Apple Mac mini - Hardware Diagnostics and Support

Mac mini (Late 2009) Symptom Charts — Mass Storage 56
2009-11-03
Connect known good optical 3.
drive to interconnect board.
Verify that known good optical
drive is listed in the System
Proler device tree.
Yes Go to step 4.
No Suspect interconnect board.
Go to step 7
With known good optical drive 4.
installed, test for media inject/
eject. Verify drive accepts and
ejects known good media.
Yes Known good optical drive
resolved inject/eject issue.
Replace optical drive.
J03
(J06)
No Go to step 7
Inspect optical drive slot during 5.
disc insert/ eject. Verify that
discs can be inserted easily.
Yes Go to step 6
No Replace damaged optical
drive..
J03
(J06)
With known good optical 6.
media (Install disc), test for
media inject/eject. Does drive
accept and eject known good
media?
Yes Media issue. No repair
necessary. Suggest user
investigate use of dierent
media.
No Go to step 3
Replace interconnect board 7.
with known good optical
media (Install disc), test for
media inject/eject. Does drive
accept and eject known good
media?
Yes Issue resolved. Interconnect
board damaged
X03
No Interconnect board veried
or replaced, and optical drive
veried or replaced. Replace
logic board and retest.
M19