Mac Mini locks up and fan runs on high

I just bought a new (refurbished) 2012 Mac Mini from Apple.  It's the i7 quad 2.3 version.
I haven't done any power using at all.  I bought it to start some home recording as a musician.
I've owned it a week as of today and it's locked up twice with the spinning ball of death while doing nothing.  Both times I only noticed after hearing the fan running really loudly for awhile.  It wasn't being used either time, just sitting idle.  I heard the fan, walked over and tried to click on something with the mouse and the SPBOD popped up and stayed for 20+ minutes.  Finally just had to shut it down with the power button.
I can't keep this thing if this is going to be a weekly occurrence.  Does it sound like a defective unit?
It has the server option which I stupidly clicked on and configured when setting it up.  I don't need a server and didn't really know why I activated it.  Now as I understand it, there's no way to "undo" it or remove the software easily.  Could the server app be the issue?

The warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.
If you bought the product in the U.S. directly from Apple (not from a reseller), you have 14 days from the date of delivery in which to exchange or return it for a refund. In other countries, the return policy may be different. If you bought from a reseller, its return policy applies.

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