The crossed out circle comes up - I believe this is a kernel panic ? Is there a way to get more insight, want to see if it's the SSD that's a dud, or the fact that no HDD thermal sensor is connected to logic board. Can I boot with a -v switch somehow and see all the console output to try an see what's going on ?
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Crossed out circle on boot after SSD swap and mavericks clean install
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you can boot from a usb drive or an external, or a net boot if you have it
Second mvmanolov. Try booting from USB or the method you did you install from.
That is not a kernel panic, this is OS X telling you it cannot find an operating system.
Press "Cmd+R" on startup,
from there select disk utility and then select your startup drive.
Alternatively you can try pressing "Alt" while powering up and then select your startup drive from there.
Press "Cmd+R" on startup,
from there select disk utility and then select your startup drive.
Alternatively you can try pressing "Alt" while powering up and then select your startup drive from there.
If I hold down Option+Cmd+P+R then I can boot into the OS on the SSD after the install and complete the setup process.
Subsequent reboots bring up the crossed out circle. I can see from the System Report for SATA/SATA Express that all three partitions had been created by the installer, EFI, Macintosh HD and Recovery HD.
I've tried the repair permissions, verify and repair disk in disk utility, nothing seems to help.
I ran the Software update, but they were only for iTunes, etc, nothing system related.
I'm reluctant to open it again and swap the drives back, I'll try the boot from original drive connected via a USB-to-SATA cable I have.
Subsequent reboots bring up the crossed out circle. I can see from the System Report for SATA/SATA Express that all three partitions had been created by the installer, EFI, Macintosh HD and Recovery HD.
I've tried the repair permissions, verify and repair disk in disk utility, nothing seems to help.
I ran the Software update, but they were only for iTunes, etc, nothing system related.
I'm reluctant to open it again and swap the drives back, I'll try the boot from original drive connected via a USB-to-SATA cable I have.
Can you boot to the Recovery drive?
All you need to do is hold Command-R on boot.
Be sure to leave any peripherals unplugged (other than a USB mouse and keyboard), including network cable.
What method did you use to clean install Mavericks?
All you need to do is hold Command-R on boot.
Be sure to leave any peripherals unplugged (other than a USB mouse and keyboard), including network cable.
What method did you use to clean install Mavericks?
Sadly, it seems to be Intel SSD related;
https://communities.intel.com/thread/44258?start=0&tstart=0
https://communities.intel.com/thread/44258?start=0&tstart=0
My suggestion:
Take the SSD _out of_ the Mini, and put it into a USB3/SATA docking station.
Will it boot now?
Perhaps something has changed in the Intel firmware. I've been using an Intel 520 series SSD, mounted in a plugable.com "lay-flat" dock, to boot and run my late 2012 Mini since January without a hiccup. Works great. After the experience I've had this way, I would NEVER bother with all the rigamarole trying to do an internal installation, particularly considering how fragile some of the internal connections are. The external setup was cheaper, too.
Take the SSD _out of_ the Mini, and put it into a USB3/SATA docking station.
Will it boot now?
Perhaps something has changed in the Intel firmware. I've been using an Intel 520 series SSD, mounted in a plugable.com "lay-flat" dock, to boot and run my late 2012 Mini since January without a hiccup. Works great. After the experience I've had this way, I would NEVER bother with all the rigamarole trying to do an internal installation, particularly considering how fragile some of the internal connections are. The external setup was cheaper, too.