Hi, It doesn't seem like a hardware issue to me if you had Windows running without any similar issues. Therefore, I believe that taking it to an Apple Store would be a waste financially. My nearest Apple Store is about a 5 hour drive so its not usually in the cards for us either.
It does, then, sound like a software issue. I do suggest, though, for troubleshooting purposes that you install the OS onto an external HD. This problem seems to happen quite often so maybe if you let the Mini run off the external OS all night and check on it in the morning to see if it has restarted. If you leave it logged in when you go to bed, and have it set to not log in automatically, then it will be sitting at the login screen if it restarted itself overnight. Give that a try then we can go from there. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-11-05, at 10:41 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, I did that, though I waited one chime too many. Will that matter? If > not, let's hope this solves everything... I'll keep you posted. Thanks. > On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:33 AM, Søren Jensen <s...@coolfortheblind.dk> wrote: > >> Keep reparing your permissions until it shows no errors. >> You restart your ram by holding down: p, r, command and option right after >> you hear the start up chime. Keep holding those keys until the chime has >> heard the third time, and release the keys and it will boot up. >> Best regards: >> Søren Jensen >> Mail & MSN: >> s...@coolfortheblind.dk >> Website: >> http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ >> >> Den 05/11/2012 kl. 17.29 skrev Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com>: >> >>> I did repair permissions, and there were only ten or so errors. I am not >>> sure how to check my power supply, but windows never rebooted mysteriously >>> so I don't think it is that. Remind me how to reset this PRam again? Thanks. >>> On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Søren Jensen <s...@coolfortheblind.dk> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi. >>>> Have you resetted your PR ram? Have you tried to repair your disc and >>>> permissions? Have you checked your powersupply? Sounds more like your >>>> powersupply is damaged. >>>> Best regards: >>>> Søren Jensen >>>> Mail & MSN: >>>> s...@coolfortheblind.dk >>>> Website: >>>> http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ >>>> >>>> Den 05/11/2012 kl. 17.15 skrev Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> I have been in windows since Thursday. I booted back into osx yesterday >>>>> and things were fine. I left this morning for a couple hours and came >>>>> back to find my mac had, once again, restarted itself. I did the power >>>>> cord trick suggested last week and had no problems until now, though, as >>>>> I said, I was in windows for a few days. This isn't looking good... To >>>>> remind you all, it's a 2011 Mini with 2gb ram in a cool room. I have no >>>>> Apple Care, and the nearest Apple store is about two and a half hours >>>>> away. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Have a great day, >>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>> mehg...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> mehg...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > -- > 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. 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