Mac Mini 2011 Server freezing on boot for 5 minutes

Here is the Boot log :
Jun 25 02:19:35 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1372151975 0
Jun 25 02:19:59 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 3887529 free pages and 274007 wired pages
Jun 25 02:19:59 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 3F403B35-3334-307D-AE05-D91C97F873DF
Jun 25 02:19:59 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jun 25 02:19:59 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchS eriesAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOB lockStorageDriver/ST9500420ASG Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
Jun 25 02:21:39 server.local apsd[301]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.ubd.system-push': Unknown service name
Jun 25 02:36:29 server.local com.apple.quicklook.satellite[587]: bootstrap_look_up2 failed with 0x44c
Jun 25 02:36:29 server.local com.apple.quicklook.satellite[591]: bootstrap_look_up2 failed with 0x44c
Jun 25 02:46:07 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1372153567 0
Jun 25 02:46:26 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 4035495 free pages and 126041 wired pages
Jun 25 02:46:26 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 3F403B35-3334-307D-AE05-D91C97F873DF
Jun 25 02:46:26 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jun 25 02:46:26 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchS eriesAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOB lockStorageDriver/ST9500420ASG Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
Jun 25 02:48:04 server.local apsd[285]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.ubd.system-push': Unknown service name
Jun 25 03:07:37 server.local System Preferences[386]: /usr/sbin/nvram boot-args (exit status 1)
Jun 25 03:07:37 server.local System Preferences[386]: /usr/sbin/nvram boot-args (exit status 1)
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]:                      OSXCheck: Found /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]: currentBootDevice: being checked by DiskManagement
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]:           currentBootDevice: DONE checking by DM copyDiskForBootPreference, err = -69794
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]: currentBootDevice: (null)
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local readconfig[411]: BOOL isNetBootable(char *) IOServiceGetMatchingService
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local readconfig[411]: BOOL isNetBootable(char *) IOServiceGetMatchingService
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]: Netboot rescan time interval set to 180 seconds
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]: currentBootDevice: being checked by DiskManagement
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]:           currentBootDevice: DONE checking by DM copyDiskForBootPreference, err = -69794
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]: currentBootDevice: (null)
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]: dCBDMSF doesn't know boot-dev yet to check /System/Library/CoreServices
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]:                      OSXCheck: Found /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]:                      No mount point (Apple_Boot)
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]:                      OSXCheck: No boot.efi in System Folder or volume root.
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]: currentBootDevice: being checked by DiskManagement
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]:           currentBootDevice: DONE checking by DM copyDiskForBootPreference, err = -69794
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]: currentBootDevice: (null)
Jun 25 03:07:38 server.local System Preferences[386]: dCBDMSF doesn't know boot-dev yet to check /System/Library/CoreServices
Jun 25 04:09:02 server.local mdworker32[845]: bootstrap_look_up2 failed with 0x44c
Jun 25 04:14:02 server.local mdworker32[875]: bootstrap_look_up2 failed with 0x44c
Jun 25 04:20:06 server.local mdworker32[910]: bootstrap_look_up2 failed with 0x44c
Jun 25 04:24:53 server.local mdworker32[933]: bootstrap_look_up2 failed with 0x44c
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
Jun 25 16:55:23 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1372204523 0
Jun 25 16:55:42 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 4045239 free pages and 116297 wired pages
Jun 25 16:55:42 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 3F403B35-3334-307D-AE05-D91C97F873DF
Jun 25 16:55:42 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jun 25 16:55:42 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchS eriesAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOB lockStorageDriver/ST9500420ASG Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
Jun 25 16:57:14 server.local apsd[287]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.ubd.system-push': Unknown service name
Jun 25 17:07:13 server.local System Preferences[416]: /usr/sbin/nvram boot-args (exit status 1)
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local System Preferences[416]:                      OSXCheck: Found /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local System Preferences[416]: currentBootDevice: being checked by DiskManagement
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local System Preferences[416]:           currentBootDevice: DONE checking by DM copyDiskForBootPreference, err = 0
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local System Preferences[416]: currentBootDevice found _curBootDevice: Volume Name: Server HD. Kind: DADiskRef disk0s2.
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local System Preferences[416]: currentBootDevice: Volume Name: Server HD. Kind: DADiskRef disk0s2.
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local readconfig[427]: BOOL isNetBootable(char *) IOServiceGetMatchingService
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local readconfig[427]: BOOL isNetBootable(char *) IOServiceGetMatchingService
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local System Preferences[416]: Netboot rescan time interval set to 180 seconds
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local System Preferences[416]:                      OSXCheck: Found /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local System Preferences[416]:                      OSXCheck: No boot.efi in System Folder or volume root.
Jun 25 17:07:14 server.local System Preferences[416]:                      No mount point (Apple_Boot)
Jun 25 17:07:49 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1372205269 0
Jun 25 17:08:07 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 4047287 free pages and 114249 wired pages
Jun 25 17:08:07 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 3F403B35-3334-307D-AE05-D91C97F873DF
Jun 25 17:08:07 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jun 25 17:08:07 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchS eriesAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOB lockStorageDriver/ST9500420ASG Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
Jun 25 17:09:39 server.local apsd[293]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.ubd.system-push': Unknown service name
Jun 25 17:15:11 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1372205711 0
Jun 25 17:15:29 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 4033976 free pages and 127560 wired pages
Jun 25 17:15:29 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 3F403B35-3334-307D-AE05-D91C97F873DF
Jun 25 17:15:29 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jun 25 17:15:29 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchS eriesAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOB lockStorageDriver/ST9500420ASG Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
Jun 25 17:17:05 server.local apsd[280]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.ubd.system-push': Unknown service name
Jun 25 17:20:01 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1372206001 0
Jun 25 17:20:25 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 3859844 free pages and 301692 wired pages
Jun 25 17:20:25 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 3F403B35-3334-307D-AE05-D91C97F873DF
Jun 25 17:20:25 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jun 25 17:20:25 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchS eriesAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOB lockStorageDriver/ST9500420ASG Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
Jun 25 17:22:03 server.local apsd[283]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.ubd.system-push': Unknown service name

un 25 17:20:01 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1372206001 0
Jun 25 17:20:25 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 3859844 free pages and 301692 wired pages
Jun 25 17:20:25 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 3F403B35-3334-307D-AE05-D91C97F873DF
Jun 25 17:20:25 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jun 25 17:20:25 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchS eriesAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOB lockStorageDriver/ST9500420ASG Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
Jun 25 17:22:03 server.local apsd[283]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.ubd.system-push': Unknown service name
Jun 25 20:23:38 server.local aosnotifyd[956]: bootstrap_look_up failed (44e)
Jun 25 20:28:41 localhost bootlog[0]: BOOT_TIME 1372217321 0
Jun 25 20:28:59 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 3855227 free pages and 306309 wired pages
Jun 25 20:28:59 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 3F403B35-3334-307D-AE05-D91C97F873DF
Jun 25 20:28:59 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jun 25 20:28:59 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleIntelPchS eriesAHCI/PRT0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOB lockStorageDriver/ST9500420ASG Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Customer@2
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
          Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 4c2d, Model 65d, S/N 0, Unit 2, Rotation 0
Jun 25 20:30:35 server.local apsd[297]: Unable to bootstrap_lookup connection port for 'com.apple.ubd.system-push': Unknown service name
Jun 25 20:39:42 server.local System Preferences[418]: /usr/sbin/nvram boot-args (exit status 1)
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local System Preferences[418]:                      OSXCheck: Found /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local System Preferences[418]: currentBootDevice: being checked by DiskManagement
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local System Preferences[418]:           currentBootDevice: DONE checking by DM copyDiskForBootPreference, err = 0
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local System Preferences[418]: currentBootDevice found _curBootDevice: Volume Name: Server HD. Kind: DADiskRef disk1s2.
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local System Preferences[418]: currentBootDevice: Volume Name: Server HD. Kind: DADiskRef disk1s2.
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local readconfig[429]: BOOL isNetBootable(char *) IOServiceGetMatchingService
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local readconfig[429]: BOOL isNetBootable(char *) IOServiceGetMatchingService
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local System Preferences[418]: Netboot rescan time interval set to 180 seconds
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local System Preferences[418]:                      OSXCheck: No boot.efi in System Folder or volume root.
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local System Preferences[418]:                      OSXCheck: Found /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi
Jun 25 20:39:43 server.local System Preferences[418]:                      No mount point (Apple_Boot)
Jun 25 20:39:56 server.local System Preferences[418]:                      OSXCheck: No boot.efi in System Folder or volume root.
Jun 25 20:39:56 server.local System Preferences[418]:                      OSXCheck: Found /System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi
Jun 25 20:39:56 server.local System Preferences[418]:                      No mount point (Apple_Boot)

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then i tried doing a recovery and erased the drive (SSD) and reinstalled Lion, still no joy
then i went into apple hardware diagnostics no errors repoted, i also did a memtest and hdd test (using remember and smart utility respetivly), also no errors
then i changed the ram back to the original 2gb still no joy
additional:
once the system has managed to boot it works flawlessly and very fast, if at this point i reboot or shutdown and power back on within 2 mins it boots up perfectly fine, if it is left off for more than say 10 mins i have to start the whole process of boot, wait 2-3mins (apple logo and spinning gear) hold power down until off and power back up (will boot after 2-3 times of doing this, then no problems until next time)
Please can ANYONE help me!!!!!! im at my wits end, im very tech savvy so any technicial answers / suggestions are fine.
i do hope someone can help!!
Kirk

I had a 'spinning beachball' issue with my Crucial M4 2.5" 256GB SSD, and found the following fix to be firmware related. NOTE: Do NOT update Firmware to the most recent version released 04/2012 (000F). Make sure to have your SSD backed up prior to update, unless of course you're trying to re-load.
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The SSD firmware version is stored on the SSD itself so the upgrade does not need to be carried out on the system the SSD will be used in. The easiest way to upgrade the firmware is by connecting the SSD to a system that has a CD drive.
If this is not possible, you can follow these steps to create a bootable USB flash drive and upgrade the firmware from that.
1. Connect an empty USB flash drive
2. Download rEFIt-syslinux from the link below. This will allow your USB drive to be recognized as a startup volume by the Mac.
http://blog.io101.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rEFIt-Syslinux.dmg_.zip
3. Mount the dmg. This will mount two volumes called 'rEFIt' and 'SYSLINUX'
4. Open a Terminal and take a note of which volume is which with the command <diskutil list>
e.g. /dev/disk1 for the USB drive and /dev/disk2 for the dmg
5. Unmount (NOT eject) both volumes, after you have confirmed the two new volumes (e.g. disk1 & disk2):
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk1
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk2
You should get a message saying you were successful
6. Copy the dmg onto the USB drive:
dd if=/dev/disk2 of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m
You should get a message detailing the number of records in and out and number of bytes transferred
7. Eject both:
diskutil eject /dev/disk1
diskutil eject /dev/disk2
8. Unplug and plug back in the USB drive and mount the SYSLINUX volume
9. Download the firmware version 0309 for the M4 SSD here:
http://edge.crucial.com/firmware/m4/0309/Crucialm4_0309.zip
10. Unzip and mount the firmware ISO and go into the folder BOOT, then ISOLINUX
11. Copy the contents into the SYSLINUX volume
12. Delete the existing file syslinux.cfg and rename ISOLINUX.CFG to syslinux.cfg
13. Reboot your mac and hold the option key to select a boot volume and select the eEFIt volume, then choose the "Boot legacy OS SYSLINUX' option
14. Follow the instructions to update the firmware.

ICloud for pages app not working on network users having home folder on Mac Mini Lion server

Does anyone know how to make iCloud for pages work on network users having home folder on server, having home folder on local Client iCloud for Pages works fine but when home folder is on Server iCloud for Pages app does not work. My Clients are Running Mountain Lion 10.8.2, my Server is a Mac Mini Lion Server.

Hi Tim,
No fix yet, my home folders reside on a thunderbolt external hard drive, I also tested having home folders on default server HD and no changes, I called Apple Support a while ago, they replicated the issue, it just does not work on network users, they did not say when will it be fix.
The version of Pages I am using is from the Apple Store.
Hector

Workaround for remote with Apple TV + Mac Mini media server?

We have to keep unplugging and then replugging our Apple TV 2 any time we want to use our Mac Mini media server instead of the Apple TV on our home entertainment system. Alas, the lack of a power button.
The reason we have to do this is because the remote control signals are identical for the two units; we're using Plex TV on the Mac Mini, and when we use our universal remote, if the Apple TV is on, then unintended things happen in the background on the Apple TV any time we control the Plex media server. Ack. We could end up buying a video that we don't want.
What workarounds are there, to avoid plugging and unplugging the Apple TV, if we want to keep using a remote control with both the Apple TV and with the Mac Mini media server? I understand that plugging and unplugging it is not desireable.
On the other hand, we do shut off power completely to our entire entertainment system, via the power conditioner, when we're not using it, to conserve. I suppose that's equivalent to plugging and unplugging the Apple TV?
Your thoughts?

I know its been 17 months since anyone replied to your post, but I stumbled upon your request, because I had the same issue. However, I can faithfully say that I solved this same problem, because I inadvertendly programmed my MX-980 remote to control my Apple TV and Mac Mini at the same time and didn't realize until much later what was happening. I use my Mac Mini (for the purpose of using PLEX) and my Apple TV for other purposes. Here's a discussion I had over at remotecontrol.com about it.
The solution for you is have two Apple remotes. You can buy an extra apple remote at a good price over at Amazon.
Out of box, the apple remote is designed to pair with your Mac and Apple TV as long as pairing is enabled on those machines by default. However, it's the consumer's responsibility to physically pair that remote with the machine you want to control so it can't control any other machine. That's the trick you were missing...
So, if you have an Apple TV and Mac Mini next to each other -- a single Apple Remote will control BOTH machines at the same time out of box. This is not the intended result as you have indicated. Therefore you need two apple remotes.
Mac Mini: Once you have two apple remotes, go to your Mac Mini (OSX 10.9) and select under the Apple menu > Preferences > Security > General > Click unlock (bottom left corner) first > sign in > Then click Advanced... to see the Pairing process. If you click advanced *before* you click unlock icon, the pairing menu will be missing.
Note: You can also install free CandleAir preference for your Mac which is a slick interface for configuring apple remotes faster and easier IMHO. http://www.iospirit.com/labs/candelair/
Apple TV: Now take your second Apple Remote, go to Apple TV > Preferences > General > Remote and follow the on screen instructions to properly pair your remote control.
This should solve your problem.

Offline Installer for Macbook Air 2011 & Mac Mini 2011

I understand that Macbook Air 2011 and Mac Mini 2011 uses a pre-installed OS X Lion with a different build number (11A2063).
However, it seems that with 10.7.2 , there is only 1 build number: 11C74 , as per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1633 , does it mean that 10.7.2 is a unified version of the OS X Lion for all mac products?
Therefore, would it be possible to purchase & download the Lion Installer from Mac App Store , extract the InstallESD.dmg and use it as a offline Lion installer for Macbook Air 2011 / Mac mini 2011?
P.S. I am seeking an offline solution because the recovery partition has been damaged, the internet recovery doesn't work (error 3403F & 4403F), and the recovery disk I have created with http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1433 showed an error "could not find installation information for this machine". And the Apple Authorized Service Providers are charging $150 for a simple restoration of the recovery partition.

"does it mean that 10.7.2 is a unified version of the OS X Lion for all mac products?"
Yes.
"Therefore, would it be possible to purchase & download the Lion Installer from Mac App Store , extract the InstallESD.dmg and use it as a offline Lion installer for Macbook Air 2011 / Mac mini 2011?"
I don't believe there is a 10.7.2 stand alone installer. 10.7.2 is an update file.

Monitor for mac mini 2011

Getting a mac mini 2011 and will have to get a new monitor. Apple too expensive. Any recommendations? Looking into Samsung, LG.
Thanks
Rope

I'm using a Samsung SyncMaster SA350 with my 2011 Mac Mini and am more than happy with it. I was always an Apple snob and would onyy buy Apple monitors but since buying this Samsung monitor two weeks ago my attitude has changed. And to think that it only cost me £180 and it even works perfectly HDMI to HDMI which is one thing that a lot of people can't get to work with their expencive monitors. Oh and by the way the picture quality is perfect easily as good as any Apple monitor that I've had.

Mac Mini Experiencing Hard Freeze 3-4 Times Per day...

About 10 days ago, my mid-2011 Mac Mini started experiencing a hard freeze wherein I would get the spinning beachball and slowly each open app would be come unresponsive and my only resort was to hold down the power button to restart. Upon reboot, the system would work fine for about an hour then the freeze would start again. I've rolled back my configuration to a state prior to the freezing, and in desperation, have done a completely clean re-install of the OS.
System specs:
Mid-2011 Mac Mini 2.7 GHz Core i7
16 GB RAM
256GB SSD
750GB HDD
Attached to a 27" LED Cinema Display, and an Airport Extreme Basestation/TimeCapsule (TimeMachine temporarily disabled)
I've been reading the logs, but don't really know how to interpret them so I've included a a number of postings right up until I force the reboot.
Thanks in advance!
Log below: The system performs fine until 12:15 or so
Sep 6 12:03:56 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[94]: CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
Sep 6 12:04:05 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending attach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
Sep 6 12:04:05 Kriss-Mac-mini.local usbmuxd[44]: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
Sep 6 12:04:27 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending detach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
Sep 6 12:06:31 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[94]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10ba04eb0
Sep 6 12:06:31 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[94]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10ba04f40
Sep 6 12:06:31 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[94]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10ba04fd0
Sep 6 12:06:31 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[94]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10ba05090
Sep 6 12:06:31 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[94]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x1009dfbc0
Sep 6 12:06:31 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[94]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x1009dfc50
Sep 6 12:06:31 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[94]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x1009dfce0
Sep 6 12:06:31 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[94]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10ba04e20
Sep 6 12:06:44 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending attach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
Sep 6 12:06:44 Kriss-Mac-mini.local usbmuxd[44]: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
Sep 6 12:06:55 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending detach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
Sep 6 12:07:38 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending attach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
Sep 6 12:07:38 Kriss-Mac-mini.local usbmuxd[44]: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
Sep 6 12:07:49 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending detach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
Sep 6 12:08:36 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending attach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
Sep 6 12:08:36 Kriss-Mac-mini.local usbmuxd[44]: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
Sep 6 12:08:47 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending detach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
Sep 6 12:09:33 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.qtkitserver[759]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Sep 6 12:09:33 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.qtkitserver[759]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Sep 6 12:09:33 Kriss-Mac-mini kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(769) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
Sep 6 12:09:35 Kriss-Mac-mini.local sandboxd[769] ([759]): com.apple.qtkits(759) deny mach-lookup com.apple.printtool.agent
Sep 6 12:10:15 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.qtkitserver[777]: CGAffineTransformInvert: singular matrix.
Sep 6 12:10:15 --- last message repeated 3 times ---
Sep 6 12:10:15 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.qtkitserver[777]: CGSGetWindowBounds: Invalid connection
Sep 6 12:10:25 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending attach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
Sep 6 12:10:25 Kriss-Mac-mini.local usbmuxd[44]: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
Sep 6 12:11:00 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[776]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:11:01 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending detach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
Sep 6 12:11:09 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[94]: CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
Sep 6 12:11:15 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 6 12:11:15 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[782]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:11:24 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.qtkitserver[777]: CGAffineTransformInvert: singular matrix.
Sep 6 12:11:24 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 6 12:11:24 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.qtkitserver[777]: CGSGetWindowBounds: Invalid connection
Sep 6 12:11:47 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[786]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:12:35 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.qtkitserver[777]: CGSGetWindowBounds: Invalid connection
Sep 6 12:12:58 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[790]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:13:06 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.qtkitserver[777]: CGSGetWindowBounds: Invalid connection
Sep 6 12:13:10 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[794]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:15:12 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[806]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:15:22 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[809]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:15:51 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[816]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:16:07 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[818]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:17:10 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[823]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:17:24 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[825]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:18:22 Kriss-Mac-mini.local Locum[829]: Connection with distnoted server was invalidated
Sep 6 12:19:05 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending attach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
Sep 6 12:19:05 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[766]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:19:05 Kriss-Mac-mini.local usbmuxd[44]: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
Sep 6 12:20:01 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending detach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
Sep 6 12:23:55 Kriss-Mac-mini.local Google Chrome Helper[844]: Unsure about the internals of CFAllocator but going to patch them anyway. If there is a crash inside of CFAllocatorAllocate, please report it at http://crbug.com/117476 . If there is a crash and it is NOT inside of CFAllocatorAllocate, it is NOT RELATED. DO NOT REPORT IT THERE but rather FILE A NEW BUG.
Sep 6 12:23:55 Kriss-Mac-mini.local Google Chrome Helper[845]: Unsure about the internals of CFAllocator but going to patch them anyway. If there is a crash inside of CFAllocatorAllocate, please report it at http://crbug.com/117476 . If there is a crash and it is NOT inside of CFAllocatorAllocate, it is NOT RELATED. DO NOT REPORT IT THERE but rather FILE A NEW BUG.
Sep 6 12:23:55 Kriss-Mac-mini.local Google Chrome Helper[844]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1100)
Sep 6 12:23:56 Kriss-Mac-mini.local Google Chrome Helper[845]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1100)
Sep 6 12:23:58 Kriss-Mac-mini.local Google Chrome Helper[847]: Unsure about the internals of CFAllocator but going to patch them anyway. If there is a crash inside of CFAllocatorAllocate, please report it at http://crbug.com/117476 . If there is a crash and it is NOT inside of CFAllocatorAllocate, it is NOT RELATED. DO NOT REPORT IT THERE but rather FILE A NEW BUG.
Sep 6 12:23:59 Kriss-Mac-mini com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.coremedia.videodecoder[835]): Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
Sep 6 12:24:01 Kriss-Mac-mini.local Google Chrome Helper[847]: CGSLookupServerRootPort: Failed to look up the port for "com.apple.windowserver.active" (1100)
Sep 6 12:24:01 Kriss-Mac-mini.local Google Chrome Helper EH[848]: Unsure about the internals of CFAllocator but going to patch them anyway. If there is a crash inside of CFAllocatorAllocate, please report it at http://crbug.com/117476 . If there is a crash and it is NOT inside of CFAllocatorAllocate, it is NOT RELATED. DO NOT REPORT IT THERE but rather FILE A NEW BUG.
Sep 6 12:27:54 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendAttachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending attach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _GetAddrInfoReplyReceivedCallback matched.
Sep 6 12:27:54 Kriss-Mac-mini.local usbmuxd[44]: _AMDeviceConnectByAddressAndPort (thread 0x100781000): IPv4
Sep 6 12:28:45 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _handle_timer heartbeat detected detach for device 0xc-10.0.1.117:0!
Sep 6 12:28:52 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff7d227180): sending detach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
Sep 6 12:46:04 Kriss-Mac-mini.local ScreenSaverEngine[887]: moduleFromLegacyDefaults: <ScreenSaverDefaults: 0x7fc57321f5a0>
Sep 6 12:46:04 Kriss-Mac-mini.local ScreenSaverEngine[887]: Attempted search for modules of unknown type (4)
Sep 6 12:46:04 Kriss-Mac-mini.local ScreenSaverEngine[887]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Sep 6 12:46:04 Kriss-Mac-mini.local ScreenSaverEngine[887]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Sep 6 12:49:01 Kriss-Mac-mini kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=891[GoogleSoftwareUp] clearing CS_VALID

I looked these up and none of the network profiles list these MAC addresses. Strange.
I went to dinner and when I returned the computer was frozen again. These strange entries appeared in the log:
Sep 6 15:33:07 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10d657190
Sep 6 15:33:07 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10d62bb70
Sep 6 15:33:07 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10d6570c0
Sep 6 15:33:07 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x100e6f130
Sep 6 15:33:07 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10d680450
Sep 6 15:33:07 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10d63b650
Sep 6 15:33:07 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10d6804e0
Sep 6 15:33:07 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10d6805a0
Sep 6 15:33:14 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10c5edd40
Sep 6 15:33:14 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10c517540
Sep 6 15:33:14 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x1009b1150
Sep 6 15:33:14 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10c5d2120
Sep 6 15:33:14 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10c5de420
Sep 6 15:33:14 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10c51e650
Sep 6 15:33:14 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10cd8b020
Sep 6 15:33:14 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: CGXSetTrackingAreaEnabled : Invalid tracking area 0x10cdfb8f0
Sep 6 15:57:58 Kriss-Mac-mini.local Dock[128]: CGSSetWindowTransformAtPlacement: Singular matrix [inf 0.000 0.000 inf]
Sep 6 15:58:00 Kriss-Mac-mini.local Dock[128]: Unable to open IOHIDSystem (e00002bd)
Sep 6 15:58:00 Kriss-Mac-mini kernel[0]: virtual bool IOHIDEventSystemUserClient::initWithTask(task_t, void *, UInt32): Client task not privileged to open IOHIDSystem for mapping memory (e00002c1)
Sep 6 16:02:35 Kriss-Mac-mini.local com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: _SendDetachNotification (thread 0x7fff75469180): sending detach for device 60:c5:47:57:e8:27@fe80::62c5:47ff:fe57:e827._apple-mobdev._tcp.local.: _BrowseReplyReceivedCallback got bonjour removal.
Sep 6 16:02:40 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: Created shield window 0xdf for display 0x0424faa4
Sep 6 16:02:40 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x0(0), shield 0x0(0)
Sep 6 16:02:40 Kriss-Mac-mini.local WindowServer[80]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x0(0), shield 0x0(0)
Sep 6 16:03:50 Kriss-Mac-mini kernel[0]: PM notification cancel (pid 322, Transmit)
Sep 6 16:03:50 Kriss-Mac-mini kernel[0]: IOPMrootDomain: idle cancel
Sep 6 16:06:17 Kriss-Mac-mini kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=352[GoogleSoftwareUp] clearing CS_VALID
Then I rebooted. Curious about the screenshot entry. I'm stumped.

Unable to Troubleshoot Power Issues on Mac mini 2011

I have been having odd and intermittent power issues with my Mac mini 2011 and could really use some help before I resign myself to taking it into an Apple Store. It's under warranty, but I now live in another country so I hope I don't need to ship it should it come down to that.
However, I have searched this topic a lot, and not only have I tried troubleshooting it, I haven't seen any power issues with other owners of this model. That leads me to think that the power supply itself is probably OK.
First of all, I live in China and the building I live in seems to have a questionable power supply. The air conditioner for example simply would not work and the repairman spent two hours messing around with wires inside the outlet and in the breakers. That did the trick, so I wonder if I'm simply not getting enough juice?
Main symptoms:
- My monitor recognizes an analog signal but will not light up (black monitor). Unplugging and replugging adaptor doesn't do anything.
- Startup Keyboard Commands (e.g. Cmmd-R) may work, but I can't tell because the monitor won't light up. Letting the computer boot up though I can hear keyboard volume keys and such making the standard sounds. I can usually restart using the keyboard too.
- My 2T external HD more often than not dismounts as well.
- I can't hear any computer activity after the chime (hard drive, etc.).
- Since I can hear the chime and there is audio feedback through the keyboard, I think that eliminates hardware problems such as logic board failure or bad RAM.
- I can't boot even if I unplug all USB peripherals.
- Holding down the power button (I have it set to make the computer sleep as well as shut down) often won't shut down the computer, but it seems to stay in sleep no matter how long I hold it. Unplugging the computer finally shuts it down, obviously.
- Unplugging and waiting 5 minutes or so and powering up again doesn't seem to make any difference, nor does switching sockets, plugging directly into the wall, etc.
Problems began about two weeks ago, got better, and then worse again. Now I'm just keeping the computer and monitor on (never sleep 24/7).
Miraculously, after much frustration and countless restarts, suddenly the screen will turn on to reveal a fully booted system that was running all along in the background. No startup screen- the monitor just magically comes on again. Often I find that my external has unmounted, but it's no big deal to get to remount. At this stage, the Mac is still very quiet and for a while the system is sluggish, though it hops back into action in 5 or 10 minutes.
At first I thought it was just my monitor, and though that's possible I suppose, it seems I'm just not getting enough juice. Once the monitor is on though, everything is fine: I can power it off and on with no problems. But I can't just leave my computer on forever though.
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Well, with the other monitor (which did not work with the mini either but worked fine on a laptop), I was able to narrow the trouble spot down to either a faulty Mini Display to VGA adaptor or a damaged port. I could determine that all the other ports (incld. the USB drive, programs, internet, etc., were all working fine behind the big black GUI all through sound feedback, so I seriously doubted it could be a supply problem or a residential electric problem.
I took my mini and adaptor to a "Mac Shop" (reseller) here in China, and found it quite professional, just like a Mac Store. They tested my machine, and although they didn't have VGA monitors, they said I could return the new $30 USD adaptor if it didn't work. But as I'm writing this on the monitor now, the new adaptor did the trick.
The long and short of all this is that I've read a lot about display problems with the mini and I suspect that most of these problems are adaptor related. I myself tried to save some bucks by buying a third party plug and lived and learned. I hope the Apple adaptor works like a champ, and if it doesn't, I'll know the first thing to eliiminate next time.

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