We disconnected the ethernet and started up the computer, then shut it
down, plugged the ethernet back in and it's fine. We have a new
problem though. We need to run the software update but the previous
owner (her uncle) has a password on it and we don't know it, can't get
it because he has
cheryl wrote:
We disconnected the ethernet and started up the computer, then shut it
down, plugged the ethernet back in and it's fine. We have a new
problem though. We need to run the software update but the previous
owner (her uncle) has a password on it and we don't know it, can't get
it
On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:16 PM, cheryl wrote:
We need to run the software update but the previous
owner (her uncle) has a password on it and we don't know it, can't get
it because he has passed away. Is there a way to bypass it? Or do we
have to reinstall the OS?
Boot from the OS disk. IN
On Oct 22, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Charles Lenington wrote:
Go to other world computing (OWC) (www,macsales.com) or Apple and look
up mini memory upgrades.
Remember OWC is your friend when installing hardware!
Ifixit has lavishly illustrated guides to upgrading and repairing your
mini.
If I recall correctly, you are working with the PPC/G4 flavor of the
Mac Mini, correct?
Whether or not you buy from OWC their site usually does have
reasonably good videos of the steps you'd have to go through to
upgrade things like memory or hard drive. I suggest you take a look at
the process
I just finished watching the OWC video I pointed towards in my last link.
It looks like if all you want to do is replace the RAM then you can
skip almost everything in that video. I'm just guessing, but it looks
like all you'd need to do is get the cover off to swap the DDR DIMM.
The video goes
Martin cm...@sonic.net
Sent: Oct 21, 2009 12:09 AM
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Mac Mini stuck after it was working
cheryl wrote:
My friend has acquired a 2005 Mac Mini. It's the one with the 1.25ghz
processor, not Intel. It's running Panther. I don't know if it's got
256 or 512
On Oct 21, 2009, at 8:33 AM, cheryl wrote:
know not to tell them not to install it or to not install it
herself. How do we do a safe boot? I've never heard of it. I'm going
to go over there and fiddle around with it myself and see if I can
figure out the problem.
Boot holding down the
My friend has acquired a 2005 Mac Mini. It's the one with the 1.25ghz
processor, not Intel. It's running Panther. I don't know if it's got
256 or 512 of ram.
Anyway, she got her internet service hooked up (Roadrunner High Speed)
and at first everything was fine. About 2 hours into using the
cheryl wrote:
My friend has acquired a 2005 Mac Mini. It's the one with the 1.25ghz
processor, not Intel. It's running Panther. I don't know if it's got
256 or 512 of ram.
Anyway, she got her internet service hooked up (Roadrunner High Speed)
and at first everything was fine. About 2 hours
cm...@sonic.net
Sent: Oct 21, 2009 12:09 AM
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Mac Mini stuck after it was working
cheryl wrote:
My friend has acquired a 2005 Mac Mini. It's the one with the 1.25ghz
processor, not Intel. It's running Panther. I don't know if it's got
256 or 512 of ram
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