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Hi, when I plug my Mac mini in the Mac turns on but after a few minutes (1, 2) it turns of randomly and when I hit the power button the Mac will not turn on so when I cycle the power (unplug and plug in again) the Mac wil sometimes (2 out of 8 times) but for like 5 seconds max whats wrong with the computer can someone help??? Update (07/07/2019) after a few days of not trying the Mac won’t turn on again at all but when I plug In a usb light thats turns on but the Mac doesn’t not even the fan turns
Lets try this can you press and hold the T key when you restart your system. Basically we want to see if the system will go into Target Disk Mode. Reference: Mac startup key combinations If it does go into TDM let it run for awhile (an half hour is more than enough). Try going into Diagnostics this time holding the D key. Let us know what you find! Update (07/07/2019) We its starting to should like your logic board has failed here. Here’s the needed replacement board you’ll need Mac Mini Logic Board - 2.4GHz - GeForce 320M (2010) - Recycled and here’s the guide to put it in Mac mini Mid 2010 Logic Board Replacement
