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Apple's small form factor desktop computer. It first debuted on January 22, 2005.

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Is it safe to stack Mac minis on top of each other?

I wish I had a picture for absolute proof, but at one point we stacked up 5 Mac minis for several years running two FirstClass email servers, an OD server, and two file servers. They were in a well ai …
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Mac mini wakes 2 seconds after going to sleep

Its possible that a USB device (keyboard, mouse, external USB hard drive, etc) is not behaving. If you have other USB-connected devices, does this still occur when they are disconnected? You don't m …
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How to upgrade an older Mac Mini to newest OS and newest firmware?

Unfortunately, this Mac Mini can only be upgraded to macOS version 10.7.5. Source: MacTracker.app on both iOS and macOS. This Apple Community post also verifies this.
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What is the process to replace a hard drive in a Mac Mini?

This iFixit page has a wealth of information about how to work on the 2011 Mini's hardware. These instructional pages on replacing the Hard Drive and the Hard Drive cable are exactly what you are look …
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Mac mini running Catalina has no sound input

Apple Menu > System Preferences > Sound is the place to look for Input Sources: I've selected the Internal Microphone in the screenshot below for legibility. To use the Snowball mic (an amazing mic, …
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Bad Mac Mini 2012 passes AHT, but ASD shows several errors/failures. Logic board failure?

This machine is toast. Short of putting it on a test bench, it’ll be hard for you to figure out what’s wrong with it, and from where I sit somewhere on the planet, even harder. This computer deserves …
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DELL U2515H-display and Mac Mini (Late 2011)

You should be able to use a Thunderbolt cable to attach the Mac Mini Thunderbolt port to the Dell Mini DisplayPort.
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Setup Assistant Runs on Every Restart

Does this happen on another user's account on this Mac? If you don't have other user accounts, go ahead and create one to test the problem - you can always delete it later - to see if the problem occu …
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2010 Mac Mini Downgrade

If you're adept at such things, you could swap out the internal 54K RPM drive with a SSD, and put the 54K drive into an external enclosure for Plex data. OWC* (Macsales.com) sells kits with an extern …
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21:9 2560x1080 on Mini late 2012

According to MacTracker.app: Display Connection 1 - HDMI port or Thunderbolt digital video output Display Support Supports an HDMI-compatible device while using one Thunderbolt display or suppo …
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Does opening the Mac mini 2018 for cleaning void the warranty?

The iFixit Teardown shows the Mac mini 2018 is relatively easy to open. Apple even returned to the user replaceable RAM option, thus indicating that they expect users to open the case. Unless you star …
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