Tim, you have tried the Apple hardware Test? It resides on one of your startup disks.
On 29/09/2010, at 6:28 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi again, > > > > No good news. Unless someone comes up with something out of the bag, this Mac > Mini is on it's way to the doctor in Joondalup. > > > I've: > > reset the PRAM. > > Erased the disk and zeroed out all sectors > > Reinstalled OSX 10.6 > > > > On start up > > I see the grey/white screen with the Apple logo and spinning wheel for about > 1:30 minutes. > > Then I get the blue screen for varying times between 4 minutes and 5:30 > minutes. This is far too long I believe and indicates some thing wrong inside > the hardware. > > > > Whilst the mouse cursor can move around, the keyboard and mouse clicks are > unresponsive. I now note that the second flasher on the time is not blinking > - tho this may be it's default setting and I don't feel like restarting it > again just to check this minor issue. To me, my Mac is broken. > > I've tried a different mouse with no change. > > > Given I bought this Mac Mini to replace a G5 iMac with swollen capacitors > only in April this year, I'm less than impressed at the moment. :-( > > > > Suggestions still welcome. > > > > Thanks > > > > Tim Regards, Ray Forma Tel & Fax +61 (0)8 9335 6568 Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
