Apple Mouse won't work with Mac MiniI have a third-party keyboard/mouse that I use alternately with my 3-month old Mac Mini and a PC, but I have an intermittent problem on the Mac Mini. Often the mouse keeps becoming unresponsive. Sometimes restarting t...view more
Thread screen and keyboard doesn't turn on after sleep-mode
screen and keyboard doesn't turn on after sleep-modeI just got a brand new Mac Mini (ultimo 2014) running OS X El Capitan (10.11.6). I got a regular Apple keyboard (not bluetooth) and a brand new NEC MultiSync EA244WMi screen. Also, a regular Logitech mouse (not bluet...view more
Mini Mac AirPlayI have my mini Mac connected to my matrix Amplifier on Mono jack to stereo to distribute sound through out the house and an Apple TV hooked to my lounge TV, how do I set AirPlay on mini Mac to play music from my...view more
Time Machine Backup Raid 5We recently upgraded our file server and installed a new Raid 5 disc array for file storage. The operating system is on the internal hard drive. The backup process is not working as expected. There...view more
Empty gray screen on wake?So I've been using this Mac mini (Late 2014, 2.6 GHz Core i5, 8 GB Memory, 1 TB HDD, OS X El Capitan 10.11.6) for almost a year now and I'm having a serious problem with waking up from sleep recently. If I let i...view more
External USB drive disconnects randomlyHello, I use a Mac mini as a Server and have two OWC MiniStacks attached to it. The Ministacks are connected via USB3 and are underneath the Mac mini. The Ministack in the middle started disconnecting randomly...view more
External drives do not spin down.Hello, I have three Ministacks attached to my Mac mini Server. The drives in two of them are continuously overheating. They do not spin down properly, when inactive, while their fan is off. Setting is as follows: Mac...view more
Mac mini keeps crashingCan someone help diagnose why my mac mini keeps crashing? I bought it second hand, and it had been upgraded to the latest OS El Capitan (originally it would have had OSX server). The machine looks in ver...view more
Remote accessWork at a college and I'm setting up a computer lab with Mac Mini , but I wonder if there is some way to make remote access for my Windows PC to perform maintenance on the Mac. I'm grateful if anyone can help me! ...view more
Hdmi to dvi splitter questionI have a 2012 i7. Its video ports are HDMI or thunderbolt. Is there any reason this model would be unable to support using an hdmi-dvi adapter cable to feed a powered Dvi splitter in order to run 2 ident...view more
can't shut off bluetooth on minijust bought a new mini. I want to use a wired mouse and keyboard but the mini will not let me turn off bluetooth or recognize the wired mouse or keyboard. can anyone help with this?view more
Thread How to clean a DVD Superdrive using a credit card !
How to clean a DVD Superdrive using a credit card !Hi Guys, This is a brilliant procedure to clean the optical head of the DVD Superdrive on a mac mini late 2009 edition or other macs using the slot loading DVD superdrive. You do not need to open the computer at all t...view more
Thread Issue- no video -DVI dual splitter i7-HDMI port>DVI
Issue- no video -DVI dual splitter i7-HDMI port>DVIWhat am I missing here? I have an i7 2.3g -late2012 Mini. 10.8.5. in a studio where i feed a dual display using a video splitter by - first, Tripp Lite, now an Aluratek -DVI 2-port video sp...view more
IR remote response timeWhen using the DVD player app on my Mac Mini, the video controls (Pause, Menu, etc) is very, very slow, up to minutes to respond. This is generally after an )SX update and resolves itself over time. But no the last ti...view more
How to erase Mac 2011im selling my Mac mini 2012 it's running Yosemite what steps do I take to reset and erase it? I don't have any disks and don't think they came with them. Thanksview more
Reassign single keyCan I reprogram or reassign a single key (probably the ^ part of the 6^ or §± or `~ if it has to be an entire key as in both characters) since the 2@€ key on my wired keyboard for my MacMini is comple...view more
