Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
Mac mini grey screen - odd results to testing
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="MacMan886" data-source="post: 1189903" data-attributes="member: 188180"><p>Found this on another forum - </p><p></p><p>Error description:</p><p></p><p>STF</p><p>The STF error is related to the hard drive. </p><p></p><p>ATA</p><p>Your error refers to the ATA 100 bus controller, which is a chip that connects the hard drive to the mother (logic) board. </p><p></p><p>Master</p><p>The last part of the error message is master, which is what position the drive occupies. When there are two drives, many computers use a master/slave setup, which the master drive is the boot drive and the secondary slave drive is the storage drive. When there is only one drive, it is still referred to as the Master drive by default. </p><p></p><p>To summarize..The hard drive most likely failed and needs replacing.</p><p></p><p>It could also be the ribbon cable that connects the hard drive to the logic board, or the logic board itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacMan886, post: 1189903, member: 188180"] Found this on another forum - Error description: STF The STF error is related to the hard drive. ATA Your error refers to the ATA 100 bus controller, which is a chip that connects the hard drive to the mother (logic) board. Master The last part of the error message is master, which is what position the drive occupies. When there are two drives, many computers use a master/slave setup, which the master drive is the boot drive and the secondary slave drive is the storage drive. When there is only one drive, it is still referred to as the Master drive by default. To summarize..The hard drive most likely failed and needs replacing. It could also be the ribbon cable that connects the hard drive to the logic board, or the logic board itself. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
Mac mini grey screen - odd results to testing
Top