Several months ago.... came home and mini was powered off and would not turn back on. I have replaced the unit but would like to try to revive the old one if possible.
I have replaced the ram with its original dimms. Still no good. I have also removed both the dvd and hard drive. Would be happy if i could atleast get the white light and mac sound... but nothing
my G4 will not power up anymore, and I have tried replacing the battery, the pushing the PRAM switch, etc. any other suggestions?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a G5 dual processor ((I think its a 2.5) running Tiger. I had it stored for several months and when I brought it out it won't start.. No response at all to pushing button..
Cord is good as it will power my display.
I have a used G4 from a university surplus materials auction. The cpu had been purged of all programs and operating system. I attempted to install Tiger but installation stops at designating drive location.
View 1 Replies View RelatedWhere to get power supply for - imac os x /model # M6498 EMC NO 1991 100-240V
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have a-
Model Name:Power Mac G5 Quad
Model Identifier:PowerMac11,2
Processor Name:PowerPC G5 (1.1)
Processor Speed:2.5 GHz
Number Of CPUs:4
L2 Cache (per CPU):1 MB
Memory:16 GB
Bus Speed:1.25 GHz
Boot ROM Version:5.2.7f1
Hardware UUID:00000000-0000-1000-8000-00145165E21A
It hung tonight while trying to burn a CD using Toast 9, which I could not even Force Quit. I closed it down using the Power button but when I rebooted it wont play, burn or recognise any media in the CD/DVD Drive! I have had the original replaced a year ago. Has it died or is it a more complicated software or OSX problem? I am running Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L30) Kernel Version:Darwin 9.8.0 on my Mac. The DVD drive has been making some strange whirring noises occasionally as I ripped CDs to my hard drive.
The machine is in a very cold area, was on for about 10 to 15 minutes before it just shutdown (like the plug was pulled) I checked the powercord by using another , same problem. I try to push the power button but nothing happens.
View 6 Replies View RelatedMy power mac G4 wont power on No lights no noise No nuttin! The battery voltage is 3.71 Ive disconnected everything and no luck Tried the PMU? reset no luck
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have the standard 13" aluminum macbook, and I was looking into getting the 'Mini DisplayPort to VGA' adapter to connect my 22" Samsung monitor. On the Apple website, I have seen nothing but horrible reviews about the connection cable, saying that it exclusively does not work with Samsung brand monitors and TV's. On the other hand I only see good things about it connecting to other devices and monitors.
Can anyone shed any light on this? It's already ridiculous that i have to pay the 30$ price for this cable just to use an external monitor, the least I can do is know that it will for sure work.
I've searched hi and low all over my mac mini and can't find an audio input on it anywhere. I've got an audio output socket for a mini jack, but no input.
Is this usual? And if so, does it mean that the mini is still capable of audio input if I use an usb interface?
Basically I want to input some audio from a guitar and mic and wanted to know if this was going to be a possibility.
My son is having a BIG problem with his Mac Mini. His Mini has a 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, memory of 3GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM and runs Mac OS X Version 10.6.3. He has Time Machine and also a 1.5TB desktop hard drive. From time to time, he has been getting pop-up warnings that his internal hard drive was about to become full. He would then do some deleting and things would be fine until the next pop-up. Last week, after watching some videos on Utube, he tried to open iTunes and, instead of a pop-up, got an error message with some numbers (which he didn't write down). It began the usual routine, starting with a white screen with the apple logo in the center and the loading circle spinning right below it. After that, it normally goes to a light blue screen and then loads the desktop, but this time (and ever since) it stopped at the blue screen, empty except for the message "Hard Drive Full, Please Delete Data".
Apparently the screensaver still works, but not much else -- like the Finder. He said that he did get something to appear on the top bar by taking the batteries out of his Apple Bluetooth keyboard, bringing up the "Bluetooth Setup Assistant", but once a wired keyboard is plugged in, everything on the top bar disappears (since the Mac sees a keyboard). He was going to do a "restore" and, in preparation, thought he had done a successful back-up to his external hard drive using the Time Machine feature. However, when he checked the Time Machine under System Preferences it said that the external HD had nearly 1.5 TB unused (only a couple hundred pictures or so on it) and the Time Machine was supposed to put about 70GB on there. So now he is concerned that he didn't/can't do a back-up.
All of a sudden my mini's sound output stopped working and now doesn't recognize any output devices. worked earlier today not now, didn't add anything. system pref - sound - output = "no output devices found
View 7 Replies View RelatedAfter moving I setup the Mini, but got nothing from the monitor. Reset PRAM & PMU, nothing. CPU chimes, etc.work, but the only thing I get from the monitor is a yellow square with a brief message indicating there's no signal.
It's a Mini, 2 MB RAM, Core 2, OSX10.5.x, it's less than a year old. The CPU appears to be OK. Monitor is getting power.
Is it just mine or does this new mini power connector come out too easily? I have to be very careful removing the ethernet cable or FW800 cable lest the power connector slip out and cause a hard shutdown. It's a bit annoying.
View 20 Replies View RelatedMy mother just had her G4 Mac die on her. She bought it four years ago! She got the last MDD Power Mac G4 with dual 1.42 GHz PowerPC 7455 processors, running on OS 9!
Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Flash, Office, GoLive, InDesign, Image ready, Dreamweaver and so on, is the programs she use the most.
She has been quite satisfied thus far with the performance of the G4, until now(DEAD...)
She now considers getting an Mac Mini, with 2,0 Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB Ram running on Lepoard with a 160 GB Harddrive.
My question is - Is the Mac Mini powerful enough for the programs that she uses mostly(mentioned above)
Will the Mac Mini be more powerful or equal to the G4?
The Mini has a integrated Intel 950 GPU - Would it be enough to run does programs decently?
I know that the buyers guide suggests not purchasing a mini, but we are short on money, and she needs the computer to do her job as a web designer/art director!
An alternative would be to purchase a refurbed G4 similiar to the one she had before!
I dont know what to advice to her. When money is an factor, and considering that she has been happy with the G4 for the past for years, I just dont know...
was watching a video on top gear site and suddenly the mac mini light went off and now the unit will not power back up. the plug in where i put the adapter in has power because i plugged in a lamp and it works. i tried to unplug the unit and held down the power button and plugged in the unit and let go the power button and pressed it again right after letting go the button. still no power to the little light just below and to the right of the cd slot. would like to know if there is any thing else i can do. i have a fluke 87 meter and the output of the little brick is 18.54 volts dc. sincerely dickie from thibodaux, louisiana.
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Mac mini, mac mini won't power up
My mac mini will not eject the cd. I partitioned the drive in order to install windows (cuz portions of our system are not Mac compatible). When I inserted the windows CD and rebooted, the mini only boots to a prompt but will not accept any commands from any input devices (none, zip, zero, nada, zilch). I need to be able to remove the CD that is now stuck without the use of external devices or figure out how to get the machine to recognize a command (external keyboard inputs are not working or recognized).
View 3 Replies View Relatedsend me pics of the power cable of the new mac mini because i want to use it in Europe.
View 19 Replies View RelatedI am getting a message several times a day that my mac mini is running on UPS power. The power is fine though. It seems like maybe I just got a bad UPS, but is there anything I should look at before I exchange it?
View 4 Replies View RelatedWhile working last night I got a short power failure in the house. Right after that when I tried to start my mac mini again, it booted up to the log in scren ok, but when I try to login, a white screen appears and then it goes right back to the login screen.
Things I have tried: Tried to fix disk in recovery, no errors were found.used resetpassword in Terminal for my user account I can't get into safe mode, I'm trying to hold the shift and release it before progress bar, but safe mode doesn't come up?
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
how do i power up the display on a cinema hd? Can I connect it to my late 2006 macmini?
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2006 model
My mac mini will not shutdown only from the power button?
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Mac mini (Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
Can the Mac mini with 4GB of RAM run VMFusion 2.02 with Windows XP Home properly without any problems? Is 2.0GHz fast enough, or even 2.26GHz fast enough for VMFusion? Does the Mac mini have enough horse power to run Windows XP?
View 1 Replies View RelatedMy mother-in-laws Power PC Mac Mini stopped working the other day. After booting to disk utility and seeing that there wasn't a hard drive mounting I assumed the hard drive was dead. I ordered a replacement from OWC, opened the mini, and put in the new hard drive. Now I can't get the mini to boot from CD all I get is a blank gray screen and eventually the folder with a question mark icon. I was under the assumption I could boot to disc again, format and reinstall on the new hard drive. I also can't get the CD to eject but it is spinning up.
View 7 Replies View RelatedDoes the current 2.0GHz Mac Mini have the power to be capable of running apps like final cut express, dreamweaver and photoshop well?
I have Mac Mini 1.5 solo that work very well for me and my son untill we updated the EFI 1.1 a week ago and never booted back up. I call apple and was told bad hardware maybe caused by update they send me to a Apple store to get it checked but there they said it was the power button not the flash. I had it plug in to the wall the hole time at home but when i took it there it booted as soon as he plug it in so he shut down and it did not boot, he unplug it for a few seconds plug it back no good with button but did boot a few second by itself. I replaced the button my self for a few hunder less then what Apple Was asking for (160.00 less). Still not luck. I feel i got screwed by Apple on this. Has anyone seen this and how it fix.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am having lockup issues with my new Mini. I changed the RAM to 3gb and a SSD. boots fine but completely locks up after a period of use. Only way to cure it is to force reboot via power button. Anyone here has the same issue or know what I should do?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI am thinking about bying a mac mini to replace my power mac G4, that has serious problems.
My monitor is a:
Apple Studio Display 17 (ADC)
Display Connector: ADC
Apple Display Connector port
and it has that proprietary connection and does not require a power cord
Can I reuse my current monitor in a mini mac?
How do I connect an ADC monitor to a mini mac Mini DisplayPort video out ?
The only gripe so far with my 2011 Mac Mini is the power button on the BACK of the computer. Really? Everything else I can turn on while sitting in my chair, but I have to get up and reach around the mini to turn it on. I guess I'll have to get an under desk mount and put it close to the front of the desk so I can reach it.
Was Apple worried LaCie was going to sue them over design issues if they had a single power button on the front?
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 8GB RAM, 750 GB HDD, i7
I reset the PMU trying to get this monitor to work with my Mini. And that fixed it. However, I have lost my power light?what the heck to do to restore that as with the noise in this office, its the only way I know if the mac is on other than having the monitor switched to this box?
Info:Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
