Mac mini black scree no cusor

hello everyone I have a Mac mini that boots to nothing and I need help

Reset the SMC and NVRAM
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
About NVRAM and PRAM
If you can't boot from an instal DVD and see the screen then you have a hardware problem
Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
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https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folder ID=299
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Boot Camp: Windows installation boots to black screen with blinking cursor
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4536
The Windows installation may boot to a black screen with a blinking cursor. This can occur if you use a USB optical drive or USB Flash drive for the Windows installation and another USB device is also connected to the computer.
There's another article that mentions Windows XP or Vista that may apply.
Archived - Boot Camp: Start up to black screen after installing Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2600
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Boot camp partitioned the hard drive on my new Mac Mini and restarted after I clicked Start Installation, but came up to a black screen. No blue installation screen, nothing.
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It seems that XP Pro has no trouble communicating with this display, provided I can get Windows to load. I contacted Apple Support but they say it's a problem with Windows, so I submitted a support request to Microsoft. I'm waiting for them to tell me it's a problem with Boot Camp or the firmware.
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Update: Microsoft says it's probably a problem with the hardware:
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Mark, I would like to explain that the issue should be related to the display card driver. We still need to contact the Apple support to verify if their machine has been tested under the XP environment when DVI or AVG is in use. This issue is related to Hardware and cannot be resolved from a Windows XP standpoint. Our Windows XP Support Team deals mainly with issues related to the Windows XP Operating System. Thus, we are not the best resource for this issue.
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Meanwhile I sent Redmond the System Information in an NFO file. More as this develops!

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Reset SMC and NVRAM
Tested Safe Boot
Erase and Reinstall OS X
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Tested HDMI without the adapter
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