mac mini

Hi everyone, I had read some tutorials about how to install Windows 10 via Bootcamp in an EXTERNAL drive (not SSD installed in my Mac mini), but don't work for me. Can anyone help me with the process or telling a good tutorial for this? Thanks! Best regards.

I updated my 2012 Mac Mini HTPC/home server from El Capitan to Sierra. Since then, I have been having trouble with the HDMI. The unit seems to be operating normally, because I have no trouble accessing file shares, Plex server etc on it. However when I try to turn on the TV and use the TV as a...

Hi all. I have a macbook 2011 mounted had 2 external harddrive to backup 8 other macbook with time machine. The macbook has shutdown problem so i moved the external harddisks to mac mini but now the time machine on the 8 macbook unable to detect the harddrives. When i mount the harddrives to...

I found this mac mini for sale for $150. I was wondering if it was worth the money in spite of the 1.4 Ghz. It comes with the keyboard & wireless mouse, the model # is A1347. I plan on upgrading the hd to a 1tb drive or a 500gb ssd. how would I be able to add the turbo boost???? How would this...

A few days ago I obtained a Mac Mini 2011 (A1347) working with latest MacOS Sierra. I decided to swap out the drive with a Samsung Evo to get performance gains over slower 2.5" standard HDD. I decided against cloning the drive and went with a new install, instead I used a USB drive flashed with...

Hello guys, My names Josh and if you cant tell already I have literally just joined this forum. A few days ago I started a new career as a Technical support engineer here in the UK. (Love the job and hope to spend many happy years here). Today I received an email from someone in desperate need...

Please Help. I got a mac mini 2006 1.66 Ghz core duo with 2 GB of ram for 50 dollars. So I did a clean installation of snow leopard and upgraded it to 10.6.8. Then I tried to use boot camp 3.0.4 to install windows 7 32 bit in another partition. Boot camp could divide the hard disk smoothly...

Hi all. I know there are already threads and tutorials for this but I need some clear advice. I have a 2014 mini with the crappy 5400 HDD. I've now gotten a 240gb ssd and usb 3 enclosure. Im want to run the mac and apps from the ssd. My query is this - My HDD is 1tb and we as a family have 5...

Hi, I bought a new Dual Core i7 16GB 1TB Mac Mini a month ago. All of a sudden (over the last week or so), when booting the machine from off, no display output is sent to my Dell monitor. The Mac Mini itself appears to boot with no issues and is not in sleep mode. The monitor just insists...

Hi I have followed a post on the forum for this website that shows you how to install Yosemite on unsupported mac. I have followed all instructions carefully but when I finally try to boot off of the installer drive it simply boots straight back to Lion. I have tried to bless the USB drive too...

Hi everyone! This is my first post in a long time... I used to have an old 2007 Macbook Pro with 2.2Ghz Core2Duo processor and upgraded to 6 Gb RAM . With the years and the numerous OSX upgrades, it became really slow. So slow that it made me swear like never before. Photoshop would hang, the...

Hello: Is it just me or anyone else whose Mac mini has the overheat problem when connected to two monitors. The overheat problem occurs after two hours' use and the mac reboots itself. When I disconnect one monitor, the problem is gone. So I am 100% sure it was the dual monitor that causes the...

Hi! I opened a video from work sent by my supervisor, and now I can't access my desktop folders. I have a Mac Mini, running on Yosemite 10.10. If I open my Systems folder and click on any icon, the System folder will close with a long error message. I tried relaunching Finder, which sent my...

I see the Late 2012 Mac Mini official specs listed here. It lists support for the below resolutions: HDMI video output Support for 1080p resolution at up to 60Hz Support for 3840-by-2160 resolution at 30Hz Support for 4096-by-2160 resolution at 24Hz I am considering purchasing this monitor...

Currently we have a Mac Mini (late 2012) Running El Capitan 10.11.6 (most current as of time of post), here are the specs: 2.3GHz intel 4 core i7 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3 1TB 5000 RPM boot drive (no files stored) Promis pegasus 2 r8 Raid 12TB usable (x2 one for time machine back up) Both pegasus are...

Hi Techies/ Experts, Need some information and advice to upgrade bootcamp win 7 to win 10. 32 bit to 64 bit. I am using the 2015 mac mini, 8gig ram, i5 with 1TB HD. Current setup:- Win 7 bootcamp 32 bit version Using mainly MS office and email. No games or heavy professional products...

I have a mid 2011 & I must connect by wifi as the ethernet port is DEAD...I read that Apple Developer Geeks disconnected it when the OS was updated..... I bought a Auxkey that uses USB to Ethernet...it worked for about a week and its now dead. Anyone else with this problem and how did you or...

I recently upgraded my 2009 Mac mini to a (secondhand) 2014 Mac mini. I've used the 2009 as a media computer for years, firstly plugged into a 24" monitor, and then into a 40" Sony Bravia TV. I never had any problems with the display, but I am having problems with it on the new 2014 mini. The...

I have a great Cinema 27" display which is pretty new. I am trying to compare a new iMac with a 3.2GHz Processor, 1TB Storage and 16Gig with a new Mac Mini 2.8GHz Processor, 1TB Storage with 16Gig. I am having trouble deciding whether the iMac would have a distinct advantage over the Mac Mini...

Hi, I have a Mac mini (Late 2012) with graphics distortion problem. 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 16GB Ram As you can see in the video its quite messy. I've also noticed that the Mini is running quite hot (currently 70c) This appears to happen most when Firefox is open, enabling hardware...