booting from HDD with endless performance struggles. DU reports find no issues so wiped/reformatted SSD: GUID/Journaled file system as before, but OS Installer still says Yosemite can’t be installed, plus HDD can’t be updated.

I then removed the SSD and wiped/reformatted it on MacBook Air (using a USB/SATA cable) but it still rejects OS Installation.

Put back in the Mac mini but now SSD doesn’t mount/show up at all including Disk Warrior?!

Wiped/reformatted HDD and finally got Mavericks online install & Yosemite from DVD but won’t allow any further updates; El Capitan, High Sierra, etc. SSD still MIA.

How do I wipe/reset Mac mini BIOS/EFI. Same re the HDD & SSD to exorcise demons preventing normal op? How about Terminal command drive utility that will return drives to original status? How does ‘bless’ work can I do it if I have command set & syntax?

Thanks much.

⟐ Answered 一月 15, 2021 at 12:03 GMT-7

⟐ Answer edited 一月 15, 2021 at 5:57 GMT-7

⟐ Answer deleted 一月 14, 2021 at 6:43 GMT-7

How do I get rid of the Boot Manager Ubuntu installed so I can put Apple OS on that disk ? Now if I had a drive enclosure then I’d put it in there and use Disk Utility, but I don’t. Nor do I have a two disk system except an older Mac Pro that might run OS 9.

⟐ Answered 一月 14, 2021 at 5:50 GMT-7

Any ideas on why this is happening? Is it the Dell monitor?

⟐ Answered 十二月 29, 2020 at 7:33 GMT-7

This one came in with a failing 1TB 2.5” hard drive. It also is set up as a fusion drive with a 128GB SSD blade. 16GB RAM.

I replaced the 1TB drive with a Crucial 1TB 500MMX SSD.

Had to boot the machine with the old 1TB standard drive attached via USB to SATA adapter. I am unable to format the new internal 1TB SSD drive. Tried an APFS format with Disk Utilities.

It is running Mojave. Do I need to break the fusion drive first?

⟐ Answer edited 十二月 27, 2020 at 16:40 GMT-7

My question is: to remove it I need a Torx T6 screwdriver with a hollow point or the Torx T6 with a flat tip will work for me. From what I have read, that the hollow point Torx are called Precision Torx or are identified with an "H" after the number in this case: "T6H". The same query is to remove the cover where the WiFi is, should I use a Torx T8 hollow point or does the flat point work for me? From now on I thank you get me out of this doubt, before doing something wrong. Thank you very much and greetings.

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⟐ Answered 十二月 23, 2020 at 15:03 GMT-7

After pushing the power button of my mac mini, the cooling fan goes to max speed and does not put out any video signal. The Power LED is on and white.

• I removed the power cord and cleaned the fan and the inner of the mac -> no change
• I tried to remove both RAM sticks and boot -> mac beeps once every couple seconds and the fan seems to be on normal speed. But still no video Signal.
• I tried to boot with only 1 RAM stick -> Still fan ramps up to the max and no video signal.

Does anyone have an idea what I could troubleshoot next?

I am thankful for any ideas and comments.

Regards

Philipp

⟐ Answer edited 十二月 20, 2020 at 20:25 GMT-7

I'm trying to install an M.2 SSD on my Mac mini, in addition to its 1TB HDD.

I have purchased this adapter: https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/400016101...

And installed it myself. I heard and felt a “click” when plugging it on the Mac Mini, which I thought might be normal.

After rebooting the Mac mini, “ > System information” does not show the NVMe drive, neither does PCI or anything else. There's only the default HDD that comes with the system, but my SSD doesn't show. Disk Utility can't see it either.

The SSD is a WD Green 240GB M.2 2280 SATA III 6Gbps.

I have a gaming PC which recognizes the SSD and is able to format it. I was also able to install Windows on this SSD. Can anyone help me? Thank you!

Update: Apparently the adapter I purchased only works with M-key SSDs. My SSD is a B+M key or something like that. :( I wasn't planning on purchasing another SSD…

⟐ Answer accepted 十二月 16, 2020 at 7:36 GMT-7

I took out both memory modules and it still wouldn’t boot. I also disassembled the unit––there doesn’t seem to be any visual damage to the logic board. I also tested the power supply, and I’m getting a proper 11.8V across the leads according to this post:

Complete Dead - How To Check Power Supply Vs Logic Board

Are there any other diagnostics I can check before I can say it’s positively the logic board that died? Is it possible the power button itself is broken?

⟐ Commented 十二月 16, 2020 at 0:28 GMT-7