System information

Mac mini (Mid 2011) Symptom Charts — Mass Storage 61
2011-07-21
Hard Drive Noisy
Unlikely cause: logic board, power supply, speakers, camera, microphone
Quick Check
Symptoms Quick Check
Hard Drive Noisy
• Noise during start up
• Noise during operation
• Noise when drive is copying or
saving data
1. Start up from known-good original system media
or an up-to-date, bootable OS X volume like :
-the same Mac mini model connected and setup
in Target Disk Mode,
-a compatible known-good up-to date Mac OS X
installed on an external drive,
-by pressing the Cmd-R keyboard keys while
restarting, to access the Mac OS X Utilities
available from Recovery HD.
Note: The computer may need to be connected
to a network with Internet access.
2. Verify S.M.A.R.T. status of drive using Disk Utility.
3. Repair disk using Disk Utility.
4. Determine if noise is comparable to another
machine of the same model.