New mid 2010 Mini problems.......

I'm having a few problems with my new Mini.
For some reason, if I have say iTunes and Firefox running, when I'm using Firefox my menu bar is still showing all associated items for iTunes???
Also, over the weekend, I came to the lounge to watch a film on the mini and for some reason the mouse pointer was not showing? If I pushed the mouse to the left corner (where I have expose to show all windows) this would initiate expose but again no pointer?
I then noticed the door to my AV cabinet was shut and the Mini was very hot?
After a restart all seems to be ok?

For some reason, if I have say iTunes and Firefox running, when I'm using Firefox my menu bar is still showing all associated items for iTunes???
That probably means you switched to iTunes by accident, either by inserting a CD (which it will do automatically if your Apple menu -> System Preferences -> CD and DVDs is set to open iTunes upon disc insertion), or you closed iTunes window and Firefox just happens to be open in the background. Closing the window of an application does NOT quit the application for many applications. To quit the application go to the Application menu's Quit item. Until you actually switch to Firefox, and it is pointed to in the Dock as the active application, you will be in iTunes.
Also, over the weekend, I came to the lounge to watch a film on the mini and for some reason the mouse pointer was not showing? If I pushed the mouse to the left corner (where I have expose to show all windows) this would initiate expose but again no pointer?
Your Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Dock & Expose will give you shortcut corners to enable Expose. If you don't want to use those corners, disable them. The pointer will show if you bring it into the center of the screen.
I then noticed the door to my AV cabinet was shut and the Mini was very hot?
That's normally normal. See my user tip:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=716829&tstart=0
You should ensure the environmental conditions of the specs are met by the inside of the cabinet with enough ventilation.

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In fact, the person I talked to, told me that people had been able to do it.
I just called Apple today (Sunday) and someone there told me to call on a week day so they can arrange the exchange or see if I qualify.
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Here is a link with the test results from MacWorld about the speed differences between the previous and newer mini:
http://www.macworld.com/article/161306/2011/07/2011macminibenchmarks.html
A must read.
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765 bad blocks out of almost 1gig blocks is pretty small.
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, or by corruption of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled on some models, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
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The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
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Hey all,
So I've had this computer (MacBook Pro 15" mid-2010 model) for a little over a year (bought it a few days after the refresh). Later in the year, it started to get regular crashes until it would become completely unresponsive to the point where turning it on meant I got several beeps (which apparently suggested the RAM was at fault). It was still under warranty, so I had it fixed (RAM replaced). The problems remained, so I returned to have it properly fixed. I went back and forth several times where it was said it had been fixed but actually wasn't. It got to the point where the whole logic board had to be replaced. Although now the keyboard backlight wasn't working, so had to go back and have that fixed as well.
Here's the problem, the MacBook Pro is no longer under warranty. However, the same crashes have started up again. Though it hasn't quite reached the state it was in last year, it still crashes like it use to back then when the crashes first started and I'm afraid that it will eventually reach the state it was in last year. Since the problem is the same as when I originally went to have to MacBook Pro fixed (which was while it was still under warranty) and it took several fixes before it seemed like it was fixed, it could very well still have the same problem. So with that reasoning, am I still covered under warranty?
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Also, I don't always get a crash report but I kept one that I did get about two weeks ago after a crash. Perhaps someone technical can take a look and tell me where the problem is in this case?:
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 181649 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          1
Anonymous UUID:                    C26D4B1C-3E52-4D07-977E-7F25EF93E6C2
Thu Jul 7 18:55:39 2011
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x2abf6a): Kernel trap at 0x01258451, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x00065588, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00065528, EBX: 0x00065528, ECX: 0x00000001, EDX: 0x00480000
CR2: 0x00065588, EBP: 0x5cc5bd48, ESI: 0x00000000, EDI: 0x5528d0a8
EFL: 0x00010006, EIP: 0x01258451, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Error code: 0x00000000
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0x5cc5bb68 : 0x21b837 (0x5dd7fc 0x5cc5bb9c 0x223ce1 0x0)
0x5cc5bbb8 : 0x2abf6a (0x59e3d0 0x1258451 0xe 0x59e59a)
0x5cc5bc98 : 0x2a1a78 (0x5cc5bcb0 0x0 0x5cc5bd48 0x1258451)
0x5cc5bca8 : 0x1258451 (0xe 0xcaf90048 0x5cc50010 0xe80f0010)
0x5cc5bd48 : 0x124ffa5 (0x65528 0x6 0x8759000 0x0)
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BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
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10K540
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Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
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With that in mind, I re-ask my question with the same reasoning and justification; am I still covered under warranty? (Reasoning/Justification: Considering the original problem was not entirely fixed, though something else was to make the MacBook Pro last a little longer before the reoccurance of this problem).

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A logic board is an expensive repair. Only the Apple store genius bar can furnish you with definitive answers to your questions.
Ciao.

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This computer is about a month old and has been behaving very strangely since just a few days into its life.
Symptoms:
1. Computer would freeze or otherwise become unresponsive after being woken from sleep.
2. Music would keep playing long after iTunes has been shut down. Repeatedly starting up iTunes again and shutting it down only produced an additional layer of sound. Only remedy was to reboot.
3. Freeze (I gave up waiting after half an hour) on the boot HD choice screen for Bootcamp with Windows 7. It would keep displaying the 2 hard drives on a grey background, fans would spin up, northbridge felt incredibly hot. After about 5 attempts with booting directly into Windows 7 from Mac OS X from the System Preferences > Startup Disk pane, the choice screen started working properly.
4. Safari 5 sometimes slows down and/or beachballs, plus often crashes while browsing casually. I have not been able to find the source of this problem. It's not Flash, not embedded Quicktime video, I don't know what it is.
5. Computer would randomly adjust keyboard backlighting and screen brightness without any change in light conditions, in the middle of the night for example. Manually adjusting screen brightness right after waking the laptop from sleep recently froze it indefinitely.
6. Mouse cursor sometimes lags for a second or so, only to recover in performance.
*I tried to fix the problem:*
1. Running all the latest software possible, on every front, down to plug-ins and 3rd party apps. Never attempted any system modifications, themes, or other mods.
2. Checked HD with Disk Utility, repaired permissions. Same again, but with Drive Genius 3. No problems were detected.
3. I have reset my PRAM and the SMC/PMU.
Results:
1. Fan now speeds up uncontrollably and randomly almost up to the maximum 6200 rpm. I have never, ever, witnessed such speeds before under any amount of load. This can occur while browsing the Finder, while watching HD video off Youtube with ClickToFlash, or while looking at simple text webpages. The fan would never spin up this much before, not even while attempting to watch 4K video in Flash which I suppose is quite taxing.
2. None of the other problems have gone away.
3. In Windows 7, I still got solid gaming performance, although I have obviously never let it fall asleep under Windows in sheer fear of what might occur. I have not tried running Windows after the PRAM and SMC/PMU reset yet.
Questions:
1. Is this normal to occur on a brand new laptop? If it isn't, what can I do to fix it?
2. If there is nothing else I can do, how can/will Apple help me? I am tired of not being sure whether or not my computer will perform or not, and I need it for things like rushed coursework and presentations.
Thank you all for your advice in advance. I am truly frustrated and will appreciate all the help I can get.

Since waking it up 2 hours ago, I can no longer use the MacBook Pro in OS X. It unavoidably freezes right after connecting to the internet.

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I purchased the new Mini to be my media server and replace an aging laptop that was standing in. HDMI was supposed to be the key for me.
Unfortunately, I can't get the Mini to pass sound to my subwoofer.
My setup is a Sony DN1000 receiver driving JBL mains, center, and 2 surrounds, with a Martin Logan 700 as my sub.
Any recommendations??? I've searched the forums, but nothing specific enough to this issue, although I did try a few things I read.
I purchased the mini yesterday and watched Hulu on it last night, that was great. But tonight after trying to get the audio portion of it (the primary reason for its purchase) I am starting to doubt that it was worth the $$$.

I don't think there's anything wrong with the Mac. I suspect that a setting is wrong somewhere (be it on the mac, or the receiver).
You have the Mac connected directly to the reciver and not through a TV right?
Did you check that your Sony receiver is set to DEC AUTO instead of DEC PCM?
Have you tried different surround modes on the receiver, to see if it has an impact? For example, switching to Pro-Logic, DTS Neo, or even Stereo.
When you use the audio/speaker test in the MIDI control panel/app, and you click on the sub button, do you hear anything from any of your speakers?
Also, while the Mac is playing sound (that is devoid of sub sound), explore all the receiver settings/menus. The menu options will frequently be different, depending on the input signal being received. So do this exploring while the problematic source is playing. Especially check in the speaker settings, bass management and surround settings.
Lastly, if none of this works out, try taking the Mac to the house of a friend/relative who has a digital surround receiver and see what happens there.

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Hello - I am extremely frustrated because I just received my brand new iMac in the mail (27" i7 2.93GHZ / 2 TB HD / 4GB 2x2 SDRAM) and my applications keep freezing.
Let me give an example -
I keep trying to open iPhoto so that I can import and export photos from my other Mac and my iPhone. Just about any time I do any big upload, the whole iPhoto freezes on me and I have to force quit.
Another example (the one that is bugging me most right now): I am trying to paste 3 pages of text into a word document in Microsoft Word, and every time I attempt to do this, Word freezes.
I understand these are both rather minor in the grand scheme of things, but I just got this fricken thing and I'm hoping I can take some measure to avoid my applications freezing... Do I not have enough memory for running these simple day-to-day tasks? I was thinking about buying 2x 4GB OWC memory to make my computer 12GB instead of 4GB. Please help - I'd love to hear any opinions. Should I take it in? Or is it a simple fix? Even when I first booted my computer there was lag getting the introduction information to load.

Dang...
I was hopeful that this would have solved the problem. Unfortunately, it must be a software problem of some sort. I reset my PRAM(?) and did the disk utility cleanup or whatever it is called. I do appreciate you giving your 2 cents. Does anybody else have any ideas? Microsoft Office is still freezing up when I try to paste something from the internet -- Oddly enough, it isn't happening when I'm posting text from some websites, but is from others. The firewall is turned off, so I don't think its a security issue. Please help! I need some way to put my academic transcript in a word file so that I can email it for reference, so this is kind of urgent! Thank you.
Should I try a software update?
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Booting new (June 2010) Mini from external drives (USB2 vs 1394a)

I have a brand new mini and it doesn't seem to want to boot from the HDD I'm trying to migrate over from my old G4. The HDD is in a USB2 enclosure, and doesn't show as bootable in System Prefs->Startup disk. I'm considering getting a 1394a enclosure instead as I've read that is /definitely/ supported, but I've also read (on various forums, nothing official) that all Intel macs should be able to boot from USB2 external devices already.
The HDD has 10.4.x (I think .11) on it, and I really need to get that drive as the booted volume to recover some system preferences etc, rather than just have it mounted as a slave (it does mount fine).
So, before I go out and buy a 1394a enclosure, does anyone have any insight on this issue? Is the drive likely not booting the Mini because its in an USB2 enclosure, or is it because its an older OS, and wasn't formatted with GUID partition map?
I tried booting my wife's G4 laptop off the external USB2 enclosure and that didn't work either. I'm guessing the PPC needs 1394a to boot externally- I'm less stumped by that.
Any knowledgable comments/thoughts appreciated.

Any insight on the booting issue (irrespective of OS)? If this drive were upgraded to 10.6, could the Mini boot from it via USB2, or is 1394a required?
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I'm going to buy a new iMac and I'm trying to decide between two configurations:
1. 21.5-inch/3.6GHz i5 (Dual Core)/8Gb RAM, or
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Both model cost almost the same (number 2 configuration is slightly pricier).
Number 2 configuration is very appealing for it bigger screen and better graphics card, but I'm not sure if a 27-inch screen will fit in my working space.
Any thoughts are welcome.

Well, I'd suggest going to Apple's site, getting the physical dimensions for both systems. Then find some old cardboard boxes or something so you can make them out to be roughly the size of each system. That way, you can get an idea of how they will look where you're thinking of putting whichever one you get. If the 27" fits, I'd definitely give that one the nod. RAM will only get cheaper third party, especially since we're in the immediate aftermath of the latest price fixing bust of RAM makers. It'll probably be 2-3 years before they start jacking prices up again. You can add more RAM to the 27" later for a lot less than Apple will charge you. You could replace them a couple times over for what Apple will charge you. But, if a 27" is going to be too big, none of that really matters.

Macbook pro 13inch mid 2010 battery problem

Hello. I am a Mac user from Greece. Recently i noticed the Service Battery alert at the battery status bar. I didnt complete 1000cycles. What can i do? Is there any solution except replacing my battery?

akoufa wrote:
Is there any solution except replacing my battery?
No. Use it until the battery life is no longer convenient for you and then purchase a new battery.

My new iMac mid 2010 i7 and the problems with 16 G ram. A summary .

This is a summary of my findings with 16 G OWC ram. The story and details in my first thread on this issue:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2560826&tstart=75
In the past 20 days I have tried- out/tested the OWC rams in pairs of two (8G) in my iMac. No problems at all.
Last thursday I put all the 4 OWC rams (16G)into my iMac and now after about 7 hours I had the sudden shutdowns again.
Based on my own experience with the OWC ram and reading thru the many threads on the Apple Support forum written about this problem I come to the conclusion that by itself the OWC ram is ok. But when put together in a kit of 16 G ram it is causing the so called sudden shutdowns in the new mid 2010 iMac i5/i7. And this seems to be the case with most 3rd party ram. (OWC, Crucial, Strontium, etc)
Also it appears, judging from some threads/posts , that people who have the original 16 G Apple ram do not have these problems.
I have informed or will do so shortly both Apple and OWC about it.
peterwillem

Hi I've went down to 14GB 12 of OWC's NuRam & 1-2GB stick of the original ram supplied by Apple. So far no random shut downs however I did have one lockup which forced me to hold the power button down to shut it down. The system rebooted normally but the display was asleep when it was frozen and even the old 3 finger salute wouldn't phase it.
The only other strange behavior was an odd message telling me that my "Your Mac start up disc has no more space available for application memory."
A 3rd party program SnowTape was running but wasn't responding and the other open applications were Mail, Safari and Finder. I only opened Little Snapper to capture the message afterwards along with the info from iStat.
Here's what I captured from the iStat drop down:
Wired 674MB
Active 8.87GB
Inactive 4.38GB
Free 79MB
Page ins: 78,895
Page outs: 5,169.368
Swap: 59.00 GB
Snow tape 12.07 GB(!!)
Windows Server 110MB
Mail 80MB
Helper 55MB
mds 48MB
I'm curious if it's possible that my migration from a 32 bit Intel iMac w/a Core Duo could have anything to do with it since I used XSlimmer quite a bit to trim the PPC code and some Intel 64 bit long before I purchased my new Core i7 iMac? Another reason I brought that up is an unrelated topic on BluRay ripping
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Mac Mini Mid-2010 Beeping every five seconds - HD Upgrade

I upgraded my Mac Mini Server (Mid-2010) with two 480 GB SSD drives tonight. The drives are Intel (ssdsc2bb480g401) drives. I know the mid-2010 mini runs at 3 GB/s and the drives I put in are 6 GB/s.
I thought the drives would work and just run at 3 GB/s. I'm getting a constant beep and LED flash every 5 seconds. I'm thinking the drives are not compatible.
Anyone else run into this problem?
I see a bunch online about memory upgrades related to beep sequences, but the memory is the original 4GB. No change there.
Thanks!

den.thed,
Thanks. I have done that a few times already with no luck. I just pulled the top module out and the computer booted. I pull the bottom module out and replaced it with the top one and it booted.
That tells me both modules are working.
I think put the extra back in the top slot and the beeping comes back. I have reseated a few times and still get the beep. Maybe a bad slot? Dammm static electricity is the only thing I can think of.

Mid-2010 Mac Mini, dead optical drive: Are any slim Firewire DVD burners compatible?

The optical drive on my Mac Mini seems to have died prematurely, as the OEM drives are known to do. Estimated cost of replacing the internal component: $170. And it would be the exact same model Apple optical drive, not a more robust one.
Now very reluctantly thinking of adding yet another peripheral. USB ports are pretty well filled but I don't use the Firewire port for anything.
Trouble is, since Apple discontinued Firewire, the manufacturers of Mac-compatible optical drives aren't making Firewire models any more.
There are a few recent Firewire DVD burners from PC peripheral manufacturers, such as Acer, Aopen, Dell, Pioneer, Sony (Amazon reviews say it's restricted to burning Sony media) in a small "slim" form factor.
Anyone have information about their compatibility with Firewire 800 on mid-2010 Mac mini, Mac OS 10.10.1 Yosemite?

There are some steps involved which may translate to tedium,
as noted in the repair guide for the Mid 2010 Mini from iFixit.
•Mac Mini - Mid 2010 Repair Guide - iFixit:
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Mac_Mini_Mid_2010
At about Step 25, of an overall rated Difficult process, you can
see the Optical Drive, and likely be at a point to install replace-
ment, then reverse the process; paying heed to advice given.
•Mac Mini - Model A1347 - Optical Drive Replacement - iFixit:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+mini+Model+A1347+Optical+Drive+Replacement/3167
At least you can get into this computer. Be sure to have a spare
optical drive cable and other possible items that may get broken
in the process. Oh there also is a PRAM battery in this computer
that may or may not need replacement while it is open...
If at one point, if several parts were to be replaced at one time, a
visit to a service technician becomes very cost effective. Find one
that will install the parts you may get from third-party sources. If
you know someone at a college computer lab, they may be able
to perform the swap, test their work, and be done, in short order.
Or, chose to use an external inexpensive 'superdrive' equivalent.
I'd heard the LG brand was among some that work, and can also
be used to boot the computer from System DVD or utility discs...
It is a USB drive, can burn DVD/CD media, and is not costly.
The ability to swap out the defective optical drive, and replace it
with an SSD or second storage drive, may be a way to go; but
it also would be at least as tedious as optical drive replacement.
This may add value to the device, in a resale situation later.
That would use the 'drive doubler' idea referred to at macsales.
In the above main guide, is a primer on how to swap out the optical
drive and replace it with a second hard disk drive or solid state drive.
Similar to what the OWC site says, but they have a good kit, too.
Good luck & happy computing!

New mid 2010 Mini problems.......

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