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Hi,
I am trying to troubleshoot a transient problem with my Mac Mini and determine if it is a hardware or software problem.
The DVD drive goes between working fine, and not working at all, on an almost daly basis.
When "not working":
*Drive will not recognize a DVD or eject the disk (except by holding down the eject key on startup).
*Boot takes 6 minutes rather than the normal 45 seconds (2 minutes to the blank white screen, then 4 minutes later directly to the desktop)
*Checking system profiler "Disc Burner" causes either a) No disc burning device found or b) Keeps searching forever and has to be force quit.
*Looking under "ATA" on system profiler, the drive shows up, but some times seems to be corrupted (see the attached files. Both were taken while the drive was not working)
I have tried:
*Running hardware test when the drive started working (no problems were found). When the drive is not working, it will not boot to the test disc.
*Booting with all external devices disconnected.
*Repairing file permissions.
*Opening up the case, blowing out dust, and jiggling the DVD drive connections.
I also had the internal sound card disappear for awhile, but that is back now.
System:
Mac mini Intel Core Duo
1.83 GHz
2 GB Ram
667 MHz bus
OS 10.6.2 all up to date (clean installed from SL DVD)
Any thing else I can try before replacing hardware (I'd rather not as plan to upgrade to a Mac Pro in the near future)?
Thanks,
Eric
I am trying to troubleshoot a transient problem with my Mac Mini and determine if it is a hardware or software problem.
The DVD drive goes between working fine, and not working at all, on an almost daly basis.
When "not working":
*Drive will not recognize a DVD or eject the disk (except by holding down the eject key on startup).
*Boot takes 6 minutes rather than the normal 45 seconds (2 minutes to the blank white screen, then 4 minutes later directly to the desktop)
*Checking system profiler "Disc Burner" causes either a) No disc burning device found or b) Keeps searching forever and has to be force quit.
*Looking under "ATA" on system profiler, the drive shows up, but some times seems to be corrupted (see the attached files. Both were taken while the drive was not working)
I have tried:
*Running hardware test when the drive started working (no problems were found). When the drive is not working, it will not boot to the test disc.
*Booting with all external devices disconnected.
*Repairing file permissions.
*Opening up the case, blowing out dust, and jiggling the DVD drive connections.
I also had the internal sound card disappear for awhile, but that is back now.
System:
Mac mini Intel Core Duo
1.83 GHz
2 GB Ram
667 MHz bus
OS 10.6.2 all up to date (clean installed from SL DVD)
Any thing else I can try before replacing hardware (I'd rather not as plan to upgrade to a Mac Pro in the near future)?
Thanks,
Eric