2011 Mac Mini power LED does not turn on

micrors4racer · May 23, 2012, 07:09 PM

I just picked up a used late 2011 Mac Mini base model with 8 gigs of ram. It was restored before I bought it. Everything works fine on it but the front LED does not light up white. Is there a setting for this or could it be a hardware problem? It is still under warranty until August.

FrankHahn · May 23, 2012, 07:23 PM

Probably, the Power/Infrared connector is loose or broken. This connector is pretty fragile. When the logic board is pulled out, this connector may be broken. If it is still under warranty, you can just take it back or take it to a genius.

philipma1957 · May 23, 2012, 07:29 PM

https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do

check to see if still under warranty use link above. If it is a 2011 it should be under warranty. first 2011 sold end of july so it should be less then a year old.

micrors4racer · May 23, 2012, 07:39 PM

Yea its still good until August so i'm covered. I have only ever warrantied iDevices and with those you get a brand new one at the store if theres any hardware problems. How does it work with a Mac?

philipma1957 · May 23, 2012, 10:15 PM

i use the apple website to setup an appointment at the apple store at my local shopping mall. i bring the gear in and they let me know if it can be fixed or if they want to give me a new piece of gear.

If you have a long time on the warranty I would wait to fix it. my logic is if a 2012 mac comes out and you need a replacment you may get a 2012 mac vs a 2011

micrors4racer · May 23, 2012, 11:57 PM

That makes sense. Has that ever happened to anyone before?

How does the warranty for the new mac work? If I warranty it now will the new mac still only have warranty till august or is it another 1 year or 90 days.

philipma1957 · May 24, 2012, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by micrors4racer

That makes sense. Has that ever happened to anyone before?

How does the warranty for the new mac work? If I warranty it now will the new mac still only have warranty till august or is it another 1 year or 90 days.

getting a new mini for an old one has happen to me 2 times. I am not a normal user of minis in that I buy them and upgrade them then sell them. So I have had 200 plus minis in the last 6 years. Not many go bad I may have had 6 bad minis out of the 200.

as for the second question I am not sure if you mean the mini you have on hand. you said the warranty was good until august of 2012. If it is repaired and returned. it will be under warranty until august 2012.

If it is replaced the replacement will be covered until august 2012. You do have the option to add applecare 2 more years gets tacked on.

minik · May 25, 2012, 12:04 AM

I have the same IR/LED board malfunctioning on my Mid-2010 Mac mini server too. However, I didn't purchase AppleCare on this refurbished unit. Let's see how it goes tomorrow at the local Apple Store.

Last year, they replaced the logicboard and yet messed up the serial number.

As last check, the 922-9558 Infrared Board w/cable costs $9 from Apple.

That Apple part works with Mac mini Server (Mid 2010),Mac mini (Mid 2010),Mac mini (Mid 2011),and Mac mini Server (Mid 2011).

micrors4racer · 05:41 AM

Update us on what happens. Good luck!

Since I bought this used and the ram is upgraded to 8tb and I don't have the original 4gb would it be a problem? If apple were to replace the logic board or whole machine can they give me back my upgraded ram and they can keep the stock ram?

minik · May 25, 2012, 06:37 PM

Turns out there's a lose connection between the cable and the logicboard socket. The connector goes in between the RAM slots and fan after you open the cover. The Genius used a black stick to secure them and he's surprised it booted up normally before the fix.

iamsen47 · Jan 2, 2013, 04:49 AM

Not really related, but I would like to disable the LED.

Is it an un-wise thing to do?

NIPRING · Jan 6, 2013, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by iamsen47

Not really related, but I would like to disable the LED.

Is it an un-wise thing to do?

Well, i can tell you (as someone with a brand new late 2012 mini) my led doesn't work because i damaged the connector base on the logic board while adding a second internal drive

. The IR still works, in fact everything seems to be working fine except the LED. Seeing as I just paid $1K for this mini, it kinda bugs me. I dont know if just unplugging that connector all together would have the same result or if the LED and ??? would not be working. If there is more than just the LED to that connector, I dont know.

May 23, 2012, 07:09 PM	#1
micrors4racer macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2012	2011 Mac Mini power LED does not turn on I just picked up a used late 2011 Mac Mini base model with 8 gigs of ram. It was restored before I bought it. Everything works fine on it but the front LED does not light up white. Is there a setting for this or could it be a hardware problem? It is still under warranty until August.
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May 25, 2012, 12:04 AM	#8
minik macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bellevue, WA	I have the same IR/LED board malfunctioning on my Mid-2010 Mac mini server too. However, I didn't purchase AppleCare on this refurbished unit. Let's see how it goes tomorrow at the local Apple Store. Last year, they replaced the logicboard and yet messed up the serial number. As last check, the 922-9558 Infrared Board w/cable costs $9 from Apple. That Apple part works with Mac mini Server (Mid 2010),Mac mini (Mid 2010),Mac mini (Mid 2011),and Mac mini Server (Mid 2011). __________________ Flickr, twitter.
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May 25, 2012, 03:28 AM	#9
micrors4racer Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2012	Update us on what happens. Good luck! Since I bought this used and the ram is upgraded to 8tb and I don't have the original 4gb would it be a problem? If apple were to replace the logic board or whole machine can they give me back my upgraded ram and they can keep the stock ram? Last edited by micrors4racer; May 25, 2012 at 05:41 AM.
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May 25, 2012, 06:37 PM	#10
minik macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bellevue, WA	Turns out there's a lose connection between the cable and the logicboard socket. The connector goes in between the RAM slots and fan after you open the cover. The Genius used a black stick to secure them and he's surprised it booted up normally before the fix. __________________ Flickr, twitter.
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May 23, 2012, 07:23 PM	#2
FrankHahn macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2011	Probably, the Power/Infrared connector is loose or broken. This connector is pretty fragile. When the logic board is pulled out, this connector may be broken. If it is still under warranty, you can just take it back or take it to a genius.
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May 23, 2012, 07:29 PM	#3
philipma1957 macrumors 603 Join Date: Apr 2010	https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do check to see if still under warranty use link above. If it is a 2011 it should be under warranty. first 2011 sold end of july so it should be less then a year old.
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May 23, 2012, 07:39 PM	#4
micrors4racer Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2012	Yea its still good until August so i'm covered. I have only ever warrantied iDevices and with those you get a brand new one at the store if theres any hardware problems. How does it work with a Mac?
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May 23, 2012, 10:15 PM	#5
philipma1957 macrumors 603 Join Date: Apr 2010	i use the apple website to setup an appointment at the apple store at my local shopping mall. i bring the gear in and they let me know if it can be fixed or if they want to give me a new piece of gear. If you have a long time on the warranty I would wait to fix it. my logic is if a 2012 mac comes out and you need a replacment you may get a 2012 mac vs a 2011
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May 23, 2012, 11:57 PM	#6
micrors4racer Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2012	That makes sense. Has that ever happened to anyone before? How does the warranty for the new mac work? If I warranty it now will the new mac still only have warranty till august or is it another 1 year or 90 days.
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Jan 2, 2013, 04:49 AM	#11
iamsen47 macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kobe, Japan	Not really related, but I would like to disable the LED. Is it an un-wise thing to do?
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