Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-12-04 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
does not have to be turned on so >> far as I have been able to determine. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo >> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 19:06 >

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-28 Thread Kristeen Hughes
I don't have a printer anywhere on the network. I have tried to use the activity monitor, but the computer is so constantly busy, that I can't get anything understandable from speech. It breaks up after a syllable or two. I do appreciate the continued suggestions. Kristeen On Nov 26, 2012, at 1

RE: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-27 Thread Jeff Bishop
aries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kristeen Hughes Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:30 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor Hello Mike and all, As you suggested, Mike, I opened up system information.app and m

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-27 Thread Chris Blouch
Interesting. Maybe they finally fixed it. Can you check in "About This Mac" and then "More Info" and note what model it reports? Would be nice to finally say that Mac Minis after xyz date no longer have this issue. CB On 11/27/12 10:13 AM, Kliphton Miller wrote: 0, zilch, noda, no busy in an

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-27 Thread Kliphton Miller
0, zilch, noda, no busy in any app that I have ran. Now like I said, I had it custom built, with 1TB of SSD, 16 gigs of ram, 2.6 I7 quad core processor. So maybe these extra specks help out a great deal? Kliphton.A.M (Email&iMessage) kliph...@outlook.com (Twitter&Skype) kliphton72 http://klip

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, So, you have had no attack of the busies while using Safari or iTunes for example? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Nov 27, 2012, at 9:16 AM, Kliphton Miller wrote: > Okay, I don't know if this is because I had my mini custom bui

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-27 Thread Kliphton Miller
Okay, I don't know if this is because I had my mini custom built, that this might make a difference. But I have no monitor hooked up, no HDMI or VGA cable hooked up, and I experience no lag in my system what so ever. I have the latest model, the one that apple just released late October of thi

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-26 Thread Mike Arrigo
Ok, let's try this. Again, go to your utilities folder and open activity monitor. Is anything in there consuming a large amount of processor resources? Sometimes left over print jobs can do this. On Nov 26, 2012, at 3:29 PM, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > Hello Mike and all, > As you suggested, Mike,

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-26 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
does not have to be turned on so >> far as I have been able to determine. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo >> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 19:06 >

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-26 Thread Kristeen Hughes
Hello Mike and all, As you suggested, Mike, I opened up system information.app and my Mac Mini shows that it has a monitor connected. It's the same monitor that was connected before I tried running without one. I am totally at a loss. Today when I rebooted the system it ran even poorer than it d

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-26 Thread Chris Blouch
This was my conclusion as well and in my old post I provided links to some wiring schematics to make a VGA terminator. All the places I could find which sold VGA terminators seem to no longer have them in stock. The sense pins indicate what resolution the connected display is running and my ass

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
Give this a try if you can. Some of this does sound like the computer is not connected to a monitor. What port are you using for the monitor connection? Open the utilities folder and open the system information or system profiler application, whatever you have. In the list of components, go down

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
oups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 19:06 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor > > With the older minis, there was an adapter you could get that allowed the &g

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-25 Thread Kristeen Hughes
Hello, I have read all of the emails about needing a monitor on my mini. I had already drawn that same conclusion by experimenting without one. I hooked my monitor back up, But that did not help the problem. When I first boot up my mini everything is stable and runs fine. That is, finder runs fi

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-25 Thread Alex Hall
rigo > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 19:06 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor > > With the older minis, there was an adapter you could get that allowed the > mini's dvi port to connect to a regular TV. If this ada

RE: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-25 Thread Jesus Garcia
] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 19:06 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor With the older minis, there was an adapter you could get that allowed the mini's dvi port to connect to a regular TV. If this adapte

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-25 Thread Mike Arrigo
With the older minis, there was an adapter you could get that allowed the mini's dvi port to connect to a regular TV. If this adapter was connected, the mini would work fine. That doesn't work on the newer minis though. Depending on what mini you have, it probably has a mini display port, and ei

Re: a note on running a Mini with no monitor

2012-11-25 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
IF you can get a terminal plug or a vga to avi adaptor tat tricks the mac into thinking there is something attached as a monitor, the mac mini will run fine with no performance difference. hth, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.ioanagandrabur.com on iTunes and most online stores. On Nov 25