Hi Beth, Thanks. I think I may be to the point of giving up (although I hate to)! I was able to get into the mac enough to type in the eject cd command, but id didn't do anything. I don't know if it is worth the $75 to have it diagnosed, since I already have $50 into it... don't want it to be a mac mini money pit!
Stuart ----- Original Message ---- From: Beth Phillips <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, January 11, 2010 8:35:01 AM Subject: Re: [MacGroup] next step Stuart, I missed earlier posts, will the mini not boot at all or does it come up to the flashing question mark? I was just reading something from Macworld Weekly about a mini that had an open firmware password set and it wouldn't boot past this point. I understand you got the mini used so it's possible a previous owner set a firmware password. That may not be your situation, but for what it's worth, here's the link. By the way, as of last year, MacAuthority was charging a $75 fee to look at your computer which was applied to the actual repair bill. In addition their repair fees were $95 an hour for non-warranty work. Good luck with your mini! http://www.macworld.com/article/145418/2010/01/unbootablemini.html?lsrc=nl_m wweek_h_cbstories Thanks! -- Beth Phillips _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
