PLEASE HELP! Unsupported resolution/reinstall
Hi,
I have mini mac running latest snow leopard. I used ResSwitcher and now when it boots up the monitor just shows "Out of range" as the resolution is obviously unsupported by my monitor. I've tried 3 different monitors, all the same.
I don't have screen sharing enabled, if I did I could connect from my other mini mac and change the resolution.
So how can I reset the resolution??? I've tried booting with cmd, option and p r bit no go
All data is backed up on an external drive so figured I'd try to reinstall the OS, but when I boot to the OSX DVD it says cannot be installed on this mac!!!!!!
HELP!!!!!
I don't know the ResSwitcher application, but if you would have enabled Screen Sharing Im pretty sure you could have accessed your Mini.
Before you take any dramatic measures can you try the following:
Boot in Safe Mode (see http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1455 for details), which should avoid ResSwitcher to load and either remove or reconfigure ResSwitcher.
Reset the System Management Controller (see http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 for details).
.... so figured I'd try to reinstall the OS, but when I boot to the OSX DVD it says cannot be installed on this mac!!!!!!
Various reasons for this, including trying to install an OS X version that is older than the one your Mini shipped with. Are you sure you use the correct disk and not the one one of your other Mini?
Eric
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