I5-2520M 2.5 GHz Mac mini has slowed dramatically

It was fine when I bought it last December and stayed fine after installing Windows 7 on its own partition with Bootcamp.
Then it started gong to **** and upgrading to Mountain Lion didn't help.
Both Mac and Windows are painfully slow on the internet, barely adequate running Photoshop
I took the extreme step of doing a clean install of Windows 7, no Mac, but that didn't help.
8MB Crucial RAM
I'm about ready ro eBay it

So, right now, you have Mountain Lion, and Windows 7 installed, right?
That Crucial RAM should be 1333Mhz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-10600).
Have you run Disk Utility > First Aid on your OS X boot drive to verify/fix permissions?
Have you reset the NVRAM? Boot with Command+Option+P+R held down for three chimes, then let it boot.
Have you shutdown the mini, booted and pressed and held the shift key to the grey cloth login window? This will rebuild some things that may improve your performance. Then reboot.
The Broadcom Ethernet chip in the mini is no slouch. Have you powered down your modem and router, waited 30 seconds, then applied power in reverse order. Are you using Cat5e or better cabling?
Photoshop may be hungrier for more than the 256MB on that discrete graphics card.
Has any of the above improved your mini performance?

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I have recently experienced a decrease in the speed of of my Mac Mini. I have upgraded to 8GB of RAM and still doesn't seem to help... Any suggestions?
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
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    Mac mini - model: Macmini4,1
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Take a look at this article: http://www.cnet.com/how-to/five-tips-to-speed-up-your-mac/
Try these steps:
- Shut down your Mac
- Wait until your computer turns off and after that press the Power button
- Right after you hear the startup tone, press and hold the Shift key
- Release the Shift key when you see a grey Apple sign and the progress bar below this sign
- Once you see Desktop, start a Disc Utility scan to detect and repair file system errors (don't forget to choose your main hard drive)
- Click on Verify Disc and then, if asked to fix problems, on Repair Disk
- After this, click on Verify Disc Permissions and then on Repair Disc Permissions
- After the process is finished, shut down your Mac and turn it back on after about 30 seconds
Hope this helps!

All of my iMovie projects disappeared after loading Mavericks. The updated version of iMovie shows no files and cannot find any files to Import. My machine, a beefed up Mac Mini, has slowed to a crawl. Suggestions?

My Mac Mini takes forever to load programs now. After loading Mavericks it seems like I am back in PC World again!! My biggest concern is ALL of my iMovie projects seem to have vanished. I do not have sound on some web sites like YouTube. I lost the option to mirror from the Mac to the TV but I was able to solve that. Any suggestions on recovery of files? I do not use TimeMachine and did not back up anything before the Mavericks installation. I know...that's bad. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Here is what I am running:
Model Name:          Mac mini
Model Identifier:          Macmini4,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.66 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          8 GB
Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MM41.0042.B03
SMC Version (system):          1.65f2
Serial Number (system):          C07DV15PDD6L
Hardware UUID:          132F7FB8-1556-55D3-BF33-C1A5EFC69D12

My Mac Mini takes forever to load programs now. After loading Mavericks it seems like I am back in PC World again!! My biggest concern is ALL of my iMovie projects seem to have vanished. I do not have sound on some web sites like YouTube. I lost the option to mirror from the Mac to the TV but I was able to solve that. Any suggestions on recovery of files? I do not use TimeMachine and did not back up anything before the Mavericks installation. I know...that's bad. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Here is what I am running:
Model Name:          Mac mini
Model Identifier:          Macmini4,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.66 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          8 GB
Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MM41.0042.B03
SMC Version (system):          1.65f2
Serial Number (system):          C07DV15PDD6L
Hardware UUID:          132F7FB8-1556-55D3-BF33-C1A5EFC69D12

How can I connect my 2009 Mac Mini to a TV that only has the Component inputs available? My Mac Mini has a Mini DisplayPort and Mini-DVI port. Thanks.

How can I connect my 2009 Mac Mini to a TV that only has the Component inputs available? My Mac Mini has a Mini DisplayPort and Mini-DVI port. Thanks.

Composite is analogue with one connector. That is why it is called composite
Component is analogue with three connections. I think one for each color
Here is the one for component. I misread composite for component
http://www.amazon.com/DVI-I-Component-DisplayPort-Female-Adapter/dp/B003OBOJC2

Upgrading RAM in the somewhat anomalous1.33 Ghz Mac Mini

I have a 1.33 Ghz G4 Mac Mini that came with 512 MB RAM, and I'd like to upgrade the RAM to 1 GB. I haven't found any websites that specifically list this model of Mac Mini in their "find the RAM for your computer" search engines. According to my System Profiler, the pre-installed RAM is DDR SDRAM PC3200U-30330. So, I need to know exactly which RAM I should buy.
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Welcome to the Apple discussion forums.
Sounds like you got one of the silent upgrade machines (mine is too). You'll want to read the Apple note on mini memory at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300572
I upgraded my memory to 1GB, and used the Crucial (http://www.crucial.com) memory shown for the 1.42ghz mini, which is PC2700 memory. I did talk to someone at Crucial, and they said that the memory the the 1.42ghz mini used would work fine for the 1.5ghz mini, and they're right. Works like a charm, and passes all the memory tests I could throw at it. I also benchmarked it against other 1.5ghz 1gb mini's, and it's performance was on a par with them.
I would look at Crucial or Kingston (not valueram) memory, although Samsung and Hynix will probably work fine, too (you can scan the discussion forums for others memory experiences). Kingston shows the same RAM strip for either the 1.25ghz or 1.42ghz mini's.
If you're considering upgrading the memory yourself, two good sources on how to physically upgrade the ram are the OWC video at http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/directory.html and a pictorial guide from ifixit at http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/82.13.0.html.

I have two computers. my laptop has os 10.6.8. my mac mini has 10.5.8, hence no app store. can i buy lion on my laptop and then burn a dvd of it and install it on my mac mini or does it have to be installed on the same computer it is bought with?

i have two computers. my laptop has os 10.6.8. my mac mini has 10.5.8, hence no app store. can i buy lion on my laptop and then burn a dvd of it and install it on my mac mini or does it have to be installed on the same computer it is bought with?

You can do it. This article from Macworld will be helpful to you:
http://www.macworld.com/article/161087/2011/07/install_lion_over_leopard.html
I recommend the "brute-force" method.
Just make sure you have your data backed up properly!

My Mac mini has a flashing folder how to fix?

My Mac mini has a flashing folder how to fix?

This is the iPad forum. You'll get better advice if you post this question in the Mac Mini forum.

Mac MIni has no scroll bar in Mail function with Maverick

Out of the box mac mini has no scroll bar in Mail funtion

have you looked:
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Since the MAC Mini has a slot for CD insertion I cannot visually tell if

Since this MAC Mini has a slot for inserting CDs how can I tell if it will accept and read video dics that are routinely 3 1/2 inches in diameter? These are discs used in MINI DVD camcorders.

You cannot use the mini CDs in your Mini. If you try to do so, you can do serious damage to the mechanism -- and they won't work, regardless.
If you need to use odd-shaped or smaller CDs, an external firewire tray-loading drive would be a solution.
Some examples at OWC:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/

My mac Mini has problem rendering images and video

THE PROBLEM:
My mac mini has problem rendering JPEG image. There are strips on the images. Other images such as GIF, PNG, TIFF, and BMP are displayed nicely.
The images shown in the links below illustrate the problem:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terencewong/71481156/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terencewong/73360989/
(Please note that this image is grabbed from my faulty Mac Mini and saved into TIFF. For uploading purpose, I converted it into JPEG on ANOTHER computer.)
For movies, AVI can be playback without problem. But when it is converted to MPEG, it looks like an untunned TV channel.
FIXES TRIED:
I did erase and install 3 to 4 times using both the install disc and my Tiger Family Pack. All ended up with strips on the JPEG images and the generated MPEG movies.
I've also tried to flash the firmware to 113-xxxxx-124 using ATI's october 2005 universal ROM update, however, the ROM Revision shown in System Profiler is still 113-xxxxx-116 no matter how many time I reboot the system.
INVESTIGATION:
Yesterday, I did some research and got to know that JPEG and MPEG are using DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) for decompression. And the ATI Radeon 9200 chip provide such a transform on hardware basis, which free the CPU from doing something else. Feel free to point out my inaccuracy.
HARDWARE SPECIFICATION:
I bought the Mac Mini in the last Februray.
The system Boot ROM version is: 4.8.9f1
Display card is ATI Radeon 9200
Chipset Model: ATY,RV280
Revision ID: 0x0001
ROM Revision: 113-xxxxx-116
A POSSIBLE CONCLUSION:
I suspect that it is this part of the chip (the DCT) that is faulty.
Anyone know how to fix this problem?
Many thanks!

Assuming that your display is tightly connected, thus the problem is not caused by something as simple as that, the fact that a full erase and install has not removed the problem would, I think, point to this being a hardware issue, and given that everyone's mini (with the possible exception of some of the latest ones) has the same video chipset as yours, and do not suffer the problem that you appear to, it seems very likely that your mini has a fault which is in need of repair.
If you have an Apple Store nearby, I would take it there to have it checked out - at the very least they should be able to replicate your problem using an in-store display, and if not, thusly suggest it's something external to the mini and concerning your display or something very unusual in the immediate environment of the mini. If you don't have an Apple Store in reach, I'd take the system to an Apple authorized service provider since at the present time it is under warranty.

I am having trouble with the coloured spinning wheel showing up with everything I try and do...My Mac mini has also slowed way down... any help out there would be appreciated...

I am having trouble with the coloured spinning wheel showing up with everything I try and do...My Mac mini has also slowed way down... any help out there would be appreciated...

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HT201541 Our Mac-Mini has gotten slower and slower. Is there a utility that would help speed it up?

Our 4 plus year old Mac-Mini has gotten slower and slower. Is there a utility that would help speed it up or is there another?

Hello! I’ve offered the steps below to similar posts in the past and they helped out getting to the solution (or at least find the cause). I suggest them to you too in this case. It will take you about 30 minutes or less to do these, depending on how bad the problem on your Mac is.
The goal here is to boot your Mac to the so-called Recovery partition where you’ll have a chance to repair the disk and the disk permissions using the Disk Utility and Password Utility. This might solve your issue and even if it doesn’t- it’s still a decent maintenance step to perform. These steps won’t erase your data or reinstall your Mac in any way if you follow instructions carefully.
Here’s how:
1/ Make sure your computer is completely shut down.
2/ You’ll have to be quick next: Press the Mac’s power button. As soon as you either hear the loud chime, or see the display light up - usually after a second or 2 - on your keyboard press [cmd] + [r] Keep these keys on your keyboard pressed until you either see an Apple Logo with a loading bar or a spinning gear.
After a few minutes, you’ll be presented with a Utilities screen. This is the Recovery partition. If this step is already giving you problems, try using a USB-keyboard. It doesn’t have to be an Apple-keyboard. If you have a Windows-tailored keyboard laying around, use the “Windows-flag” key in stead of the [cmd]-key and it should also work.
3/ Choose Disk Utility and click [continue]
Disk Utility will display your computer’s harddrive in the left column. The default name for it is “Macintosh HD” and is usually the second one from the top. Click on it and click on the [verify disk] button. This will check your “Macintosh HD” harddrive partition for errors. If found, click [repair disk] unless you have a Fusion drive in your Mac and it says [fix] instead of [repair disk] please tell us before you continue! For a screenshot of what I mean, check this article from Apple: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202574
4/ Once done with the verifying or repairing of your “Macintosh HD” click [repair disk permissions]
This will check your partition for permissions errors. A common myth about this feature is that it will fix all permissions issues on your Mac, which is not true, but it will fix most systemwide issues. Also, here is a list of error messages that you can safely ignore if they pop up:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203172
5/ Lastly we shall do a permissions/Access Control List repair on specifically your user’s home folder with a somewhat hidden tool in the Recovery partition. Close Disk Utility and find the menu called “utilities” in the top left corner of your computer’s display. It’s in between the menus “edit” and “window” Don’t be confused with the menu called “os x utilities”
Choose Terminal. A somewhat old-fashioned looking window will pop up, waiting for a text command from you. This is the Terminal.
After the # type: resetpassword and press return. Note that there is no space between ‘reset’ and ‘password’
What you’ll see next is an rectangular window that gives you the option to reset passwords. We are not going to that, however. Instead, click on “Macintosh HD” at the top. In the pull-down menu below that, choose your user's accountname. Skip all the rest and at the very bottom click the [reset]-button.
A spinning gear will appear and may stay on for a second or several minutes. It’s hard to predict exactly how long.
If you have multiple users on your Mac, I advise you to repeat this step for all your users.
We’re ready to reboot your Mac now. Click on the Apple Menu and choose “startup disk” Choose to boot from “Macintosh HD” Please let us know if this solved your issue, or if the steps above did not work, or could not be performed for some reason.
If they worked I suggest you do these steps everytime your Mac becomes slow.

What Mac mini has equivalent power (hardware wise) to a Macbook Pro i7 Core mid-2012 non retina laptop?

Hi everyone, this is my first post and I am interested to know which Mac mini has the power equivalence to a MacBook Pro "Core i7" 2.9GHz 13" Mid-2012' non retina's Specs?
Macbook Pro Specs here:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.9- 13-mid-2012-unibody-usb3-specs.html
My 2012 Macbook Pro was sadly stolen from my university's dorm room at UCLA. I am now looking again to buy another Apple Mac product. I specifically would like to buy a Mac Mini, since I believe it will fit my needs.
Any comments are greatly appreciated, thanks!

Given they all run at closely similar clock times I would expect similar or relatively close performance from either the i7 MBPs and i7 upgraded Minis from the same production periods. They both have similar hardware and similar CPUs. The upper-end MBPs, however, may have better GPUs - something you should check. Minis all use integrated graphics. MBPs of 2012 and on are all Retina models except for one 2012 MBP model. All 13" models use integrated graphics only. The 15" models all have an additional discrete GPU.

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I whant to install Snow leopard in a Intel Core i5 dual core de 2.5 GHz Mac Mini, is there any problem to do it?

Not in Minis after 2010.

I don't understand how much memory a mac mini has please help!

I feel really stupid asking this, but I can't understand how much memory a Mac Mini has...
512MB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300), supports up to 2GB
I hope that doesn't mean it only holds 2GB...but I don't know.
PLEASE HELP ME! I need to get a Mac soon before my PC dies again.
Mac Mini

Hi opera_rocker
I think that you may have found yourself in a little bit of a pickle regarding technical hardware terms, so I'll try and clear things up for you.
The Mac Mini comes as standard with 512MB of RAM (Read Only Memory). RAM is a little stick that is built into the computer that supplies the software with all the virtual memory that it needs to accomplish tasks. The more RAM that you have in your computer, the faster software will run, and the more things you can have going on at the same time. You never actualy use RAM for personal files and folders. The Mac Mini will accept a total of 2GB of RAM, which comes as an optional upgrade from Apple, however, 1GB is more than adequate.
All of your files and folders are kept on your hard drive, like that in your 30GB iPod. Everything that you use on your computer, whether it be Word Processing software, or Games for example, are stored on the hard drive. The Mac Mini can come with either a 60GB, or 80GB Hard Drive depending on which model you decide to buy. That's plenty more space than you have on your actual iPod and you will most probably never seem to run out of room!
Hope that I may have been of help!
-Pos
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