Repair of logic board

Hello. Attempted to add 2nd hard drive to mid-2011 Mac Mini 2.3(i5). Unfortunately, IR connector to logic board broke. Company that sold me 2nd hard drive & video instruction(via online) stated that they could not repair. Is this something that Apple can fix or it it lost and I have to purchase a new Mac Mini? Thank you in advance.

Talk to Apple Genius Bar.  They will tell you repair cost.
No one here is a certified repair tech who is actually loking at your unit, so we can only guess at the cost.
Good luck.

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  • Can a faulty logic board kill a hard drive?

    Could Apple's faulty Logic Board be the cause of my iBook's HD demise?
    I have an iBook G3, Power PC 750 @ 800 MHz, running Mac OS X 10.2.1. A year or so ago I had to send it back to Apple to get the logic board replaced because the one they originally put in was faulty. Since getting it back, the iBook's not been the same -- frequent crashes, failed start ups, Desktop folders displaced upon start up, etc., ad nauseam. Disk Utility showed no problems when I'd run the repair procedure. The Hardware Test CD that shipped with the iBook showed no problems either.
    Last week the iBook nose dived. Desktop folders were scattered, software programs weren't functioning correctly, and I couldn't move and/or trash folders. I ran Disk Utility again which now reported "Invalid Node Structure." It began rebuilding "B-Tree Catalog," subsequently reporting the disk was repaired.
    Upon restart, the symptoms worsened, and within an hour my hard drive no longer mounted. Using the install CD at start up (holding the "C" key, of course), I'd get the flashing question mark, then the screen would flash, then I'd get the prohibatory sign, then after a little bit the CD would start.
    Under Disk Utility my HD showed up as a generic Media, ATA, internal, Master something (whereas before it was a Sony something or other with one volume listed beneath). Nor could I re-install the OS X software because my HD didn't show as a destination disk.
    I performed all the start up key commands offered as solutions in these forums and elsewhere (pram, nvram, power unit reset, safe mode, single user mode, verbose mode, open firmware ala mode). Open Firmware would not show my HD when using the command to list the directories. I even got creative but to no avail (BTW, "fix-this-expensive-piece-of-junk" is not a valid Open Firmware command). I even took out the additional RAM chip that shipped with the computer. The problem persisted.
    Then I drove 2.5 hours and dropped $100 for DiskWarrior. Another 2.5 hours later DW was a "No go". Starting from the the DWarrior CD (holding the "C" key, of course), I didn't get beyond the "prohibatory sign." Alsoft's tech support Rep was very responsive, and offered various suggestions (thanks Marc!), and he finally concluded that there is an obvious hardware problem with my computer.
    I have no other FireWire computer running Mac OS X to use as a host to target my iBook (I have an iMac maxed out running 9.2.2 -- had to resurrect it from the dead as well - whole 'nuther dilemna!). So, I bought an external FW drive, installed the 10.2.1 software that shipped with my iBook, and ran DiskWarrior from there to fix my internal HD. Nothing. The HD doesn't show as a repairable drive. Obviously it's toast - burned, baby, burned.
    So I figured I could at least use the external drive to run the iBook. I then installed all the software from the "restore" CDs, rebooted, only to enjoy screens full of fine gray lines, and frozen screens, and screens of green and red and blue and purple and yellow lines. YUM!. This is the same junk that Apple supposedly fixed by replacing my logic board last year.
    My iBook is again useless, and six months beyond Apple's Logic Board Replacement Program's "3-year from date-of-purchase" criteria. Frustrated beyond explanation, I'm beginning to regret my decision to "Think Different."
    I apologize if this post comes across as a rant. That's not my intention. I'm very disappointed, and I wanted to detail my predicament thoroughly as to eliminate the "did you hold the 'xyz' key" responses. Trust me, I read and tried them all.
    All this said, I iterate my question. Could Apple's obviously faulty Logic Board be the cause of my iBook's HD demise?
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    Hi, and welcome to Apple Discussions. I'm so sorry to hear of your troubles.
    Truthfully, I would question whether the iBook with both a dead hard drive and another bad logic board is worth the cost of repair.
    My hard drive acted up when my iBook G3 800 Mhz came back from its second logic board repair. I invested in DiskWarrior, and it brought it back a couple of times, but, ultimately, I had to do an Archive and Install to regain use of my computer. That was in July of 2004, and it's still working fine (knocking vigorously on wood).
    It is my belief that sometimes the trip to and from the repair facility for the logic board repair involves too much jostling for the hard drive to tolerate it well.
    If you really want to get it fixed instead of buying a newer portable, I would recommend that you check out DT & T Computer Services in Fremont, California. They do free diagnostics and will do the repair on the logic board for about the same amount you would have to pay to just buy one. They also do hard drive replacements/upgrades (scroll down on the page). I would ask for a little bit of a break on the installation fee for the hard drive if they have it open to repair the logic board, anyway. DT & T also gives a six-month warranty on the repairs.
    Good luck!.

  • Is it worth trying to get my MacBook Logic board fixed?

    I have a late 2008 MacBook unibody, 2GHZ, A1278, suddenly about 2 weeks ago, it just crashed and died (after over 4 years of beautiful service)
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    Cheers.

    Thanks for the reply FatMac
    I agree with what you said,
    The OS is/was actually Snow Leopard (I think 10.5.8 was Tiger, I had updated to 10.6 a few years back)(my mistake for not saying this),
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    as you mentioned, a connection is formed with a mac (sounds silly, I know, but it just is), and the thought of never seeing her light up again is an awful thought.
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    I got funky lines on the screen, and the cursor froze.
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    Right Rhonda posted a picture of the exact placement of the GPU here:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1368645&tstart=0
    Down on the bottom (if you can't see it try Safari, I can't see it in FireFox).
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    move on
    Carefully examine the circuit board underneath the drive. Good?
    Bad - cracked? chipped?
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    I got this off the web where guys have fixed their drives this way. They were IDE drives but I think this would work.
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    ... as my AppleCare trial has expired (though I'm under warrantee), I can't call Apple about it.
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    I opened the back up and did the LED check, and #2 wouldn't even blink. So I took it in and they said they'd have to get back to me and that's where I stand now.
    The thing that concerns me is that if some of the components fried that there may be possible damage to the motherboard etc. Luckily I'm not too worried about the hard drive because it did still boot up and all. People that have experience with this, what usually happens with files on your HD after a logic board replacement? Are they usually fine?
    The other thing that concerns me is that apple has made no effort to contact me, and it will be 2 years after the purchasing date come November 1, 2006. I'm lucky that I caught this now before it was too late.

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    I see on the forums that logic board failure is a problem with ibooks and that many people replace one only to have it fail.Although there have been some failures the absolute majority of iBook G4 users have not had any type of logic board failure.
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    It would be best to send your MacBook in for a complete overhauled, this will save you time and trouble in the near future.  I am sure you have some items internally that will continue to corrode and render your MacBook inoperable some day soon. 

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  • Can Logic Boards be Repaired?

    I have a failed early 2009 24inch 3.06 GHz with ATI 4850 512 MB graphics.
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    I am informed that the Logic Board has failed and face a huge bill to have it replaced.
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    I have noticed I am also not alone with this problem.
    Logic dictates if the Board has failed, a replacement will also fail.
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    Or is this a fault that is too complicated for Apple to have a fix other than replace it and repeat the problem.

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    Replacing PCBs is industry practice.
    Those fault diagnostic results ARE analyzed by Apple for trends and to identify quality issues.
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    In fact there have been such problems in their products and they HAVE had programs to replace those FREE and after normal warranties such as a problem with iBook logic boards faulty MacPro graphic cards,Macbook damaged bottom panels and battery swelling are some.

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    Well that chip in question is on the logic board.
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    This is not the only bad solder connection on these boards. U28 is another one that has problems for example.
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