Hi listers,
I have a 2011 mini and tried it without a monitor for some time. It
worked but had the same finder busy problems and other problems discussed in
this thread. Also, without a monitor you must remember each time the computer
starts to press command F 5 because VO will not start automatically.
I have heard of some folks not having the mini issues but they were running the
server addition of OS 10 on a Mini server. If you were going to do that you
might as well just purchase a imac or a monitor for the standard mini.
Now that I have a inexpensive monitor my Mini works great. I usually don't
even have the monitor turned on.
Eric Caron
On Oct 25, 2012, at 9:47 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
> I suspect the problems are software, not hardware, so I don't think a
> hardware refresh will change anything. I could be wrong, though, and some
> people have said on this list that they had no trouble even with older Minis.
> I guess try it with no monitor and see if you end up needing one.
> On Oct 25, 2012, at 9:21 PM, Steve Holmes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I also had numerous issues with not having a monitor connected to my Mac
>> mini. Got a lot of "Finder Busy" messages whenever I accessed Dropbox and I
>> had some other wierd situations that simply went away when I hooked one up.
>> Your friend could buy the cheapest monitor possible and these issues should
>> stay away.
>>
>> What I'm wondering is if these brand new minis still will exhibit these
>> problems or not.
>>
>> On Oct 25, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Donovan Osborn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> That's very true, I bought the iMac primarily for the monitor. Just in case
>>> I got stuck. I don't have a monitor on my Windows computer and there has
>>> been many times when something went wrong with the sound and then I had to
>>> have my brother in law come over with a monitor.
>>> Having a screen just made it easier to deal with.
>>> Plus my nieces love it when they come over and can use the computer.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Donovan Osborn
>>> [email protected]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Personally, I like having a monitor. No, I can't use it, but my family
>>>> can. For instance, if I ever had a serious problem and vo or my sound card
>>>> stopped working, I have a recourse. Also, I can let others read things on
>>>> the screen, such as to proof something or take a quick look at an
>>>> interesting article. I consider the monitor a safety net and a good way to
>>>> have my computer open to anyone who may need it, for whatever reason.
>>>> Plus, as I said, I had no end of trouble when I had no screen, and now all
>>>> is as well as it can be with such low ram.
>>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 8:24 PM, Donovan Osborn <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> About 3 years ago my friend told me the same thing. Now I don't know if
>>>>> this is still a problem. But the way he got around it was to buy a
>>>>> adapter that plug ins in to the USB and connects to your TV. But you
>>>>> don't need to really connect the TV, the adapter just fools it in to
>>>>> thinking that there is a monitor connected.
>>>>> Again I don't know if this is still necessary, but if she buys the Mini
>>>>> and dose have problems with it she could try this workaround.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>
>>>>> Donovan Osborn
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Joanne Chua <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi There,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've an enquiry from one of my friend. She's looking at getting a
>>>>>> MacMini but is not sure if it can operates without a mornitor. As
>>>>>> she's totally blind, a mornitor aint gonna help her alot.
>>>>>> I've try to contact Apple yesterday to explain the situation to them,
>>>>>> unfortunately, they insist that "a MacMini can't be operate without a
>>>>>> mornitor because you have no way seeing at the screen without a
>>>>>> mornitor.". At first, i thought might be the customer cunsultant lack
>>>>>> of knowledge with the capability of there products, then i tried again
>>>>>> a little later with the similar answer.
>>>>>> I'm certain there's some Mac user here that using MacMini on this
>>>>>> list. Can you please share some light on this matter?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Joanne
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>>>>
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> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini)
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