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Mac mini 2018 boots to macOS installation

My 2018 Mac mini (i5/256/32, Sonoma 14.1.1) has been unplugged from mains power for about 24 hrs, and when I turned it on there was no chime and no video (using USB-C connection to LG monitor).


I tried several restarts and eventually the Apple symbol appeared - again, no chime - and I was presented with the macOS setup screen (choose language).


I notice that the Mini seems to be hotter than usual.


Booting with Cmd+R again gets the macOS install screen.


A bit more background: I have always connected my monitor via USB-C, but recently I wanted to use that port on the Mac, so I tried connecting my monitor via HDMI. Thereupon a sea of woe ... as in countless post to so many forums, including this one. I could only get the HDMI connection to work - sometimes - after first booting up with the monitor connected via USB-C, then plugging in HDMI. This would work UNTIL the Mac was powered down and unplugged from mains. Thereupon a sea of woe ...



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Posted on Nov 15, 2023 6:38 PM

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Posted on Nov 15, 2023 7:21 PM

Ignore. It seemed there'd been too many restarts without password ... choosing the language took me to recovery then a restart got things back to normal.

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