jp11801 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 My mac mini (mid 2011 with an OWC SSD has started to slowly flake out during start up. Just about every other start up I get the white screen with the flashing folder icon, indicating that the mini can't find the start up disk. So far I have reset the PRAM and completed a reinstall of OS X from the web by doing the command R at start up. The mac also needs to be restarted after a multi hour sleep period as it goes into pinwheel and does not reposed until restarted. I'm trying to hold off on a new mini until the new 2016 models are released later this spring (at least that is the rumor) Any thoughts, could it be a bad logic board battery or just a failing logic board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Hard to say. I take it that things went fine when booting in recovery mode (Cmd-R)? That might rule out a logic board problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 command R sometimes results in a web boot or a menu or boot options (that sometimes include and sometimes doesn't include my OWC SSD) - it totally weird. I am using the mini now with no issues but once it goes to sleep I have to restart to get it to function and then it's 50/50 if I get the fishing folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Can't you set it to never sleep but use a screen saver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 just tried that, thanks Al I can't believe I didn't try that as a stop gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 The beard is wise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 while the mini didn't sleep it still locked up overnight, bummer. Hope I can just get it to the next release. I may try a complete wipe of the drive and a restore from backup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 It sounds like the SSD is the problem. Do you have a backup disk you can replace it with? OWC SSD's are good but I had one that worked for a day then went tits up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbut Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 ,.. and even if it turns out that it isn't the ssd, now would be a dandy time to update that back up/external with anything that you don't want to loose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Enigma Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 It could also be the disk controller on the logic board. Have you ran "Verify Disk" from the Disk Utility to check the drive for errors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp11801 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 yes I ran the verify disk the screen is also getting darker as well weird? I did check the TV with my apple tv and that is fine. totally weird can't wait for the new mini to come out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Enigma Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Sounds like power supply or logic board to me. Plan on it dying sooner than later. Backup, backup, backup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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