Thread Slow performance with Samsung 850 pro SSD in raid 0
Slow performance with Samsung 850 pro SSD in raid 0I have just upgraded my mac mini (late 2012) with dual Samsung 850 Pro SSD's and put them in RAID 0 mode. The weird thing is, benchmarks show read speeds of 88 MB/sec ? This is way to slow, was expecting at least 500 ...view more
Thread I need disk space - can I move Photos Library?
I need disk space - can I move Photos Library?Mac mini (mid 2011) 2.3 GHz Intel core i5 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 OS X El Capitan version 10.11.2 I have a nice big fat external hard drive, but I'm running out of space on my system hard drive. I haven...view more
Hybrid drive vs. fusion drive performanceI just got a new Mac Mini (Oct 2012) and it has a 1TB drive in it. I'm going to use it to replace an older Mac Mini in which I installed a 500GB Momentus XT hybrid drive. That sucker ran a LOT faster t...view more
Revamping my miniI'm looking to revamp my late 2009 Mac mini. It is starting to show its age, but has performed wonderfully. It's getting slow, but since I don't use it for much other than streaming anymore, it hasn't bothered me. I'v...view more
External HD PortsI have and older external HD with USB 2.0, Firewire 400/800, and eSATA ports. What is the best yet inexpensive way to connect it to my new Mac Mini?view more
Thread hi) got an issue connecting second monitor to mac mini mc816
hi) got an issue connecting second monitor to mac mini mc816connecting one via hdmi is totally ok but when i connect the other one via 'mini displayport to hdmi' + 'hdmi to dvi' adapter its blinkng/flashing/flickering every ~2 minutes it also refuses to wake up after sleep ...view more
Thread LaCie d2 Thunderbolt 2 drive incompatible with Mac mini?
LaCie d2 Thunderbolt 2 drive incompatible with Mac mini?Greeting all - Well I bought a brand new LaCie d2 Thunderbolt 2 3TB eternal drive for use with my mac min (mid 2011). I have previously used several Seagate Thudnerbolt (1) external drives with the mini ...view more
What is the Problem with my Mini?dwb (Level 7) asked me to start a new thread, so here it is. the lengthy, interesting predecessor is at Re: Mac Mini Late 2014 Ram vs SSD So, dwb, I have downloaded EtreCheck and run it twice, choosing...view more
Thread How to undo "fusion" pairing of new HDD&SSD?
How to undo "fusion" pairing of new HDD&SSD?2012 Mac Mini (6,1). With an OWC Data Doubler kit, I put a new SSD and HDD in my mini. SSD to use as main drive and HDD to be the internal Time Machine backup. I then connected the original HDD via an external USB enc...view more
Thread Adobe inDesign CS6 looses print option with El Capitan
Adobe inDesign CS6 looses print option with El CapitanCS6 InDesign's Print option, usually found under File, is not available since I upgraded to 10.11.x On this computer. On another computer running the same OS Adobe's InDesign CS5.5 does have a print option. I asked t...view more
Thread Can't access time machine backups after rebuild
Can't access time machine backups after rebuildMy Mac mini has been exceedingly slow for some time even though I had 400GB free of 1TB capacity so after backing up to time machine, I reformatted the hard drive and reinstalled Elcapitan. When I tried to acces...view more
Should I turn on TRIM for Samsung 850 Pro?I just installed a new Samsung 850 Pro, installed a fresh OS X 10.11.3 and can't figure out if I should enable TRIM or not for the drive. When I open System Report, in SATA/SATA Express section I can see the d...view more
Best storage to use for Mac Mini ServerHi all I have a Mac Mini that I want to start using a server around the house. Manage the other Macs around the house, centralised Time Machine, and also serve as a file server for the couple of Windows machin...view more
Boosting RAM for mid 2011 Mini?Good evening, I have a Mid 2011 Mac Mini running Yosemite 10.10.10, 2.3ghz, 500gb (214gb free) with 8gb of ram (2 x 4gb). My mini has been running very well since I purchased it new in 2011, but I am noticing...view more
Thread Cloning my Mac Mini's disk to a smaller SSD drive
Cloning my Mac Mini's disk to a smaller SSD driveI own a late-2011 Mac Mini. Inside is a 500Gb "spinning" hard drive. I also own an empty Samsung 850 EVO 128Gb SSD. I wish to use Disk Utility as per these video instructions to transfer all data from the original HD ...view more