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Mac Mini not booting (fan is on, no HDMI signal, keyboard capslock does not light up)
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<blockquote data-quote="DubheasaNi" data-source="post: 1818537" data-attributes="member: 402313"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>I'm having a very strange problem with my Mac Mini 2010. My Mac Mini was using High Sierra and I believe it is possible it was having a software update when I had a power outage yesterday.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> When power was restored, I've been unable to get it to properly boot.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> When I turn it on, the front light goes on and I can hear the sound of a fan; however, there is no HDMI signal and no startup chime whatsoever.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> When I turn it on and hear the fan, I tried hitting the caps lock key on my USB Apple keyboard and unfortunately the LED does not go on, so I'm unsure if the keyboard is even being recognised.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> I've tried resetting the PRAM, but I don't think it's recognising the keyboard and I hear no chimes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> I can't reset the SMC, because the instructions state to wait 5 seconds after plugging it back in to restart it; however, the Mac Mini starts automatically the moment I plug it in.</li> </ul><p></p><p>I am at a loss at what to do next. I purchased a Thunderbolt cable and it will be here in an hour or so, so I can maybe connect it to my iMac as a drive, but with the keyboard not appearing to be working I'm not sure if that will even be possible.</p><p></p><p>I appreciate any suggestions!</p><p></p><p>I incorrectly stated it was a 2014 model, when it is in fact a 2010 model.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DubheasaNi, post: 1818537, member: 402313"] Hello, I'm having a very strange problem with my Mac Mini 2010. My Mac Mini was using High Sierra and I believe it is possible it was having a software update when I had a power outage yesterday. [LIST] [*] When power was restored, I've been unable to get it to properly boot. [*] When I turn it on, the front light goes on and I can hear the sound of a fan; however, there is no HDMI signal and no startup chime whatsoever. [*] When I turn it on and hear the fan, I tried hitting the caps lock key on my USB Apple keyboard and unfortunately the LED does not go on, so I'm unsure if the keyboard is even being recognised. [*] I've tried resetting the PRAM, but I don't think it's recognising the keyboard and I hear no chimes. [*] I can't reset the SMC, because the instructions state to wait 5 seconds after plugging it back in to restart it; however, the Mac Mini starts automatically the moment I plug it in. [/LIST] I am at a loss at what to do next. I purchased a Thunderbolt cable and it will be here in an hour or so, so I can maybe connect it to my iMac as a drive, but with the keyboard not appearing to be working I'm not sure if that will even be possible. I appreciate any suggestions! I incorrectly stated it was a 2014 model, when it is in fact a 2010 model. [/QUOTE]
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