Apple mac mini server mid 2010 User Manual

 Apple Technician Guide
Mac mini (Mid 2010) 
Mac mini (Mid 2010) and Mac mini Server (Mid 2010)
Updated 2010-10-29  

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Mac mini (Mid 2010) 
Contents
About This Guide
Manual Updates 7
Update 29 October 2010  7
Update 3 August 2010 7
Apple Technician Guide introduced 15 June 2010  7
Feedback 7
Basics
Overview 9
Identifying Features  10
Product Configurations  10
Service Part Configurations  11
System Serial Number Location  11
Troubleshooting
General Troubleshooting 13
Update System Software 13
Apple Diagnostics 13
Troubleshooting Theory  13
Hardware vs. Software 13
Common Reset Procedures  14
Wireless Troubleshooting 15...

Communications 37
AirPort/Bluetooth Issues  37
Ethernet Port/Device Issue  41
Wireless Input Device Doesn’t Pair  43
Display 47
No Video  47
Uncategorized Symptom  50
Mass Storage 51
Hard Drive(s) Not Recognized  51
Hard Drive Read/Write Error 53
Hard Drive Noisy 54
Optical Drive Won’t Accept/Eject Media  59
Optical Drive Not Performing to Specifications  62
Optical Drive Noisy 63
Uncategorized Symptoms  65
Input/Output Devices 66
Apple Remote Inoperable  66
Audio: Built-in Speaker Has Distorted Sound...

Bottom Cover 100
Removal 101
Reassembly  102
Memory 103
Fan 106
Reassembly  108
Cowling  109
Reassembly  110
Antenna Plate  111
Reassembly 113
Logic Board  115
Removal 116
Reassembly  123
AirPort/Bluetooth Combo Card  124
Speaker  127
Battery 130
Hard Drive  132
Removal 133
Reassembly  134
Power Supply   135
Reassembly 138
Optical Drive /  
Hard Drive (Server)  139
IR Board and Cable 142
Reassembly 143
Housing  145
Views
Exploded View  147
Exploded View (Server)  148
Screw Chart 149
External Views  150...

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 Apple Technician Guide 
About This Guide
Mac mini (Mid 2010) 
Mac mini (Mid 2010) and Mac mini Server (Mid 2010)   

Mac mini (Mid 2010) Basics — Manual Updates 72010-10-27
Manual Updates
Update 29 October 2010
Troubleshooting:
• Updated Symptom Charts for symptoms:
• Ethernet Port/Device Issue
• SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card Not Recognized By System
Take Apart:
• Updated the Logic Board and Hard Drive take apart chapters with more procedural detail, 
highlighting the attention needed to avoid damaging logic board cables and sockets 
during removal.
Update 3 August 2010
Take Apart:
• Added information and replacement...

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 Apple Technician Guide 
Basics
Mac mini (Mid 2010) 
 Mac mini (Mid 2010) and Mac mini Server (Mid 2010)   

Mac mini (Mid 2010) Basics — Overview 92010-08-31
Overview
Introducing the Mac mini (Mid 2010) with a completely new slimline aluminum housing design, 
HDMI port, SD card slot, integrated power supply, and easy access to memory and internal parts.
This manual covers the two Mac mini products developed in Mid 2010:
• Mac mini (Mid 2010), shown above on left
• Mac mini Server (Mid 2010), shown above on right 
The Mac mini (Mid 2010) is a follow-on product to the Mac mini (Late 2009).
• Main changes from...

Mac mini (Mid 2010) Basics — Overview 102010-08-31
Identifying Features
The Mac mini (Mid 2010) computer features include:
• Low-profile housing design
• Service access is through the bottom cover, which is removed without tools.
• HDMI port
• SD card slot
• 4 USB ports
• Internal power supply
• Increased processor speeds:
 -2.4 GHz Dual-Core
 -2.66 GHz Dual-Core (CTO and Server)
• NVDIA GeForce 320M graphics
• Memory: 
 -2GB
 -4GB (CTO)
 -8GB (CTO and Server)
• Hard drives: 
 -320 GB, SATA, 5400 
 -500...