Expanding power of mac mini

Why does Apple put Intel HD cards in Mac Mini cant they use other cards!!

Apple has not said, nor or they likely to discuss design decisions, but given the intent behind the Mac mini from the beginning the answer would be fourfold, the physical size of the mini, ultra low power consumption, reduced heat generation, and above all cost. But that is, of course speculation, and one of the terms of these discussions is a prohibition on speculating about Apple products.

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    after a power surge my mac mini 2010 2.63 ghz intel duel core processor 8mb ram 320GB onboard hard drive 2 2T external hard drives powering 2 21inch monitors.
    power light comes on but no video

    "Failure to chime" is not one problem.
    ¿ Is the power light flashing? This indicates not enough working RAM to Chime and Start up.
    Without the Chime, you get nowhere. The conventional way to debug this situation is to remove everything that could be drawing too much power and build back up from there.
    Remove AC power.
    Press the power-on button and hold for a quarter minute. (This does an SMC Reset.)
    remove all drives,
    remove all but one unit (a pair on older Mac Pros) of RAM
    Remove the graphics card, and all PCIe cards.
    Restore AC power, wait a quarter minute, then power on.
    ¿Chime?
    --Yes, add the graphics card only and proceed to debug.
    --No. if the fans are spinning, check the Voltages at a power connector such as a DVD drive connection.

  • How to power on Mac Mini at scheduled time ?

    Is there any way I can get my Mini Mac to power itself on at a scheduled time of day ?
    Then when it powers on, I want to execute a program, how's that done too ?
    Thanks for any help.
    Kind regards
    Dan
    Mac Mini   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

    Hello dfreer. In the Energy Saver Preference Pane in System Preferences, you can schedule your mini to wake from sleep or startup at a scheduled time every day by clicking the "Schedule" button.
    To start a program at startup, just go into the Accounts Preference Pane, and click the "Login Items" to add an application to open automatically at startup. To do anything fancier with this application when it opens, you might need to look at Automator or Applescript.

  • Ac adapter / power cords, mac mini

    where my ac cord goes into my power adapter, it seems loose, it works fine as long as it dosent move but once it does my mac mini will lose power. is it just mine and is it worth purchasing a new one.

    Welcome to Apple Discussions!
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  • Expand volume on mac mini

    Can I expand and contract the volume at will using a combination of the internal and external drive on a mac mini? For example, I'm considering purchasing a mac mini with a 500GB HD and later add contiguous volume space by adding an external USB or Thunderbolt drive.  Is this possible?

    It is, but "involved", 2012 Mini same as 2011 Mini...
    http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/mac_mini2011_hd/
    But I wouldn't waste my time, especially since you mentioned thunderbolt in your forst post, just boot off a bigger/faster external drive.

  • Mac Mini (power pc) line out - seeking better sound alternative

    I have an older (power pc) mac mini connected to a stereo preamp via headphone/line out. Does anyone know if this it a true line out (2volt flat EQ no amplification/distortion) or is there an alternative product that could improve the audio output? i.e TrendsAudio USB Audio converter or Grifin FireWave? I'm looking for a high quality stereo audio signal via RCA connections to an sweet-sounding classic analog stereo system.

    The Griffin iMic has a good history for audio out.

  • Does Mac Mini require power adapter for European voltage?

    Does mac mini require a power adapter to safely operate on European voltage?

    lupunus wrote:
    cherylfrommiami wrote:
    Thanks Anamusic!  Since my other Apple products have the square adapters (iPhone, iPad, macbook) it seemed strange only to have a plug cord for mini.  don't want to fry it over here in Europe. 
    You only will need a new Duckhead US-Plug-Type C (2 pin Europlug) for your MagSafe power adaptor. See picture below.
    All Apple MagSafe adaptors are mulitivoltage devices and support AC 100V to 240V
    All Mac's with build in power supply (like iMac) have also multivoltage units.
    Mac Mini uses (depending on production year) different power units, Mac Mini 2011 have a internal power supply, but ALL are "multivoltage".
    So you just have to change the cord or use a adaptor.
    The above adaptor is suitable for use with Apple's laptop power adapters, and some other products e.g. some iPod, iPhone, iPad adapters. It will however not fit the Mac mini of any generation.
    Also, only the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air have the Mag Safe connector which is at the laptop end of the cable. The picture you posted is for the wall socket end of the cable. Older Mac mini computers use a proprietary connector, the 2010 and 2011 models use a standard IEC C7 connector.

  • FCP runs on Intel Mac Mini, but won't capture to external drive, HELP!!

    Installed FCP 5.1 on Mac Mini Core Duo and it runs fine. It will capture fine too, but only to the main harddrive. If I plug in a firewire harddrive using a firewire hub it won't capture, and give a "No Video" error in the Log and Capture window. I've used both popwered and unpowered firewire hubs, and even tried daisy chaining the camcorder off the harddrive. Nothing has worked. And there is no space on the main harddrive to capture to.
    I know there is a lot of speculation about whether FCP would even run on a Mini, but it will. If only I could capture it would be a reat capturing station. Has anyone had success? Its pretty frustrating as I've used the Power PC Mac Mini for capturing in FCP 5.0 without any problems. Why would apple make the new Mini crapier?

    Never use FW hubs when capturing video. They only lead to grief.
    Some cameras, particularly Canons, refuse to share the FW bus with anything. Could this be your problem?
    If so, there is little I can think of to do with a Mini (or an iMac for that matter) beyond capturing from a different deck/camera that is more social than the Canons and their brethren. You only get the one FW bus.
    But first thing to try is to get rid of the hub. Hook your fw drive to the computer and your camera to the FW drive.
    Post back,
    Patrick

  • FCP runs on Intel Mac Mini but Won't capture, HELP!

    Installed FCP 5.1 on Mac Mini Core Duo and it runs fine. It will capture fine too, but only to the main harddrive. If I plug in a firewire harddrive using a firewire hub it won't capture, and give a "No Video" error in the Log and Capture window. I've used both popwered and unpowered firewire hubs, and even tried daisy chaining the camcorder off the harddrive. Nothing has worked. And there is no space on the main harddrive to capture to.
    I know there is a lot of speculation about whether FCP would even run on a Mini, but it will. If only I could capture it would be a reat capturing station. Has anyone had success? Its pretty frustrating as I've used the Power PC Mac Mini for capturing in FCP 5.0 without any problems. Why would apple make the new Mini crapier?
    Intel mini core duo   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

    I would recommend you post your topic in the Final Cut Pro forum. However, since the Intel-based Mac mini is not supported, it may simply not work.
    -Doug

  • Xerox - 4800 one touch scanner not recognised by my mac mini ???

    HI I have just moved to Mac from Windows. Previously I used a Xerox - 4800 one touch scanner, I plugged it into a free usb port on the back of the mac mini and nothing.
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    did you install software for the scanner? you can tell if the computer is recognizing the device by going to the blue apple and then "about this mac". then click on more info. the scanner should be listed with your usb devices. if it is not recognized, then try a pmu reset. if you have a power pc mac mini, the instructions are here. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300574. if you have an intel mac mini, the instructions are here. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303446. let me know if that works. [ 8 ) ]

  • Backward Compatibility of New Intel Processor Mac Mini

    Will the data files and applications like Quicken 2006 on my old Power Processor Mac Mini transfer to the new Intel Processor Mac Mini?
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    Data files will certainly transfer, though applications are not always a matter of such certainty. Most will, but a few non-Intel native ones may not - or may run but not run perfectly if they were not written to conform to the programming guidelines and thus not be fully compatible with Rosetta.
    It would do no hard to try, though if you plan to be reliant on PPC applications from your G4 system, be aware that running under Rosetta, they are not likely to give you notable performance gains, even if you max out the RAM in the Intel model. If you plan to update software to Intel-native versions or have those already, a move to the Intel platform will give you significant performance advantages.

  • 2007 Mac Mini Won't Start

    Hi All
    I have a feeling the boards gone on this but I thought I'd run it past everyone.
    Power the mac mini and no chime and no video but constant white light. Originally the fan came on an the cd that was still inside tried to spin and a wired mouse flicked it's red 'ball' light on briefly. There is no ethernet at this point (being that I plugged into a hub an no light displays on the hub).
    Since then I have opened up the case I replace the internal battery and hard reset the smc with the switch on the board. I also removed the cd having to open the dvd drive up to get it out.
    Try a boot and again we get a constant light no chime and no video. Although the fan has now stopped running.
    seems like a boot rom issues for what I can gather and I don't know if these issues can be repaired save buying a motherboard. Or why the boot rom (if that's what it is) would just die.
    Incidentally after the above I did remove the ram and the hd/dvd and power on to get the power light to flash which tells me the board manages to test for ram.
    Just wondered if there was anything I could try before the BIN
    Cheers
    Steve

    Could be many things, we should start with this...
    "Try Disk Utility
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    2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
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    Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
    (Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
    If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.
    If 10.7.0 or later...
    Bootup holding CMD+r, or the Option/alt key to boot from the Restore partitirion & use Disk Utility from there to Repair the Disk, then Repair Permissions.

  • Help Printing from Windows 7 to shared printer on Tiger/Mac Mini

    UGH! My folks have long been running on a Power PC Mac Mini with Tiger. The Mac has an Epson Stylus CX4200 - works great in this configuration. Unfortunately, we have a need to implement a laptop with Windows 7 running. I'd like to print to the Mac's locally-attached printer from the wirelessly-connected laptop.
    Anyone know how to configure windows 7 to print to the shared printer attached to the Mac? Any help, greatly appreciated.
    - Brad

    Hello Brad,
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    or
    http://IPaddress_of_mac:631/printers/PrinterName
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  • Mac Mini Core Duo or Power Mac G5?

    Ok, so I'm very excited that I'll be making another Mac purchase soon, but I don't have a lot of money.
    What I would like to know, is basically whether to get a Mac Mini Core Duo (hooray for todays update) or a little older Power Mac G5 1.6 or 1.8 GHz.
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    So which seems more logical or sensible? Both are pretty close price-wise once I configure the Mini.
    Thanks for any input! Just want to get some opinions.
    (I also know what model G5 to look for with the increased FSB, RAM, etc. I'll only go for the 1.6GHz if the 1.8 offers a substantial performance boost.)

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    System SW said there was a new iTunes update so I updated and now I can't sync of manage my music on my iPod?
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