The Mac Mini is a desktop, so the same procedure should hold. To be sure, though, do a google search for "reset SMC on [your mac's model]" and find the Apple Knowledgebase article covering your type of computer. On Jan 16, 2014, at 6:18 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie <[email protected]> wrote:
> How would you reset the smc on a desk top? > Thanks! > Cait > > On Jan 6, 2014, at 5:17 PM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The PRAM reset stuff happens as part of the hardware self-check, long before >> any boot loaders and other software is executed. What are the advantages of >> resetting the PRAM? PRAM is used to hold a lot of little details >> semi-permanently. Things related to which drive/partition to boot, >> speaker/sound settings, display settings and more. If they get mangled >> somehow your machine can start behaving badly while it goes on a fruitless >> search for a drive which doesn't exist or route sound to nowhere. So doing a >> resent puts things back to factory fresh. Exactly what is stored on PRAM >> varies between Mac models. There is also the SMC for System Management >> Controller on Intel Macs. The SMC controls things like power, fans and >> system performance so you might want to try resetting that as well. On a >> laptop you'll have to unplug it, pull the battery and hold down the power >> button for 5 seconds to drain the last bit of juice. That resets the SMC to >> factory. >> >> CB >> >> On 1/6/14 4:56 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>> What if you have a boot manager? I have Refit installed, so will this work >>> for me or do I need to boot into Mac and then hold down the keys? Also, >>> what exactly are the advantages of doing this? I've heard a lot about it, >>> but am not sure why one might actually need to do it. >>> On Jan 6, 2014, at 12:53 PM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Power down your machine, hold down command+option+P+R and keep holding >>>> them while you power up the machine. You should hear the startup sound >>>> after a bit. I usually keep them down until I've heard the startup sound a >>>> couple time - maybe three or four - and then let off the keys to allow a >>>> normal startup. >>>> >>>> CB >>>> >>>> On 1/6/14 12:13 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: >>>>> Can someone explain the procedure to reset the Prams on a Mac? My system >>>>> has slowed down and I think this might help. I tried to search the >>>>> archives, but could not do so as I didn't find a link in the e-mail >>>>> message to do so as is the case with the iPhone list. Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Les >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
