How can I restore my Mac mini

The problem restoring my Mac back to factory settings I'm trying to erase everything start new

Boot into Recovery and redownload/install the OS
OS X: About OS X Recovery
and
What to do before selling or giving away your Mac

Similar Messages

How can I fix my mac mini g4 1.5ghz which gets the must reboot message? what is the reason?

How can I fix my mac mini g4 1.5ghz with 2gig ram which gets the must reboot message randomlly? what is the reason? Hard disk has no errors.

Based on your description, you are having a kernel panic.
Can you post some of your crash logs? Might be a clue. See Mac OS X: How to log a kernel panic http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2546
Understanding crash logs isn’t easy and it’s hard (sometimes impossible) to decipher the cause of the problem. Take a look at Apple’s Crash Reporter document at http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2004/tn2123.html Also look at Tutorial: An introduction to reading Mac OS X crash reports
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20060309075929717
Kernel panics are usually caused by a hardware problem – frequently RAM, a USB device or a Firewire device. What external devices do you have connected? When trying to troubleshoot problems, disconnect all external devices except your monitor, keyboard and mouse. Do you experience the same problems?
To eliminate RAM being the problem, Look at this link: Testing RAM @ http://guides.macrumors.com/Testing_RAM Then download & use Memtest & Ramber.
Do you have an Apple Hardware Test disc (the AHT is on the Install/Restore DVD that came with your Mac)? Running the Apple Hardware Test in Loop Mode is an excellent troubleshooting step for finding intermittent hardware problems. It is especially useful when troubleshooting intermittent kernel panics. If Loop Mode is supported by the version of the Apple Hardware Test you are using, you run the Extended Test in Loop Mode by pressing Control-L before starting the test. Looping On should appear in the right window. Then click the Extended Test button.The test will run continuously until a problem is found. If a problem is found, the test will cease to loop, indicating the problem it found. If the test fails, be sure to write down the exact message associated with the failure.In some cases, RAM problems did not show up until nearly 40 loops, so give it a good run.
May be a solution on one of these links.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227 What's a "kernel panic"? (Mac OS X)
http://www.macmaps.com/kernelpanic.html Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ
http://www.index-site.com/kernelpanic.html Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html Resolving Kernel Panics
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20060911080447777 Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics
http://macosg.com/group/viewtopic.php?t=800 12-Step Program to Isolate Freezes and/or Kernel Panics
 Cheers, Tom

How can i restore my mac book pro computer

how can i restore my mac book pro computer??an what am i doing b4 restore my computer??
please remind me all the think i need to do,an i dont want to miss.
thxxxx

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
If you want to erase the disk, reinstall Mac OS X and your Mac didn't come with DVDs or you have OS X Mountain Lion or Lion:
1. Press Command and R keys while your Mac is starting.
2. Open Disk Utility, choose Macintosh HD in the sidebar and erase the drive.
3. Install Mac OS X.
If your Mac came with DVDs:
1. Insert the OS X DVD that came with the Mac and press C key while your Mac is starting.
2. Go to Utilities > Disk Utility, choose Macintosh HD in the sidebar and erase the drive.
3. Install Mac OS X

How can i get mynew mac mini to use the drive in my old mac pro

When I first got my new mac mini it dosen't have an internal drive. So I hooked it up on the network and fire wire. I could use the superdrive in the mac pro just fine both itunes and the dvd player worked as they would with a internal drive. But now a couple of upgrade down loads later not so much. yes I can connect with screen share and can get the dvd player to play dvd's but still can't get itunes to use the superdrive. Iht exect disk icon in the apple menue bar use to open and close the super drive but now it reads "no disk" How can I get my mac mini to automaticly use the superdrive when i turn on the mac pro.
I've done all the easy things changing the order of start up and share settings and i sware it did work ok when i first hooked it up.

http://www.totalapps.net/mac/remote-disc-sharing-when-the-superdrive-doesn’t-wor k-2/
Mind you, booting off the external optical drive of another computer may not be practical because of the different operating system limitations of the computers. I would just purchase an external optical drive from http://www.macsales.com/ if you find it doesn't work.

How can i restore my mac become slow

how can i restore my mac become slow ?????

are you wanting to restore it from time machine backup? can you be more specific with your question and i'll be happy to help.

How can I make my mac mini run faster? Everytime i try to download a internet page I get the circle with colors. It takes too long. Help

How can I make my mac mini run faster. Loading internet pages is too slow

i have the same problem...it can take 10-15 seconds to just switch tabs..i think i will solve it by taking mine back

How can I make my Mac Mini faster?

How can I make my Mac Mini faster?

Make sure there's enough free space on the startup disk ...
Click your Apple menu icon () top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click About This Mac > More Info > Storage
Make sure there's at least 15% free disk space.
More tips here > Mac troubleshooting: What to do when your computer is too slow | Macworld

How can I control a mac mini connected to a benchmark dac 2 for the purpose of listening to 24/192 audio files?

How can I control a mac mini connected by USB to a Benchmark DAC 2 for the purpose of listening to 24/192 music downloads?

Hello,
About the dac 1, but may apply to the dac 2 as well in some ways...
Here are more details:
1) The current version of iTunes (7.5) for OSX is very broken. Some older versions work properly, but 7.5 introduces truncation and DSP artifacts that can measure as high as –80dBFS. These levels are easily audible. There is no system configuration that will permit transparent playback from 44.1kHz sources with iTunes 7.5. Curiously, the only format that works properly in 7.5 is 24-bit/96kHz. This iTunes problem has nothing to do with USB communications, as the results are the same when using the built-in optical port on our PowerBooks. As a workaround, we suggest using the free VLC for Mac player. VLC works perfectly with all formats (provided OSX is set to match the sample rate of the files being played). We highly recommend the VLC player for OSX users, and strongly advise against using iTunes. We will attempt to identify which versions of iTunes work and which ones don't. But beware, iTunes updates itself without user intervention. One of our test computers "upgraded" itself to the dysfunctional iTunes 7.5.
2) OSX still does not have the ability to follow sample-rate changes. We consider this a nuisance for most users and a show-stopper for users who want to play a mixed list of 44.1kHz and 96kHz material. An OSX sample-rate mismatch will invoke the very-poor-quality sample-rate conversion that is built into OSX. The iTunes 7.5 bug seems to be locking on this sample-rate conversion at all sample rates other than 96kHz. Until this is fixed, OSX is not the operating system of choice for audio playback.
http://www.stereophile.com/content/benchmark-dac1-usb-da-processor-headphone-amp lifier-manufacturer-comment

How can I restore the Mac App Store program icons?

Hi,
My Mac App Store program is missing the section icons on the top of the window. How can I restore them?

Fixed the filesystem permissions and the icons are back.
Go to Disk Utility, click on the Disk Partition the OS is on, an select Repair Disk Permissions.

How can i restore my mac book pro using a lacie time machine backup

I just replaced the hard drive on my mac with a larger memory one. How do I restore my mac as it was previously from a time machine backup on a lacie external hard drive?

Read about all the options that are available:
http://pondini.org/OSX/Setup.html
Ciao.

How do I restore a Mac Mini 1.83?

Hey there,
I was just given two Mac Mini 2006 1.83ghz the other day (old, out of use office computers) and one powers on and works perfectly, the other tells me its has a boot error and to insert boot disc.
My issue with the first one is that because it used to be an office computer, it loads to the home screen from my office. It requires a username and password. Sadly, the person who had the admin information is no longer with the company. Is there a way for my to restore this mini and remove the previous admin? I believe this one has also been updated to lion.
The second one just loads to a boot error and says to load the boot disc. (which weren't given to me with the macs)
I will happily buy the boot discs if I know that installing it will remove either the admin lock or fix the boot issue. Or even replacing the hard drive itself.
Also, with the second one, I'm not sure if the USB ports work on it as I plugged my apple keyboard in and I couldn't seem to type anything or turn the caps lock light on which did work perfectly on the first.
These are at my free will to upgrade and play with as I please, so any suggestion would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks in advance!

The 2006 Minis can only go as high as Snow Leopard, 10.6.8
To reset the admin PW:
OS X: Changing or resetting an account password
Forgot Mac Password? How to Reset Your Mac Password (with or without CD)
Change the Admin Password with Mac OS X Single User Mode
Reset mac mini admin password: Apple Support Communities
You can call Apple and order the original installation disks for a small cost.
You can also order the Snow leopard install disk here
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Here are videos for replacing the HD and other things
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/mac_mini_06-08/
Do you have another Mac with Snow Leopard?
The second MIni may have other problems.

How do I restore my mac mini and back up selected files

Hi everyone,
I have a question as I'm a little uncertain how to handle this:
I have a Mac Mini 2011, Processor 2 GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, Software OS X 10.9.4 (13E28), with SATA Disks of 500GB each. I have noticed it remarkably slowing down lately and I when I checked storage, it says I have 8.65 GB Audio, 117.21 GB Movies, 24.09 GB Photos, 17.34 GB Apps and 269.84 GB Other!!! I guess my first question is what is that 269.84, but I still would like to back up the things important to me (like photos and misc work files) and just restore my mac to factory settings. Is there any way I can send my Photos and files to my second SATA disk and restore the start-up disk? (please explain as though I'm new to this...
Thanks in advance!
Mike

Try reducing the other
OS X: What is "other" space in About This Mac?
http://thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html
start up disk full

How can i updated my mac mini 1st gen.

i am running a version 10.3.9 now how can i updated it

To reinforce what Niel said, you want the "RETAIL" version of the discs. Those are the discs with silver or white lettering on a black background. The discs with a silvery grey background are unique to a specific Mac computer model and highly unlikely to work on your mini. When buying on eBay, do not depend on the seller to know what they have or even that there is a difference. Question them closely and maybe even get them to send a color picture of the specific discs you will be buying.

How can i sync my mac mini to a A1 pioneer wireless speaker?

i just bought a A1 wireless speaker and cant sync it to my mac mini, i have a dental office and want to use the wireless speaker in the waiting room but i cant sync it, can somebody help, i would greatly apprecaite it. thank you.

By reading the manual it will only work with computers:
- A PC XP and above with Window media player. I think it has to be wired.
- One of the new Macs that support AirPlay.The speakers do not use Bluetooth, only wifi. The following says you can get AIrPlay to work on earlier Macs (and PCs) with third-part programs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPlay

When I go to a web page that page appears upper left, filling half of the screen. I have to manually go to View in the menu bar to get it to fill the page each time. How can I get my Mac Mini to go to full page automatically when I visit a web page?

When I go to a web page, that page appears upper left, filling only half of my screen top and bottom. Each time I have to go to the menu bar View and go to full page. How can I get the web pages to display in the full screen automatically??? This just started happening.

Do you have that problem when running in the Firefox SafeMode? <br />
[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode] <br />
''Don't select anything right now, just use "Continue in SafeMode."''
If not, see this: <br />
[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes]

How can I restore my Mac mini

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for