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<blockquote data-quote="ls1115" data-source="post: 1689490" data-attributes="member: 365556"><p>Thanks for the excellent article Nick. It pretty much tells me what I have been expecting:</p><p></p><p>"First try booting to Safe Mode by holding down a Shift key when the system restarts. If the computer is able to boot properly, then you know the issue is likely with some third-party extension or add-on you have installed. This is especially true if the system only boots to Safe Mode and continues its reboot loop when you restart without the Shift key held down."</p><p></p><p>My case, except for the matter with third party extensions. I have been doing clean installs (without non-apple elements) with two different hard disks -while becoming an expert in poking inside the Mini- with the same results.</p><p></p><p>"If the system shows the same behavior when booting to a different boot drive (especially to the OS X installation drive), then it suggests a hardware fault is to blame for the problem, and not something to do with a configuration of the operating system. In this case, you can try resetting the PRAM and SMC for your system, but beyond that you will likely need to have the system serviced."</p><p></p><p>That's what's happening here. Too bad because it is a really nice Mini (Mid 2011 with an i7, CPU which I ordered from Apple with the 2.7 Ghz option). I have an older Mini, whose motherboard also went south seven years ago. Replacement boards for it can be found on eBay for about $90 while boards for the newer model cost around $500. So I'll try fixing the older Mini, which will hopefully hang on till I can afford a new Power Book with all the trimmings. The newer Mini will go into storage until prices for replacement parts come down.</p><p></p><p>Thanks so much for your advice!</p><p></p><p>Luis</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ls1115, post: 1689490, member: 365556"] Thanks for the excellent article Nick. It pretty much tells me what I have been expecting: "First try booting to Safe Mode by holding down a Shift key when the system restarts. If the computer is able to boot properly, then you know the issue is likely with some third-party extension or add-on you have installed. This is especially true if the system only boots to Safe Mode and continues its reboot loop when you restart without the Shift key held down." My case, except for the matter with third party extensions. I have been doing clean installs (without non-apple elements) with two different hard disks -while becoming an expert in poking inside the Mini- with the same results. "If the system shows the same behavior when booting to a different boot drive (especially to the OS X installation drive), then it suggests a hardware fault is to blame for the problem, and not something to do with a configuration of the operating system. In this case, you can try resetting the PRAM and SMC for your system, but beyond that you will likely need to have the system serviced." That's what's happening here. Too bad because it is a really nice Mini (Mid 2011 with an i7, CPU which I ordered from Apple with the 2.7 Ghz option). I have an older Mini, whose motherboard also went south seven years ago. Replacement boards for it can be found on eBay for about $90 while boards for the newer model cost around $500. So I'll try fixing the older Mini, which will hopefully hang on till I can afford a new Power Book with all the trimmings. The newer Mini will go into storage until prices for replacement parts come down. Thanks so much for your advice! Luis [/QUOTE]
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