Mac Mini upgrade question

I have a mac mini 2.1 running snow leopard and doesn't appear to support mountain lion and I want to know if there's a way that I can download Mac OS X Lion.

Phone the online Apple Store and order a download code for it.
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Mac Mini upgrade questions...

I just got a mac mini and have some questions regarding its upgrade capabilities...
Besides RAM (using apple or 3rd party RAM) can you add an airport card or bluetooth?
Is there a site that posts how much apple stores charge for adding ram and other parts? or do i need to call my local store?
Thanks!

Ram you can do yourself without much fuss. The Airport+Bluetooth requires a kit for a riser card to make it work with the mini and is just worth letting the local Apple store install it.
Ram prices change all the time if you do it yourself:
http://www.ramseeker.com and on the top left select Macintosh Model as the Mini
Airport+Bluetooth will be looking close to a Ben Franklin + labour charge if any by your local Apple Store.

Intel Mac mini: upgrading questions...

Hi, I'm going to buy the new intel mac mini but I'm a little afraid for the graphic card inside the tiny machine...
What about music recording? (GarageBand, Logic Express...)
What about games? (Doom3, The Sims...) It's better than the nVidia 5200 that was inside the first gen of iMacG5?
What about video editing? It's the Mac mini fast enaugh to perform simple video operations or I need a more powerful computer? Maybe the new iMac?... Please help me!

I can't tell you about games, though if you scan through these Discussion threads in the next week or so I'd bet you'll find plenty of references to game playing on the new mini as people buy them and try them out. At the present moment, having only been announced a couple of days ago, there aren't many of the systems in actual use yet, so there's not much information to go on.
But it has to be said that it has always been a mistake to assume the physical size of the system reflects anything of it's capabilities. The PPC mini that has just been discontinued and which was slower and more limited than the new system appears to be was perfectly capable of running such things as Garageband, and doing complex video editing projects, so there's absolutely no reason to assume the new mini won't be more capable. The fact that it has an integrated graphics processor that shares RAM with the CPU has got a whole lot of people in a tizzy, but despite the comments some are making about it, they don't have any first-hand knowledge (as yet) and thus have no clue how well or badly it performs.
I'd urge you to find one of these systems in a local Apple store or retailer and play with it for a bit - I would expect you to be pleasantly surprised, even shocked, at how well it behaves. If you can't get access to one, watch these Discussions and read what actual owners and users begin to report, not what 'experts' are thinking.

New User to Mac Mini - upgrades

I am about to purchase a Mac Mini from an acquitence whom I trust. He has only bought this a few months ago, and is upgrading his system.
The one he has is the smallest of the models and I am wondering if I would like to upgrade it, is it possible? Also, if not suggested, can someone give me layman terms on what it would be capable of as far as storage of music or pictures, and how fast it would be? Sorry, I am being very generic in questions, I just don't know too much about hardware. I appreciate the feedback.
Thank you.

Well, those are better specs than my Mac mini, which is a couple of years older. You can get by on 2GB of memory, but you may experience faster performance with more, particularly if you have several applications open simultaneously. The hard drive is not super large, but it should also be fine unless you are going to store a ton of videos and/or big graphics files.
You can upgrade the memory and the hard drive - those components are not terribly costly, and if you are slightly handy, you can do the job yourself. You have to pry the two halves of the Mini to get inside, but once you are in, it is an easy matter to replace RAM (up to 8 GB) or the hard drive (which, by the way, is the smaller 2.5" size used in most laptops. Here are some how-to videos: http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/macmini2009/

Mac Mini Upgrade to Server

As I have ordered myself one of the new 27" icore7 - 8gig 1TB systems (eagerly awaiting delivery), I have decided to convert my mac mini into a server, OSX servier is now quite reasonable for unlimited client licence. So I have purchased
4 gig to go into my mac mini Identifier:Macmini3,1 2ghz (8 gig just too expensive yet) and want to also upgrade the HD to a larger and faster unit.
I have been looking at the Seagate OEM 1.5TB Barracuda 7200.11 Internal Hard Disk Drive (7200RPM, 32MB Cache).
Question will the Mini support this size and speed. ?

mmm 2.5"
I would rather not use the firewire 800 port for the OS drive.
how about a Seagate Momentus 7200.4 Laptop 2.5 inch Hard Disk Drive 500GB SATA 7200rpm 16MB (Internal)
I feel that the HD is slow in the mini and needs to be speed-ed up.
I suppose there is a possibility of bringing the sata cable out through the back and attaching a 3.5" drive in an external case... food for thought.

Mac Mini Upgrade to Leopard

I have a mac mini on tiger at the moment, and have the leopard install discs from a macbook pro, one of which is the macbook pro driver CD (which I obviously would not use)
My question is do I need a driver disk for the mac mini, or can I just install leopard on it with the CD and it will be ok? Can't seem to find this anywhere on the internet, and I would've naturally thought I would require a driver CD, but others have said you don't need one to upgrade to leopard...
Thanks in advance

Sure, I understand that I can't use the leopard one I have - Thanks
But what I mean, is that there is a driver CD also given with the leopard disk for the macbook pro, so you can install the drivers afterwards - my question is, how does this work with the Mac Mini if I used the retail version of OS X 10.5, - do I need a drivers CD like you get with a mac computer when you buy it to install Leopard to the mac mini, or can you purely JUST install leopard retail and it will work?

Mac Mini Upgrade Ram and HDD Drive

Hey there guys, I am going to buy a new mac mini 2.0 Ghz next month. My question is this that on the apple support site it says that if I upgrade the RAM myself or hard disk and I damage any component of the hardware my warranty is void.
My question is this that, If I buy a 320GB Western Digital Sata drive put it in and a 4GB(2Gb x 2) 1066mhz DDR 3 Ram Modules, Will that void my apple warranty, I am planning to get an Apple Care plan to make it a total of 3 years warranty. So where Do I stand? meaning that I don't mind if the new hard disk and ram that I buy myself is not covered in the warranty as I will have individual warranties from the respective companies.
But still does it means that, everything is covered Minus the hard disk and ram that i Individually buy.. everything else would still be covered for the 1 year initial warranty and then 2 year for apple care protection plan. does it mean that?
Is there anyway I don't spoil my warranty? I really cant afford to buy the memory and hard disk from apple, since its too expensive. I am looking forward to get the Mac Mini base line unit, 2.0 Ghz with 1 gb of ram 120gb hdd.

As far as I can see anywhere in Apple documentation there are no officially user-serviceable part in the mini (anyone have a link to the contrary?).
But, in the U.S. at least, warranty law seems to be in consumers' favor these days, and unless you specifically break something with your unauthorized upgrade, Apple still has to honor the warranty.
The mini manual in fact says:
"If you open your Mac mini or install items, you risk damaging your equipment,
and *such damage* isn’t covered by the limited warranty on your Mac mini."
Your damage isn't covered, not the warranty is voided.
But, NEVER EVER send any product in with a user upgrade even if upgrades are officially allowed -- because it's really common to just be sent back a swap instead of your machine. With the mini, you'll want to observe that doubly so, just to eliminate the possibility of them complaining about your upgrade. Keep the original parts, and put them back in if you ever need service.
For this Apple Store situation, the only thing he could legitimately charge you for is a "labor charge" for the act of having to remove your RAM *for testing the other problem*. That should be like $30 not $300, and you should get your custom RAM back in a little baggy. Tricking you into buying Apple RAM to "solve" your other warranty problem, or as a condition of getting warranty service, is probably fraud.
Nonetheless -- definitely not a good idea to bring in the mini with the custom RAM in the first place...
Note that there are some gray areas as to damage -- for example if you put in a processor upgrade (in the older minis with processor sockets) and that ran much hotter, Apple could legitimately claim the heat damaged some other part that failed.

Mac Mini - Upgrading Graphics + Hard Drive

Hey guys, Im looking into getting a great computer for under 1500$. Im looking at the Mac Mini with the Intel Core Duo. This would be my first Mac. I customized it to be maxed out. I has a few questions though.
- How good is the integrated graphics for Mac like Halo, UT04, Call of Dty, ect.?
- Is there a way to upgrade the graphics on the Mac Mini other than overclocking?
- Will any Serial ATA Hard-Drive work in the Mini? I want more than the 120 GB hard drive because I have alot of music, and I plan on putting alot of music on it, and I just dont know if 120 will be enough.

I have a total of 26GB for Mac OS X plus my applications and a 10GB Windows partition. So if you add 10GB for scratch space I have a total of 36GB unchanging used space leaving me 38GB usable disk space.
My Users data current spans 22GB with a 9GB music library and 5GB software (Mac OS X and Windows) installer files. All of my videos, DVD rips etc, go onto my 250GB external drive.
I have to admit I do feel rather cramped at the moment although it is a rather temporary measure for me. The reason is that my mini is ultimately going to become a cheap Mac OS X server (so 80GB plus a 250GB external is fine for that purpose) and I am to get myself a Mac Pro (or whatever they'll call it) later this year and it'll be ordered with a minimum of 500GB (preferably 1TB).
As for you, If you intend on holding large amounts of video on your drive, something which FrontRow encourages, then even 160GB will probably not enough. Just like Bozz mentions, you're better off going with a stock 80GB drive and keeping the saving for an external such as a Iomega MiniMax or a LaCie Mini. They'll both stack nicely with your mini and save $125 (from the Core Duo 80GB) on them both by not upgrading the internal drive.

Intel Mac mini memory question

Hi,
I got an Intel Core Solo Mac Mini.
4 questions :
1- My mac has 512 mo. Is it ddr2-SODIMM memory (I think intel is different vs G5) ?
2- Is it 2x256 mo or 1x512 ?
3- I want to upgrade to 1 gig, do I have to buy 2x512 ou 1x1000 ?
4- Does this ram is compatible ? http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=221705 6&CatId=2268
It said "PC5400" but all the specs seems to be "PC5300"
thank you !
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i recenetly purchases 2 gigs of memory off of ebay from approvedmemory
i called the apple store to get it installed, they do not intall 3rd party memory. so I called fry's and asked if they could do it. One store said no, but the Burbank, CA store has a guy who could do it. It took him 20 minutes to do it and it cost me $29.00
The 2 gigs of memory cost me $180 off of ebay.
The macstore/appleas store charges about $680.00 or so.... u do the math.
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After rebooting late 2012 Mac Mini a question mark appears on screen

Hi guys,
After rebooting my late 2012 Mac mini model No A1347 I have a question mark inside a folder always when i try to start my Mac Mini. I understand that I need to reinstall Mac OS X, but I have tryed holding the command, option, R and P keys and nothing happens... I also think the wireless keyboard is maybe not sincronised with the computer, maybe?
I am clueless in how to proceed.
Offcourse, there is no DVD drivein the new mac minis so i can't just reinstall it from a CD.
Please help!!!
Thank you!!

You need to press either the Option key or the Command and R keys. If this doesn't work with the wireless keyboard, use a wired one.
If you can get it booted to a normal Mac OS X system, select that system in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences.
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Mac Mini Purchase Question HDTV

Hello,
I want to buy a mac mini for an entertainment computer. I think the hdmi out will be great.
All I want to do is watch movies through my samsung 55" HDTV.
I am wondering if the basic model will be enough or should I get a suped up model.
If I need a suped up model, what do I need. More RAM, Processor Power, or what? I use a shared network drive at home so storage is not an issue.
Thanks,
James

"Watch movies" could mean a lot of things. If you are talking about purchased iTMS content then a minimum configuration will be fine. If you are talking about movies from other sources, then it becomes harder to answer the question without knowing more about the sources.
Certain very high bit rate content, like 1080p at high frame rates and encoded in such a way that hardware decoding can't be used...movies like that could give trouble without some thought and care put into the configuration. But most likely, you will be fine with a minimum configuration.

Mac mini upgrades causing problems?

Hi, I had the RAM and hard drive in my mac mini (PowerPC) upgraded to 1GB DDR (PC2700), and a 100GB, 7200 RPM ATA6 Hitachi Hard drive. I reinstalled Mac OS 10.4 on the new drive. The machine runs, but it continually (at random intervals) freezes and displays the "Your computer muster be restared" window ... you know, the one with multiple languages. I ran the Apple Hardware test that came w/ the machine, and it passed .... so any ideas what's causing it to freeze?

You're experiencing kernal panics, which are typically due to memory problems, often with memory that, while meeting Apple specs, just doesn't work well with the Apple architecture. Crucial, Kingston (not their valueram), and Samsung are 3 brands that are pretty consistent in working, and if you scan the discussions you'll find some other brands that work in the mini. I used Crucial when I upgraded to 1GB, and have had no issues.
Other reasons that can cause kernal panics are discussed in http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.htmld

HT1338 Mac Mini upgrades? 10.5.8 to 10.7?

I am currently running 10.5.8 on my mac mini. I want to upgrade to 10.7, but it looks like I've got to get 10.6.8 first. Is this even do-able on my machine?

As Allan suggested, you need full details to give an appropriate answer.
Those you give now seem okay to move to 10.6.8. at least.
Before buying anything you should first make sure your machine will accept the upgrade you have in mind.
Minimum specs for Snow Leopard. Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard -Read the Technical Specifications
From the USA go to http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
In Europe or otherwise substitute your national code in place of /us above.
In the UK … the last known price was £14.
Before you start upgrading, back up your files.
Once you have upgraded to Snow Leopard you will need to apply the Combo updater. Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 and follow with a software update to pick up any later improvements.

Mac Mini Flashing Question Mark

I'm trying to help a friend troubleshoot his Mac Mini. Based on the model number (A1103) it appears to be a late-2005. I've tried the following:
Unplug keyboard and mouse & boot: still boots to flashing question mark
Option boot to try to get to startup manager to select startup manager: boots to restart arrow and right facing arrow; there is no response from clicking on right facing arrow.
Boot to install disk holding C key during startup to get to Disk Utility to repair disk: will not boot to startup disk, instead boots to flashing question mark.
Reset PRAM: no difference.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

There is no valid system for the Mac to boot into. Reinstall Mac OS X.

Audio issues on Mid-2010 Mac mini upgraded to Lion

I'm using a Mid-2010 Mac mini that came with Snow Leopard but I recently upgraded it to Lion. Every app works pretty well except for audio playback. Whenever I play a game or play a movie, audio stutters every 8 to 10 seconds for like a sec and it comes back in. Video keeps playing fine. It's pretty annoying since I can't properly play games or watch movies anymore. The rest of my apps are working very well except for Boxer which seems to have taken a performance hit.
Currently, the hardware hasn't been upgraded in any other way - meaning it still has the original 2 GB RAM memory. It's connected to my HDTV via HDMI. It didn't manifest this issue until the upgrade to Lion.
I've tried closing every app but it doesn't seem to help. Hope you can help me out. Thanks!!

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To transfer files between two Mac computers, you need the Mac models listed below with Wi-Fi turned on and OS X Lion or later installed.
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