Old Mac mini bricked

Question

Mac Mini Mid 2011

发布于2011年7月21日。Core i5或Core i7处理器。雷电（Thunderbolt）接口。本机也用于Mac mini Server配置。

204 个问题查看全部

Tom avati @tardegard

声誉积分: 13

2

3

发帖于: 2020年12月10日

更多选项

Old Mac mini bricked

Hi guys,

I have taken this old Mac mini from my parents house. They goy rid of it because it really was almost unusable and needed to be fixed. It used to start up but it was so slow that any operation was a pain. So I took it, I command + r booted and wiped it.

Than I alt+command + r booted this time but nothing happens now.

I cannot access recovery disk anymore. I cannot do anything.

I tryed resetting pram, no use.

I am sorry I cannot even say how old this Mac is but I guess it should be from 2014 or so.

any help please? It is in really good shape and it would be a pity to throw it away.

Thank you all guys. I could finally install High Sierra via usb pen drive.

it is still damned slow so I’ll swap the old 5400 disk with an Ssd

回答此问题我也有这个问题

这是一个好问题吗？

是否

得分 0

2条评论

Guessing which model makes it iffy on knowing what to do to fix this issue.

How about locating the systems S/N which is on the back side label and plugging it into here EveryMac - Lookup Then tell us what it told you.

由 Dan 完成的 2020年12月10日

Right!

Mac mini "Core i5" 2.3 (Mid-2011) 2.3 GHz Core i5 (I5-2415M)

Intro. July 20, 2011 Disc. October 23, 2012

Order MC815LL/A Model A1347 (EMC 2442)

Family Mid-2011 ID Macmini5,1

RAM 2 GB VRAM 288 MB*

Storage 500 GB HDD Optical None*

Complete Mac mini "Core i5" 2.3 (Mid-2011) Specs

由 Tom avati 完成的 2020年12月10日

添加一条评论

2个答案

Guessing which model makes it iffy on knowing what to do to fix this issue.

How about locating the systems S/N which is on the back side label and plugging it into here EveryMac - Lookup Then tell us what it told you. — Dan
Right!

Mac mini "Core i5" 2.3 (Mid-2011) 2.3 GHz Core i5 (I5-2415M)

Intro. July 20, 2011 Disc. October 23, 2012

Order MC815LL/A Model A1347 (EMC 2442)

Family Mid-2011 ID Macmini5,1

RAM 2 GB VRAM 288 MB*

Storage 500 GB HDD Optical None*

Complete Mac mini "Core i5" 2.3 (Mid-2011) Specs — Tom avati

Dan @danj 声誉积分: 479.4千 Self employed contract worker 35 329 971 · Answer 1 · 2020-12-10T07:02:25-07:00

最有帮助的答案

Dan @danj

声誉积分: 479.4千

Self employed contract worker

35

329

971

发帖于: 2020年12月10日

更多选项

Do you have a second Mac system available? We either need to create a bootable OS installer thumb drive or use Target Disk mode to connect the two systems together so you can install it from the other system.

But before we do that are you able to run the onboard diagnostics to make sure the system is working at all? Using a USB keyboard, restart the system and press the D key which will get you into diagnostics.

这个答案有帮助吗？

是否

得分 2

5条评论:

I tried diagnostics but nothing happens. I hear the bong but the screen stays black

由 Tom avati 完成的 2020年12月10日

I could access internet recovery mode finally, It was Lion recovery mode, I tried a Reinstall osx and it seemed to work, the copy was verified, downloaded started, but then stopped saying Cant download additional components needed to install Mac osx

由 Tom avati 完成的 2020年12月10日

yes I have another Mac, a MacBook Pro 2016 with 2 thunderbolt ports. But I don't think I have the necessary cables to connect them

Update: I managed to start a High Sierra USB install but at half way it stopped for some error, and the system suggested a Hardware test, which I performed, but returned nothing. All seems fine.

What can I try now?

由 Tom avati 完成的 2020年12月10日

@tardegard - OK so your systems OS is on the old side and as Apple expired the Lion certificates it won't install! You'll need to create a OS installer using your other Mac using the Sierra file from here How to get old versions of macOS and follow this guide How to create a bootable macOS Sierra installer drive

If you've got an old macOS install image, it will probably stop working today

由 Dan 完成的 2020年12月10日

@tardegard - Don't forget to score the answer and accept it if you're set! - Thanks!

由 Dan 完成的 2020年12月11日

添加一条评论