My Mini Won’t Turn On. Is the SSD Data salvageable, and how?

Question 1

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Sun 2, 2022

answer edited Sun 2, 2022 crwdns2933505:0crwdne2933505:0 Dan

Question 2

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Is the custom RAM from iFixit not working after Monterey upgrade?

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Jeff 43

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N'w 24, 2021

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Question 3

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Mac Mini 2018 No Power

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Scuzy 13

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Mud 29, 2024

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Question 4

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Crash/ boot loop after ram upgrade

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Dan 491.1crwdns2936485:0crwdne2936485:0

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Huk 16, 2021

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Question 5

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Fan runs fast after RAM upgrade

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Stephen

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Maw 30, 2023

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Question 6

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Mac mini not turning on after upgrading the RAM

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Leo

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Maw 3, 2021

answer unaccepted Maw 3, 2021 crwdns2933505:0crwdne2933505:0 Leo

Question 7

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Swap MM bodies possible?

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Danno 343

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Kul 13, 2021

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Question 8

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My 2020 Mac Mini not reporting correct memory

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bfc 11

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Huk 28, 2020

answer accepted Huk 28, 2020 crwdns2933505:0crwdne2933505:0 bfc

Question 9

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Work around on PCIe flash upgrade

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Dan 491.1crwdns2936485:0crwdne2936485:0

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Yan 9, 2023

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Question 10

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Can you swap a logic board mac mini 2012-2018

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Dan 491.1crwdns2936485:0crwdne2936485:0

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Mha 27, 2020

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Question 11

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Mac Mini Won't Boot After RAM Upgrade

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Dan 491.1crwdns2936485:0crwdne2936485:0

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Maw 18, 2020

answer edited Maw 18, 2020 crwdns2933505:0crwdne2933505:0 Dan

Question 12

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Upgraded RAM. Mac mini won’t boot even w/ original RAM

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Dan 491.1crwdns2936485:0crwdne2936485:0

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Maw 9, 2020

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Question 13

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MacMini won’t boot with a SSD on the Thunderbolt3 port

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Kho 25, 2020

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Question 14

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Broken Logic Board Chip

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Brian Reese

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N'w 1, 2020

answer edited N'w 1, 2020 crwdns2933505:0crwdne2933505:0 Brian Reese

Question 15

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Will late 2018 RAM upgrade work for 2020 mac mini?

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Robert Ghiano 11

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Mud 29, 2020

answer accepted Mud 29, 2020 crwdns2933505:0crwdne2933505:0 Robert Ghiano

Question 16

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ram upgrade - reboot

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Daniel B

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Mud 21, 2020

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Question 17

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RAM speed: 2666Mhz or 3200Mhz

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Riandy Rahman Nugraha

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Kul 21, 2024

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Question 18

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Upgraded RAM - CPU temps are a lot higher now

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Mud 13, 2020

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Question 19

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Upgraded RAM - Mac mini not turning on, fan spins for 1 second

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jb_7 11

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Mud 12, 2020

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Question 20

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Best toolkit to open a Mac mini?

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Dan 491.1crwdns2936485:0crwdne2936485:0

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Mud 3, 2020

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