Setting up mini mac

hello all ive just purchased a mini mac when I try to set it up I get a screen that has two remote controls one with a flashing red light that indicates a battery change can anyone help please

Do you have a keyboard and mouse plugged in? That's a warning that the Mac is not detecting either and that you may need to put batteries in your wireless keyboard or mouse.
-Doug

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Just setting up new mac mini however system seems stuck on Bluetooth at startup and not seeing new trackpad or keyboard both wireless?

My new mac mini seems stuck whilst launching for the first time - looking for bluetooth peripherals - they are a new trackpad and wireless keyboard - both in pair mode so I can't see what the issue is..Do I really need to find wired mouse and keyboard to set this up?

Hehehe... Yes, a freshly-booting Mac from the factory can get confused with all that wireless traffic. In the past I've been able to get new Macs to pair with a keyboard and mouse/trackpad by switching the keyboard/mouse/whatever off and then on again while the computer is attempting to find something to pair with. The computer will attempt pairing with the newly-activated device and otherwise pretty much ignore all the other Bluetooth chatter is sees.
That said, whenever I set up a Mac for someone, I always bring a USB keyboard and mouse with me. It makes the process faster and easier. I then set up their Bluetooth input devices later, using System Preferences.

Has anyone set up a mac mini using an iMac

I am trying to set up a mac mini with my iMac. My end goal is to share files between the two and use my iMac 27" screen for the iMac and the mac mini.

AirDrop will let you share files with very little configuration on your part. As long as the two machines are on the same network, you're just about ready.
As for sharing a display, the 27" model used to support Display input via DisplayPort, which used to be a matter of buying a cable and connecting one to the other. I'm not sure if that feature has come over now that they've switched from DisplayPort to Thunderbolt.
You could also use Screen Sharing to view the mini's desktop from the iMac...again, as long as the two computers are on the same network (and you've configured Screen Sharing on the mini) it should work. Good luck!

I cannot set up an account because my mini-mac is too old. Why?

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I shut down my mac mini. After powering on, it came up with "setting up your mac" on the screen like I was setting up a new mac. Not sure why this is on the screen. I did not wipe it clean for it to start up new.
I did a hard shut down, restarted, then it came up with the user accounts. I selected the main account (mine which is always used) and it went right back to "setting up your mac" again.
Any ideas why it is doing this? It has been stuck on this for 24 hours now.
Thanks!

Something has damaged the routine to find the default user as your user. If your data is not backed up, I'd look at data recovery solutions first:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-1689
If it is backed up, you might want to establish the fact the old first bootable user still is using the system password reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274

Hi i upgrade from lion to mountain lion to day on my mini mac,Since the upgrade i am getting no sound through my HDMI cable which was working fine on lion Checked the midi audio settings and system preferences to out on HDMi nothing no sound whats so ever

Hi i upgraded from lion to mountain lion to day on my mini mac,Since the upgrade i am no longer getting sound through my HDMI cable which was working fine on lion Checked the midi audio settings and system preferences to out on HDMi nothing no sound whats so ever.Any one any ideas?
I use a samsung TV for my monitor via HDMI.Tried all the system Audi setting nothing .Head phone and internal speakers are fine.

Similar issue; Audio was working fine on Lion, now not on Mountain Lion. Have a Macbook Pro early 2011 with AMD Radeon HD 6750M, connected by thunderbolt through a Lacie LBD to a mini-displayport to HDMI adapter (n.b. same problem when not going through the LBD) to a Pioneer VSX 521 AV receiver. For me when I go into audio Midi settings all the volume sliders for the displayport device are greyed out and at zero. But when I click 'configure speakers', it's able to send out the test signals to each speaker. Part of the problem could be that I'm not getting the option to put out 6channel sound, only 2 or 8 channel. Since my system is Dolby 5.1, and I only have 6 speakers, I would have expected the 6ch option to be available. But I imagine there's more to it than that. Elsewhere someone has suggested playing with Remote Interactive over HD on an Onkyo device; I'll see if there's something similar on the Pioneer that can be changed. Any other suggestions welcome.

HT1766 How do I back up my iphone5 to my ICloud account, when my restrictions password. My restrictions pass code has my icloud a account greyed out? Can i backup to a wd external harddrive, or try to backup to a new mini-mac, i jUst purchased?

How do I back up my iphone5 to my ICloud account, whqen iI have forgot my restrictions password. My restrictions pass code has my icloud a account greyed out? Can i backup to a wd external harddrive, or try to backup to a new mini-mac, I just purchased yesterday? This is my first iMac and IPhone5, so i am kinda out on my own, and can use some pointers!! My phone is full of pictures, and will not download anything, until i store my pictures somewhere!!

If you don't remember your restrictions passcode, you will have to force the phone into recovery mode and restore it using iTunes. Do NOT restore your backup. The restrictions passcode is part of the backup.
Everything on the phone will be lost.
You can extract the photos from the camera roll the same way you would from any other digital camera. Having a restriction passcode set should not prevent that. do that before you put the phone in recovery mode and restore it.

Moving a hard drive from one Mac Mini to another to create a twin Mini Mac

I have been a PC user since before the stone age, or atleast since the comadore 64, Then I upgraded to a PC with an actual hard drive. It was huge, 12 MB!
along the road I had purchased 3 Mac laptops. All were new and I just never got used to either so I ended up selling both. About 6 years ago I got an iPhone. I have had ipods since they came out and I liked the data integration. Then an appleTV with a HD now 3 more apple TV 3s. Got an iPad 2 followed by an iPad 3 . Last fall my 2 year old 1500 dollar sony lap top with an i7 processor just would not power up at all, It was a nice PC but to be honest I used to be a Sony fan byt after losing 3 out of 4 laptops, and reading about Apples Intel processors, I thought I would try one more time. What a terriffic way to wean off of windows. I am running OSX Maverics with windows 8.1 on bootcamp. I still need windows for a few programs I am running.
One of my biggest thrills is the amount of inexpensive and even free software available on a Mac. And when a new OS comes out, I dont nmeed to fork up a minimum of 2 to 400 dolars to upgrade. Most microsoft software is very expensive.
Im saying all that to say this,
I want/need one more computer in my shop. Prior to my Mac purchase I had 2 PCs running with Windows 8-8.1 Lots o people bitched about the huge change from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 but personally I love it. Its actually more like a mac now than windows. With running a SSD Windows 8.1 is very fast.
So when I got my Mac Mini with a 1TB hard drive, I took my 250 gb SSD out of my Sony and reformated it. Used Copy clone to clone the Mac OS to the SSD. Very fast and perfect copy. (since then I purchased Copy clone and every day at 11:30 PM CC copyies my SSD Mac Partition to the original HD.
I still havent completely figured how to do the same with my Boot Camp partition. but I purchased Win Clone. There is a fairly long process to seting up the samy system as I have for cloning my mac which is as easy as copying a folder.
Sorry for rambeling
Here is my question. Now that I have a perfectyly cloned hard drive of the actujal hard drive I use inmy Mac Mini, I want to purchase another mac mini, 2012 same as mine. I have an i7 but to save a little I may go with an I5. Can I take that cloned hard drive and just plug it into my new Mac Mini and Viola I have two computers set up perfectly for me when it only took a few minutes. (if this is possible why would anyone ever buy a PC again. I realize a Mac Mini is not the most powerful computer out there, But as tech goes, Its about the most powerful Desk top I have ever owned. I have a secone 120GB SSD that I could then copy both OS systems to. I save all my data extrernally via USB 3 or Firewire 800 to a Promise DS 4600 with 2-3tb hard drives and room for 2 more. I mirrior these right now and have plenty of storage for me
I will use a 1 TB external drive for my shop mac,
Truthfullyu if this works, My mini macs can keep procreating other mini macs all the same configuration
Something I just never could conceve before with a PC. Each PC setup was its own Labor of love and hate. and as much backing up you do, forgfet it, Its still a major deal when one crashes! Hope I didnt run on too long
Thanks

Can I take that cloned hard drive and just plug it into my new Mac Mini and Viola I have two computers set up perfectly
Yes.

I can't get into my Mini Mac

HELP!!!!
I have recently revided the set up my Mini Mac with two user accounts. No problem. Because the other user could access files on my hard drive, I set up an access code to the hard drive in order block the other user's access...big mistake.
Now, since the hard drive is locked, the operating system can not boot up.
My system disks are back in Australia and I am here in Kuching.
I ahve tried to access holding the option key and other keyboard prompts to no effect.
I tried the OS-X disks for another Mac (also OSX) here in the school but they won't boot up. At best I get a prompt asking to select the Hard drive or the system CD inserted but both are marked with an X and will not load.
Instead of booting up into the OS-X, it goes into the Linnex code and asks for user and password which I can provide.
Any ideas? I am desperate and feel very silly!
Cheers!

David:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
+I set up an access code to the hard drive in order block the other user's access...+
Can you explain exactly what you did? That may help explain your situation.
When you try to boot normally, explain exactly what happens.
Have you tried starting up in Safe Mode?
Please post back with updated information.
Good luck.
cornelius

Setting up a Mac OS 10.6 Server for the first time

I'm new to servers, and I would like to set up a Mac Mini Server for my network. There would be 3 Windows clients running Vista Home Premium and 2 Mac OS 10.5 clients. I want to be able to log-in on any computer to an account from the server. Then I would like to have the server storing all of the files from all of the accounts. Also, I would like to be able to access these files from over the internet (I have a static IP address on my router). Also, I would like to host a website (I have a domain name through GoDaddy). How do I do all of those things? Also, do I need to upgrade to Windows Professional (Either Windows 7 or Vista)?
I'm really new to this, so please explain this in great detail. Thank you.

For file sharing, on the Mini, you just need to go to System Preferences -> Sharing and enable file sharing. You'll also want to create whatever accounts on the Mini that you want people to be able to log in with, that'll be in System Preferences -> Accounts.
I don't have a lot of experience with Windows and Snow Leopard (much less Mac OS X Server), but at my wife's small business, they have a Mini running Tiger, and none of the Vista machines were able to connect to it. After some digging, I discovered Microsoft had disabled something critical to connecting to Macs in this way, and with Home Premium, you can't access that setting without some arcane hackery. Here's how you do it, if it turns out to still be needed:
To set a Vista computer to access a Mac server:
Go to the Start menu and go to All Programs -> Accessories -> Run
Type "Regedit.exe" and press return
Go to HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
Select Lsa, then choose Edit -> New -> Key
Type "DWORD" (without quotes) as the name in the list
Double-click the text "(Default)" in the right-hand pane
Enter "1" (without quotes) as the value and press OK
Quit Regedit and restart the machine
Log in to the remote Mac using "ip_address\username" as the user name
As to hosting your own web server... I wouldn't advise that, unless it's purely for internal use and not something aimed at potential customers. You don't want the hassle of being on-call 24-7 to restart the server if something goes wrong, and what will you do if the hard drive dies and has to be replaced? Let someone else deal with those issues. (Of course, GoDaddy isn't known for their reliability... if ensuring the server is up and running 99.9% of the time, you will probably want to go with a more respected company, like [pair Networks|http://promote.pair.com/direct.pl?reedcorner.net+134126].*)
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HT201262 screen on the TV flickering purple when connecting mini mac to TV through HDMI

anybody come across a problem with the TV connected to Mini mac, when i connect my HDMI cable to my TV and open up safari click onto Apple.com watch a video on their home page in full screen the screen flickers purple any ideas what could be the problem.

Hey there Daza2014,
It sounds like you are having some graphical issues with an TV connected to your mac mini. I found this article for you to help troubleshoot what you are seeing here:
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1573
This section in particular:
No video or no signal, image distortion, "snow," or flickering
Check connections
When using an external display be sure to check the following:
If you're using an Apple notebook, confirm the AC power cable or adapter is securely connected to the computer and the cable providing power to the display is also secure. It is always good to have your notebook connected to AC power when an external display is in use.
Confirm display adapters are fully seated in their respective connections and that they are supported models and for the computer and display. Refer to these articles to assist you with adapter compatibility and further configuration information:
Monitor and Display Adapter Table
About Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters
Apple Mini DisplayPort adapters: Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Thunderbolt ports and displays: Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Remove all display cable extenders, KVM switches, or other like devices and retest to determine if the issue is resolved.
Try unplugging the video adapter or cable and then plug it back in.
If more than one video adapter is in use (or "daisy-chained"), troubleshoot by using only one adapter.
Example: A mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter connected to a DVI to HDMI adapter is an unsupported configuration because there is a series of adapters in use.
If available, try using a different display and or adapter (or use a different connector by using DVI instead of VGA, for instance).
Reset the systemYou can reset the Mac's parameter RAM and SMC.Reset the resolutionStart by resetting the Mac's parameter RAM. If the display does not come up, was previously set to an unsupported resolution, and still results in no video:
Start up in Safe Mode.
From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences.
Choose Displays from the View menu to open the preferences pane.
Select any resolution and refresh rate that your display supports.
Restart your computer.
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All the best,
Sterling

Mini Mac + DVI - VGA + Samsung Serie 6 40 inch

Hey peeps,
Now this is my proplem:
I have connected my Mini Mac with (VGA) the Samsung Serie 6. When I start the system up,I get the white screen with the logo of Apple and the running circle. When he's done loading the screen goes black with a message the cable is not wright. But he gives the startup screen???
Does someone know a solution for this problem ?
Many thanks
Hope you guys can help me !

I can't solve your entire problem, but I can give you a piece or two of the answer:
1) If you hold down the Shift key during startup, you should boot into "safe mode". This "safe mode" should be able to put a non-black picture up on your TV. It won't be pretty, but at least you can then use the Mac to do trouble-shooting.
2) Your TV is probably not successfully transmitting its identity through the VGA-DVI converter to the Mac. Hopefully if you go to System Preferences > Displays, you will be able to enter display settings that will work.
3) If this doesn't work, you may have to use a special utility like SwitchXRes to set up a custom "timing" for you TV and Mac. (Can't help you there.) The posts of BSteely will be useful in learning about this:
http://discussions.apple.com/profile.jspa?userID=386127

1080i versus 1080p display - Mini Mac & 46" LC-46D62U SHARP monitor?

We solved our scattered image resolution problem on our new 46" SHARP LCD monitor running on a mini mac (Thanks to BSteely's recommendations).
But we are working with a 1080i resolution by lack of having the option available to set it to 1080p. The mini mac doesn't offer it by default. We are recommended to use switchResX because there is something in the Intel driver for the GMA 950 graphics that picks up on the fact that it is connected to a TV and not a normal monitor that causes it to limit the mini's output to 1080i.
Can anyone or you BSteely share your experience with the software? Is it free? Is it worth it? Will be have more of our money worth: meaning more visible quality going through the process of switching from 1080i to 1080p? Any risk for us to mess up the resolution we were able to obtain so fare (after lots of struggling)?
What is the real difference between 1080i and 1080p? Why are TV's with the 1080p capability more expensive?
Yes, I am a novice in the field. Whole new world. Exiting but confusing. Thank you for all the possible enlightenment.
Deborah

Probably you are dealing with two seperate issues. One is handled from the TV's side and one is handled from the mini's side. First, on the TV, set the View Mode to "Dot by Dot". Refer to the TV's user guide for how to set that mode. That should get rid of jaggy artifacts you mention.
Second, on the mini, it is widely reported that 1080p does not always show up within Displays preferences as expected. Or sometimes 1080p is in fact being sent even when the mini says the resolution is 1080i. It's hard to say which is the case.
Those times when 1080p is not offered as a selection within Displays preferences, others have had success to get it to show up by going into Displays preferences and selecting the "Show displays in menu bar" option. Then, under the resulting menu bar icon that looks like a display, scroll down to "Number of Recent Items" and select 5, or even try 10. For some people, doing this has caused a second 1080 resolution to show up, where the second one is 1080p. A reboot may be required to get this to work.
To check if the mini is outputting 1080p or not, I believe you can check this from the TV by hitting the DISPLAY button on the TV's remote. It should report what it thinks is the format of the incoming video signal. Good luck.

Transfering From Mini Mac to Imac

Hi All - Happy New Year
I have recntly upgraded from a mini to imac G5 - I transfered the files as suggested using the set up software and a firewire cable which was a success. Only problem when I start my pc I have two finder windows open - one for the imac and one for the mini mac - how can I get rid of the mini mac screen.
Many thanks
Davbe

Or you could use Titanium Software's freeware OnyX (choose your download carefully, according to the Mac OS X version you have installed). Does a whole lot for freeware!
You can also use Cocktail (shareware), Cache Out X 4.6.1 (donationware) or Northern Softworks' Tiger Cache Cleaner (shareware).

Question on mini mac

yes i have a imac and iam wanting to get a mini mac for a media file server on my home network
but iam asking can i plug the mini into my imac's usb port and use the imac's display to set up the mini get the media i want on there in itunes
iam just wondeing if i can do that or do i have to get another display for the mini same goes can i use my imacs keyboard , mouse for the mini or do i need to get another set just for the mini
any help would b greatfull

No; you need to use a Mini DisplayPort connection. Click here for setup instructions; if the iMac has a Thunderbolt port, the Mac mini needs to have one as well.
This isn't available for a 21-inch iMac with a Mini DisplayPort.
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