Mac mini stopped working

I went on a trip, came back, turned on the Mini, it froze. If I click on any program, there is no drumpping of that program icon and there is a color wheel turning forever, nothing I can do.

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Hey Kenneth,
So it sounds as if your iPad is not responding at all when you try to turn it on, is that correct? If so, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch doesn't respond or doesn't turn on - Apple Support
If you get it to start up and it is still not recognized by iTunes on your Mac, use the steps in this article to troubleshoot that issue -
If you don't see your connected device in iTunes for Mac - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Happy computing,
Brett L

Mac mini stopped 'seeing' airport express

Yesterday my mac mini stopped being able to sustain a connection to my wireless network (cable modem connected to Airport Express base station). All the other computers on the network are still working fine; the mini will connect for a bit (at weaker strength than it used to) and after a short time - could be seconds, could be 5 or so minutes - disconnects. Once the mini has lost connectivity it cannot even 'see' the presence of the airport express. All the other computers in the house (both dells) still connect just fine. I'm therefore assuming that the problem lies in the mini's airport card (specs listed in my profile, and yes, the System Profiler still does 'see' the card).
Just to be thorough, I've tried the following:
1) plugging the cable modem directly into the mini works - but then, of course, no one else gets internet access.
2) resetting everything - cable modem, airport express, network settings on mini - followed by a restart does not help the computer stay connected. Maybe I get 5 minutes as opposed to one.
So here're my questions:
1) Is it possible to have the airport card replaced in a mini?
2) Would it be a better option (financially, aggravation, likelihood of recurrence) to get an airport extreme base station instead? Then I could hardwire the mini to the network and use wireless for the other computers (is that correct?).
3) Is there something here I'm overlooking that I should consider?
THANKS so much!
frano

1) Is it possible to have the airport card replaced in a mini?
Yes. It's a discrete component that can be removed and replaced if faulty, as can the antenna which is also a possible culprit. Just as possible too is that the antenna is not firmly connected, which can also be remedied by servicing.
2) Would it be a better option (financially, aggravation, likelihood of recurrence) to get an airport extreme base station instead? Then I could hardwire the mini to the network and use wireless for the other computers (is that correct?).
It would always be a better proposition to hardwire a system to a network rather than use wifi - not only for reliable connectivity but also for throughput. I'm not sure that I would consider an airport base station however, since there are a number of other wifi routers available at typically lower cost and which are every bit as compatible if you were to decide to go that route. I use a Belkin at home, which at $40 is inexpensive, yet provides a more reliable signal than my airport extreme base station did.
3) Is there something here I'm overlooking that I should consider?
Interference. While it's easy to assume that there must be a problem with the mini since your other computers don't have the same problem, that isn't the only conclusion. The mini's great weakness in wifi use is that the antenna is partially screened by the system's casing and as a result, in the most ideal of circumstances it will typically give lower signal strength and poorer signal quality than you'd get with almost any other system. That isn't a problem in most situations, but it does mean that if there is a reduction of signal transmitted (and the Airport Express is pretty low level transmission power even in normal wifi terms) or a source of interference in the area, the mini's wifi connectivity will suffer more readily and notably than almost anything else.
You can look for indications of this sort of issue with a good analytical utility such as AP Grapher (http://www.chimoosoft.com/apgrapher.html) which can show you not just the simple matter of signal strength, but also what other factors may be playing a part, such as noise. That might give some additional clues.

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Thank you

I tried the Reset Printer option - it didn't work at first but then I decided to download the drivers again... and now all is fine and dandy.
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face book has stopped working on my I pad. I got to it through Safari as i do on my mac. It works on my mac but stopped working last night on my i-pad

Try clearing Safari's cache : Settings > Safari > Clear Cookies And Data (Clear Cache on iOS 4) and also Clear History
If you stillc an't access Facebook via Safari then try closing Safari completely and then re-open it : from the home screen (i.e. not with Safari 'open' on-screen) double-click the home button to bring up the taskbar, then press and hold any of the apps on the taskbar for a couple of seconds or so until they start shaking, then press the '-' in the top left of the Safari app to close it, and touch any part of the screen above the taskbar so as to stop the shaking and close the taskbar.
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It happened w/ my MacPro 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon about 5 months ago; tried everything I could think of including multiple downloads of Flash, and hadn't seen any solutions here. Adobe insisted many times that I download & update, but the newest vers. wouldn't work on the computer.
On checking Adobe/Flash was reading the computer as being an earlier model. So the new version of Flash wouldn't work w/ it. Snow Leopard 10.6.8 was being read correctly but not the computer model (can't remember what MP model it was reading).
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My MacBook Pro is crashing and Mac OS stops working sometimes so I have to restart it. And sometimes it stays on the first white-ish screen with the Apple and won't start further. What to do?

my MacBook Pro is crashing and Mac OS stops working sometimes so I have to restart it. And sometimes it stays on the first white-ish screen with the Apple and won't start further.
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Try this:
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Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger, Leopard or Snow Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
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Will the mac mini definitely work with a 50 hertz tv?

Just wondering if the mac mini will work with a 50 hertz tv

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When I mirror from Mac mini to Apple TV there's no audio from Apple TV to my av amp,it works fine from iPhone and iPad,is there something I need to do in the airplay settings?

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https://discussions.apple.com/message/24436903#24436903
From this Apple Community User:
https://discussions.apple.com/people/Winston%20Churchill
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Restart the Apple TV by removing ALL the cables for 30 seconds.
Restart your router. (Also try removing it’s power cord for at least 30 seconds)
Reset the Apple TV (Settings > General > Reset > Reset all settings)
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Yay!
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I have a late 2012 mac mini. OS X Yosemite. 10.10.1 I've had it connected to the same Comcast wireless modem for several months without issue. The past couple days the mini stopped loading webpages. It's like the internet is really slow. Sometimes it will load a page after several minutes. The internet/network works perfectly fine all all other devices in the house. Speed tests at 15Mb/s download on my phone. But heres the weird part, my Mac Mini works well when I wirelessly tether my phone's LTE to the computer, it loads webpages just fine. I've tried Chrome and Safari. I tried unplugging all the USB/Firewire cables from the back. I can't turn bluetooth off because of my mouse and keyboard.
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Flash player in cam to cam for mac suddenly stopped working

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My FaceTime on my iPad mini stopped working help

My iPad mini face time stopped working help

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I can access my time capsule from my mac mini at work but my macbook can only access it from my home network. how do i fix this?

I have a Mac Mini and a MacBook, both were configured at home to access the time capsule. I have since moved the mini to work to use there and it has no issues looking up files on the time capsule which remains at home. The macbook whoever can only access the time capsule from within the home network. I can't seem to find what I may have done differently. Can anybody help?
Not sure if your allowed to post two questions, but it's may be related. I find that accessing the files on the time capsule from the mac mini or the macbook is very slow. Accessing the same files from an older HP laptop is as fast as accessing its own hard drive. How can I speed up the accessing of these files from my apple products. One would think they would work fast and the 'windows' computers would take minutes to map the drive each time...
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I have since moved the mini to work to use there and it has no issues looking up files on the time capsule which remains at home.
This cannot happen by magic though.. you must have configured the mini to access the TC remotely.. which method are you using, BTMM and iCloud??
The macbook whoever can only access the time capsule from within the home network. I can't seem to find what I may have done differently. Can anybody help?
How is the Macbook configured to access the TC remotely?? If you are trying to use BTMM and iCloud, then it might be a case that with the mini running the connection cannot be done by more than one computer at a time.. this is generally the case although I do not know if that is specifically true of BTMM method. Try turning off the mini and leave it off.. (off not standby)... then reboot the TC when you are at home.. and then try and connect the laptop to the TC the next morning from work. See if it is then able to capture the connection.. if so start up the mini and I suspect it now will not be able to connect.. that will prove that the TC cannot cope with two remote connections.
There also could be another factor in here. If you are accessing the laptop via the same router as the mini is on.. then actually you cannot have two users mount the same files on a TC.. from the same IP address.. as far as the TC is concerned both devices have identical IP, that is the public IP of the work location router.
If you happen to not be using BTMM then the situation is even easier.. you cannot make two different devices connect to the same network resource using the same port. That is the failing of the NAT system.. one device uses the port then it cannot be used by a second device. You will need to do some fancy footwork and use a different port.
Anyhow tell us exactly how you are doing remote access.. otherwise I am just guessing.
Not sure if your allowed to post two questions, but it's may be related. I find that accessing the files on the time capsule from the mac mini or the macbook is very slow.
Are you talking about files you are hosting on the TC?? Not Time Machine backups??
Can you tell me exactly how you are accessing the TC.. please do a test..
Copy a file to the TC and from the TC using the Laptop.. Use a single very large file, eg 1GB movie file.
Give me a read and write speed.. you can use activity monitor to give me an aprox average speed as well as peak.
Do the same test from the same computer with wireless turned off running ethernet.
Then do the tests from the mini.. same ones.. copy large file to and from the TC by ethernet and by wireless.. when using ethernet make sure wireless is off.
I strongly recommend you set IPv6 to link local only for your wireless and ethernet setup in the Mac.
eg
Now do the test from the HP laptop and give me the results from that.
Is the issue wireless only.. ??
Then you might need to spend a bit of time fixing the wireless in the Macs.. you can run wireless diagnostics in Mavericks.
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