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Put new hardrive in Mac Mini 2006 and now have no sound

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Hippipebummm

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Aug 22, 2010
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So I put a new harddrive in my 2006 mac mini, and everything is running perfectly. Except I now have no sound. I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but I have no idea what to do. Are there some drivers out there that I forgot to install? Please help. :(
 
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FourCandles

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Feb 10, 2009
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What are you normally using for sound? If USB/FW external speakers, have you selected them for Output in System Preferences?
 
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Hippipebummm

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Aug 22, 2010
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No, I'm just using the internal speakers. And they've worked fine up until I put the new harddrive in.
 
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Hippipebummm

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Aug 22, 2010
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Oh I don't know. Would that be the brown/coppery colored one? I'm not a computer person so I'm not sure. I'll double-check on that. Thank you.
 
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FourCandles

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Feb 10, 2009
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Have a look at the ifixit.com step by step guide for your model, it will probably show the ribbon cable in situ. You could check if you get sound from the headphone socket first.
 
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Aidan5678

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May 14, 2014
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Brown ribbon cable

FourCandles said:
Did you unplug the ribbon cable to the audio board when you fitted the new HD? Possibly not put back 100% correctly?
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I had exacly this. Upgraded the Ram and didn't replace the ribbon cable correctly. Remove the top of the mac (tutoriols online) and then at the back there is a brown long flat cable and three small black cables and sockets. Ensure these are plugged in by a gentle push. For the ribbon cable, ensure it is properly in the slot. there is a small grey bar on the back of this slot. push this forward and then down (shape of the number 7) down into the mac. This secures the cable.:)
 
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