MAC MINI (Intel 2GHz version) - NOT STARTING!!!

I have a MacMini Intel 2.0Ghz which I barely used. . . I thought the other day to fix it on another TV perhaps it would be used more in the living room area. . . But it would not start up. . . I am not sure what happened. Tried another adaptor and still same. . . Tried RESTING SMC but still same. . . So some told me is the LOGIC BOARD!!!! Shoooooooooot!!!! can it be the LOGIC BOARD burns so quick!?!?! Kindly if you had similar experience or know what could be going on, please let me know. Thanks.

My second Intel Mac Mini will not start after a normal shutdown. No response or sound. My first dead mini was 3 months past warranty and they said it is the logic board. When a logic board is half the cost of a new one it is hard to justify. I now may have to get a new logic board to be able to retrieve the data on the two mini hard drives. I would welcome any suggestions. Should a buy a new mini and use it to retrieve the data on the two dead mini hard drives or just get a new logic board? Yes, I tried re-setting the SMC. Is it possible the internal battery is causing the problem?

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The 128mb one has a stamp hp42 and a sticker on the motherboard stating locked something ??? tiger = 10.4.5 install dvd
The one with 256mb has hp22 stamp and no sticker but also came with the orriginal tiger for intel 10.4.3 ?? so likely is a older model ????
Does anyone have a clue about this ????

and the same windows xp sp1 version.
I didn't think you could load SP1 onto a intel Mac, how did you get it work? Are you using boot Camp?
No idea about the stickers as I didn't disassemble my mini. Can I ask you you decided to take the computers apart?

New HD and new motherboard on Mac Mini and OSX will not start.

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Purchased Mac mini #1 at CompUSA years back and bought their extended warranty. Mini died 2+ years later which coincided with CUSA going out of business. Problem was a flashing folder with the Mac logo and a "?" at startup. My CUSA store was closing out and would not service my machine and gave me a phone number for the outsourced warranty/repair department. The tech took my info and decided a new HD was in order. I rec'd the new HD in the mail and a local tech came out and installed it (but refused to test it). After the tech left the same problem was found. Called warranty department immediately (literally 5 minutes later) and they siad they would send another HD as well as a mother board which I recieved a few days later. However, this time the local tech never showed back up and after a few weeks of calling the warranty number went dead. We ended up getting a new Mac mini which has been running fine since.
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One the one hand I am being told that my OS discs are not working because they are unique (or keyed) to the original machine and since that machine essentially no loger exists due to repalacing the MB, I will need to purchase new software with a new license agreement.
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The second opinion was that the original mini was equippmed with a powerpc processor and that the new MB I received is equipped with an intel processor.
True. Models of the mini released in 2005 and Early 2006 have PowerPC processors. Late 2006 and later have Intel processors.
Therefore, that pesron recommended that I purchase OSX 10.5 Leopard as this OS will cover both of those processors.
Partly true.
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ii. It will only both computers if you have a multi-user license.
iii. New Leopard installers will only install on your old mini if the original installer itself was the problem. If the problem is elsewhere, it is not quite as certain. Unfortunately there is no sure way to know that unless you buy the Full Retail Version of Leopard and attempt installing it.
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German: mac mini (intel) lässt sich (nach nutzung von itunes / neueste version) nicht restarten

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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH7029
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