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Mac mini (Mid 2010) Symptom Charts — Mass Storage 64
2010-08-03
Deep Dive
Check Result Action Code
1. Optical drive should perform
a single reset sequence. Is
optical drive constantly seeking
or cycling eject mechanism
without an optical disc
installed??
Yes Drive mechanism damaged.
Replace optical drive.
J05
No Go to step 2
2. Verify media does not
exceed maximum thickness
specication <http://support.
apple.com/kb/HT2446>
Using known good CD and
DVD media, does media spin
without optical drive scraping
edge or surface of media?
Yes Go to step 3
No Drive mechanism damaged.
Replace optical drive.
J05
3. Noise when spinning discs
before mounting on the
desktop and reading data is
normal. Disc spin should cease
30 seconds after mounting on
the desktop. Is the noise related
to disc spin and is it louder
than another computer of the
same type and drive?
Yes Go to step 4
No Go to step 5
4. Remove the optical drive and
reseat the drive into it’s drive
mounting bracket. Reinstall the
drive and verify if the drive is
still noisy.
Yes Drive mechanism damaged.
Replace optical drive.
J04
No Optical drive not mounted
correctly. Issue resolved
5. Noise when ejecting media
is normal. Eject known good
media and listen to noises.
Is the noise related to eject
activity and is it louder than
another computer of the same
type and drive?.
Yes Drive mechanism damaged.
Replace optical drive.
J04
No Noise not related to optical
drive. Check for hard drive
noise or fan noise.