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Today I installed a known working HD into the Mini, and it works now, so I'm gonna have to go with a another bad SSD. I have another Zheino SSD that was a warranty replacement for the first one, but I'm leery about using it. I ordered a Kingston SSD (I've had good luck with their memory), and it should be here by the end of the week I'll let you know how that works.
 
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So far, so good. I used Carbon Copy Cloner to reload everything onto the new drive, and it appears I was successful! Yay!?

I'll report back in 6 months (or sooner) with a progress report. Thanks to all who offered advice and encouragement, I really appreciate it.
 
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