Is it possible to upgrade the Mac Mini's graphics card if I bring it into the Apple Store?
I wanted to know if I bring in a Mac mini to the Apple Store, can they upgrade the mac to a AMD Radeon 6330M? If not, what can I do to play games a bit better?
Nope, sorry, I believe it's part of the Logic board, not much you can do, but how much RAM do you have?
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Dear Experienced Apple Guru,
Apple made it clear on the Tech Specs for the Mac Mini (Late 2014) that a 4k display can be supported via the HDMI port at 30 Hz. But, can we also be clear how many Hertz the Mac Mini can handle with a 4k display via the Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt 2)?
I have a site linked here saying that the DisplayPort 1.2 can handle up to nearly 20 Gbps, thus can handle 4k display at 60 Hz:
"DisplayPort version 1.2 can support video resolutions of up to 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, and it supports all common 3D video formats. In terms of bandwidth, it can manage 17.28 Gbps. Version 1.3, when it arrives, will support up to 8192 x 4320 (8K) resolution, or two simultaneous 4K streams. It will also double bandwidth to 32.4 Gbps.
Meanwhile, HDMI version 1.4 is the most common at the moment. This supports the same 4K resolution as DisplayPort 1.2, but at just 30 Hz (or 4096 x 2160 at 24 Hz). HDMI 2.0 is new on the scene in a few devices such as this Sony TV. This doubles the refresh rate to 60 Hz as well as increases bandwidth from 10.2- to 18 Gbps."
Thanks,
TrevalynThat have enabled DP 1.2 on their monitor and used a DP 1.2 cable but still only get 30 Hz at 4K.
The MAC does not support MST -
I have a mid 2011 27 inch iMac and a late 2012 mac mini. I am using the 27 inch iMac as the display for the mac mini with a thunderbolt cable. I was trying to use bootcamp on the mini but after I started downloading windows I can't get it to display on the iMac.
Hi there,
The simplest way is to drag it across wirelessly using the 'Airdrop' application once both computers are near one another. 'Airdrop' can be found near the top, on the left hand side menu, within 'Finder'.
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On the mac mini 2011 how can I run windows 7pm bootcamp without an optical drive. I watch lots of football on sop cast and other such windows based programmes but can't work out how to do it.
Actually Windows can be installed and booted from an external drive if the drive is connected eSATA (external SATA), since the drive is treated as if it's an internal HDD. I used the same method previously to dual-boot from 2 different HDD instead of partitioning.
Most PC motherboards come with them as standard so it's pretty much plug and play but I don't recall seeing a recent Mac with eSATA connectivity though, so that might not be an option for you. -
I have had this happen before. However, there was a moment when my computer froze and a series of thoughts happened and things happened with my computer. I thought for some reason that with my computer freezing right after I connected my iPod that my computer didn't recognize the fact that my iPod was connected. So I know what needs to be done to fix this porblem. My question is can I fix this at home or do I need to go into an Apple store to get it fixed? When this happened before, I had tried a couple different things before taking it in and nothing had worked.
You need a computer with iTunes and an internet connection
Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup (if you have one) see:
iOS: How to back up
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store -
Mac mini 6630m graphic card have problem during running windows 8.1 problem with bootcamp
Hi All,
I need a help!
I am follow the Apple officeal document install windows 8.1 operation sysmtem in my Mac mini with BootCamp , and I have install the bootcamp drivers.
But I got a problem ,the Graphic Card and the Audio device is not work ,and show video controller error.
I have install the bootcamp many times ,but it doesn't at all.
Thanks all.
mac mini infomation:
mid 2011, graphic card AMD HD 6630mThank you for your reply!!
I have try to install the driver for the bootcamp ,but it dosn't work too.
now ,I have install windows 7 OS by bootcamp.
Thank you again!!
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Are the Mac Pro's graphic cards are upgradeable?
been wondering...
if i buy the basic configurtion Mac Pro will I be able to upgrade the graphic cards later on ?
everybody speaking about upgrading Ram or CPU no one speaks about the GFXNo. And you can't upgrade the RAM or SSD on a Retina either. Are you talking about Macbook Pro's or Mac Pro's?
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my macbook pro was bought of someone from ebay and i was given all the papaer work for it all ad everything but its only on mac os 10.5.8 and i cant find a way to fully update it too the 10.9 latest os x version of software and i wanted to know if i would be able to bring it in to an apple store an get it update there for little cost ???
First you would need to meet these requirements:
To install Mavericks, you need one of these Macs:
iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
Your Mac also needs:
OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed
2 GB or more of memory
8 GB or more of available space
Genius bar could help you over the counter
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard -
Does the Travel Kit work with the Mac mini?
Hey guys,
I wanted to know if the Travel Kit that Apple sells would be compatible with the Mac Mini. I am thinking of buying one in the US for money's sake, and I live in the UK. I just wanted to make sure that if I did get it, it wouldnt be a waste of money.
Thanks.Hello,
It doesn't appear so...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB974ZM/B
This accessory is compatible with the following:
iPhone 4S
iPhone 4
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 3G
iPhone
iPod touch
4th generation
iPod touch
3rd generation
iPod touch
2nd generation
iPod touch
1st generation
iPod classic
120GB 160GB (2009)
iPod classic
160GB (2007)
iPod classic 80GB
iPod nano
6th generation
iPod nano
5th generation (video camera)
iPod nano
4th generation (video)
iPod nano
3rd generation (video)
iPod nano
2nd generation (aluminum)
iPod nano
1st generation
iPod shuffle
4th generation
iPod shuffle
3rd generation
iPod mini
iPod
5th generation (video)
iPod
4th generation (color display)
iPod
4th generation
iPod
3rd generation
iPod
1st + 2nd generation
iPad
1st generation
iPad 2
2nd generation
iPad
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How about the Mac mini as an Apple TV with a HD?
Has anyone tried a Mac mini with its HDMI output as a substitute for the now old model Apple TV? Yes, it is more expensive and needs a keyboard but it has a huge HD that could hold all your music photos and video and be located right at your TV. Once it booted you could use Front Row and a remote to control it. Once I saw that the Mac mini came with an HDMI output, I wondered if the days were numbered for Apple TV.
Any obvious downsides?Has anyone tried a Mac mini with its HDMI output as a substitute for the now old model Apple TV?
Yes, I did and it works great. It's a Mac, so it has the OS X desktop rather than the ATV media browser, but playing HD video through it's HDMI port is great. It can play all of my iTunes videos in addition to just about everything an ATV can't play. I'm using it mainly to watch Hulu Plus at present.
It has been correctly pointed out in the past that some HD rentals from the iTunes store are available only through the ATV, but the new ATV does not have a hard drive, so direct purchases will be impractical. I expect that rental restriction will change in iTunes 10 as all content for the new ATV will have to stream from another location. -
How far is it possible to upgrade a Mac Pro mid-2010 to the maximum extract.
Hello
How far is it possible to upgrade a Mac Pro mid-2010 to the maximum performance. I would be interested how far one could come close to the performance of the new Mac Pro 2013, or is it hopeless.
My computer
Mac Pro
mid-2010
Processor 2 x 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Memory 14 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB
Software OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
Please excuse my english is not the best because.For what apps?
Okay, you have the slower 2.4GHz processors, most have found that MHz still rule and matter, meaning a 6-core 3.4GHz for some applications (most) was the best and the sweet spot.
So you could upgrade to a pair of 3.2GHz 4-core (cheapest) rather than splurge on two 6-core 3.34GHz (more expensive and more cores).
First thing to do, put the system on a 256GB Samsung 840 SSD.
For photoshop and graphics, invest in some more SSD ($US300 for 500GB) and put those on a PCIe SSD controller ($300 Sonnet Tempo Pro) and put Aperture/Lightroom on one, and use the 2nd SSD for scratch.
RAM: 24-32GB would probably help all but the more casusalist of user.
Tips and articles:
http://www.macperformanceguide.com head to the TOPICS main page and there are dozens of sections each a different area of upgrade and optimization for applications. Storage, memory, how to, use arrays, backup strategy. -
I just purchased the Mac Mini Server with the intention of replacing Lion Server with Lion for the first hard drive while installing Windows 7 thru Bootcamp on the second hard drive. Is it possible for me to do this? Thanks.
I would use Parallels or VMWare and use the second drive to hold the virtual machine. That way the VM only uses the space that it needs and you can still use the remainder of the drive for other things, not to mention that you would not need to reboot to run windows.
Also Time Machine does not back up a boot camp partition. -
Is it possible to upgrade the Mac osx 10.5.11
dual 2.7
Speaking to the issues
Such as Mac OS X 10.6There isn't a OSX 10.5.11. It looks like you are asking about how to upgrade from OSX 10.4.11 (as suggested in your profile) to 10.6 (or was this another typographical error and you meant 10.5?) on something with a dual 2.7 processor. If you are talking about a G5 or any G series Mac then you cannot upgrade further than OSX 10.5 Leopard (the forum in which you posted this question). Only Intel Macs can run 10.6 and greater.
It would help to know exactly which computer you are using, which exact operating system version it is using, and which one to which you wish to upgrade. -
Mac mini duo core. I want to join the iCloud as I have MobileMe . However my mac mini has a dou core and not a 2 duo core I cannot by the lion app to install. Is there anyway I can upgrade my mac mini to 2 duo core? Or get the iCloud installed any other way?
You must have Lion to use iCloud, although you can still access iCloud.com for the web services. Your email is unaffected.
Basic Information About Moving From MobileMe to iCloud
Apple IDs and iCloud
Creating an iCloud account- Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions about the MobileMe transition and iCloud
MobileMe services that no longer sync after moving to iCloud
MobileMe- About moving to iCloud -
Is it possible to fit a mac mini into the "pod" of a flat panel mac?
i have a beloved (because of the form factor) flat panel imac. woiuld like to try retrofitting a mac mini so as to
take advantage of osx beyond 10.4. does anyone know if this is physically possible, and will the mini graphics
hardware work with the imac display?Another question, in the attempt to supply a display where the
iMac G4 panel presently is located, with power and signals,
not available does arise when a Mini is used.
The iMacG4 LCD has almost no circuitry outside domed base.
A Mini would have nothing to drive from its video display ports.
And it will not supply power to a display, both of these go missing
once the iMac G4 electronics are removed from Base half-dome,
& add another level of complexity to conversion. Likely, one may
need to utilize a complete LCD display panel entirely, somehow.
{Years ago, there had been a third-party repair kit for the chrome
arm, with replacement friction spacers, a tool, and misc parts.
It went missing, too early for most long-term owners. As one of
my iMac G4s arrived in the box with bent arm, I sought to get a
kit, but ended up hassling with an 'authorized' whackjob reseller
in Anchorage who did not want to help me because I didn't buy
the iMac G4 from them. This led to a year's worth of headache
excessive travel to attempt repairs, & no more new Macs. ufn.}
The topic has been mishmashed around awhile. Had looked into
the matter as a curiosity; I have three iMac G4 17" 1.25 models.
Along with a last-model G4 Mini 1.5GHz: In several ways it's best.
Nothing like a project, though.
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