You definitely need to at least have a monitor connected, the older minis, from before 2008 could get around this by connecting the adapter that allows you to connect it to a TV through the RCA plug. All newer minis however, must be connected to a monitor, no way around it. On Feb 14, 2012, at 7:59 AM, Bill Holton wrote:
> Beofre I bought my Mini I called Apple twice and asked if this would be a > problem. They assured me it would not. Recently dealing with another > related issue they told me they had never received any complaints about > minis not working properly without a monitor. I sent htem a half dozen > emails from people who had. Now they don't respond to me anymore. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 7:24 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Major Finder Problem Caused by Dropbox! > > Do you have the mac mini connected to a monitor, if not, it may cause this > kind of behavior, the monitor does not need to be turned on, just connected. > On Feb 12, 2012, at 7:43 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > >> I just installed Dropbox this afternoon on my new mac mini. I thought >> it installed OK and it even synced up my files from the host but now I >> constantly get "Finder busy" all the time whenever I open *ANY* window >> in the finder! At this point, the Finder is completely useless while >> the Dropbox app is running. If I go into my login preferences and >> remove Dropbox from the startup list and log back in, I can use the >> finder like always. As soon as I launch Dropbox from the >> applications folder or allow it to run at login, Finder goes to hell >> in a handbag! >> >> Has anyone else experienced thins kind of thing? >> >> Note, I am using a mac mini without a monitor connected. I surely >> hope this isn't also going to be a problem like the auto starting of >> VO when no monitor is connected. >> >> Hey, I really want to use Dropbox but this performance hit is a show >> stopper for me. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
