Mini Mini Specifications

Congratulations, you and your Mac mini were made for each other.

10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoWhat’s in the BoxYourMacminicomeswiththefollowingcomponents:Power cordHDMI to DVI AdapterFollowthestepsonth

11Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoSetting Up Your Mac miniPlaceyourMacminirightsideuponarmsurface.Useonlythepowercordthatcamewithyour

12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 2: To access the Internet or a network, connect one end of an Ethernet cable to your Mac mini and the other end

13Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 3: Connect the USB cable from your keyboard and mouse.®HDMIYourMacminidoesn’tcomewithakeyboardoramouse,

14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoYoucanuseKeyboardpreferencestochangethebehavioroftheCapsLock,Control,Option,andCommand(x)modierkey

15Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 4: Connect a display cable to the HDMI port or Thunderbolt port.YourMacminidoesn’tcomewithadisplay,butyo

16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 5: Press the power button (®) on the back to turn on your Mac mini.®HDMI®Step 6: Congure your Mac mini with Se

17Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoSetting Up with Setup AssistantYoucantransferinformationfromanotherMacorPCduringsetup.YoucanalsouseSetup

18 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoÂ To do a setup with migration,select“FromanotherMacorPC”andclickContinue.Followtheonscreeninstructions

19Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoSetting Up with Server AssistantThersttimeyouturnonyourMacminiwithMacOSXLionServerinstalled,ServerAss

Mac mini shown with Thunderbolt Display, Apple Wireless Keyboard, and Magic Mouse.SD card slotImport photos and videos from your digital camera.Help C

20 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoStep 7: Customize your desktop and set your preferences.YoucanquicklycustomizethedesktopusingSystemPreference

21Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoMac or Windows computer Mac miniWireless base stationÂ IftheothercomputerisaWindowscomputeroraMacwithaMac

22 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoYoucanenableDVDorCDSharingonaMacorWindowscomputerandthenusetheRemoteDiscfeatureofMacmini.Remote

23Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoTo use a shared DVD or CD:1 Ontheothercomputer,insertaDVDorCDintheopticaldiscdrive.2 OnyourMacmini,s

24 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoGetting Additional Information onto Your Mac miniYourMacminicomeswithseveralapplicationsinstalled,includingth

25Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoTo put your Mac mini to sleep, do one of the following:Â ChooseApple()>Sleepfromthemenubar.Â Pressthepo

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29Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac miniReadonforanoverviewofthefeaturesandportsofyourMacmini.TheApplewebsiteatwww.apple.comhaslinkst

Mac mini shown with Thunderbolt Display, Apple Wireless Keyboard, and Magic Mouse.SD card slotImport photos and videos from your digital camera.Help C

30 Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac miniWhat’s on the Front of Your Mac miniMemoryaccess coverPowerindicator lightBuilt-in infrared(IR) receiver

31Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac miniBuilt-in infrared (IR) receiverUseanoptionalAppleRemote(availableseparately)withtheIRreceivertocontro

32 Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac miniWhat’s on the Back of Your Mac mini®HDMIFireWire 800portUSB 2.0ports (4)SD cardslotGigabit Ethernetport (10/100/

33Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac mini~Power portConnectthepowercordthatcamewithyourMacmini.HDMIHDMI port ConnectaTVorotherdevicethatus

34 Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac miniUsing the Apple RemoteWiththeoptionalAppleRemote,youcancontrolsystemvolume,playmusicfromyouriTunes

35Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac miniPairing Your Apple RemoteTomakesurethatyourMacminicanbecontrolledbyonlyyourAppleRemote,youcan“pa

36 Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac miniUsing SD CardsTheSDcardslotonthebackofyourMacminiacceptsmoststandardSD(SecureDigital),SDHC(SD

37Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac miniMore Information FormoreinformationaboutusingyourMacmini,seethefollowing:To learn about SeeTroubleshoot

38 Chapter 2 Life with Your Mac miniTo learn about SeeFireWireandUSBconnections HelpCenterandsearchfor“FireWire”or“USB.”Connectingtothe

www.apple.com/storeHelp Center RAM Boost Your Memory3

40 Chapter 3 Boost Your MemoryYourMacminicamewithatleast2gigabytes(GB)ofmemoryonapairof1GBmemorymodules.Youcanreplacethesewi

41Chapter 3 Boost Your MemoryInstalling MemoryYourMacminihastwomemoryslotsinwhichyoucaninstallapairof1GB,2GB,or4GBmemorymodul

42 Chapter 3 Boost Your MemoryStep 3: Remove the bottom cover.LayyourMacminiupsidedownonasoftclothortowel,andthenrotatethebottomco

43Chapter 3 Boost Your MemoryStep 4: Remove the original memory modules.Gentlyspreadtheclipsattheendsofthetopmemorymodulejustenoughto

44 Chapter 3 Boost Your MemoryStep 5: Install the new modules.Carefullypressthenotchededgeofthenewmemorymoduleintothebottomslotwhile

45Chapter 3 Boost Your MemoryStep 6: Replace the bottom cover.Replacethebottomcover,usingthealignmentdotstoplaceitintheunlockedpositi

46 Chapter 3 Boost Your MemoryStep 7: Reconnect the cables.Reconnectthepowercordandanyothercablesyoudisconnected.Step 8: Check the new me

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48 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionOccasionally,youmayhaveaproblemwhileworkingwithyourMacmini.Readonfortroubleshootingtipstotrywh

49Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionAn Ounce of PreventionIfyouhaveaproblemwithyourcomputerorsoftware,havingkeptup-to-dateTimeMachineb

5ContentsContentsChapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go 10 What’sintheBox 11 SettingUpYourMacmini 20 SettingUpDVDorCDSharing 23 MigratingI

50 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionIftheproblemreoccurswhenyouuseaparticularapplication,checkwiththeapplication’smanufacturertoseei

51Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionÂ RestartyourcomputerwhileholdingdowntheCommandkey(x)andRkey,untilthecomputerrestarts.WhentheM

52 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionRepairing, Restoring, or Reinstalling Mac OS X SoftwareIfyouhaveaproblemwithyourMacsoftwareorhardware,

53Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionÂ RestoreyourcomputertoitsfactorysettingsbyerasingitsdiskandreinstallingMacOSXLionandyourApple

54 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionRepairing a Disk with Disk UtilityIfyouhaveaproblemwithyourcomputer,orifyoustartyourcomputerandsee

55Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionReinstalling Mac OS X and Apple ApplicationsUndersomecircumstances,youmayneedtoreinstallMacOSXandApple

56 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionRestoring Your Computer to Its Factory SettingsWhenyourestoreyourcomputertoitsfactorysettings,everything

57Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionChecking for a Hardware ProblemIfyoususpectahardwareproblem,usetheAppleHardwareTestapplicationtohelp

58 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionProblems with Your Internet ConnectionYourMacminihastheNetworkSetupAssistantapplicationtohelpyousetu

59Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionImportant:  InstructionsthatrefertomodemsdonotapplytoLANusers.LANusersmighthavehubs,switches,rout

6 ContentsChapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution 49 AnOunceofPrevention 49 ProblemsThatPreventYoufromUsingYourMacmini 52 Repairing,Resto

60 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionNetwork ConnectionsMakesuretheEthernetcableispluggedintoyourMacminiandintothenetwork.Checkthecab

61Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionÂ MakesureyourMacminiiswithinantennarangeoftheothercomputerorthenetwork’saccesspoint.Nearbyele

62 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionLearning More, Service, and SupportYourMacminidoesn’thaveanyuser-serviceableparts,exceptthememory.Ify

63Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionAppleCare Service and SupportYourMacminicomeswith90daysoftechnicalsupportandoneyearofhardwarerepair

64 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet SolutionCountry Phone WebsiteUnitedStates 1-800-275-2273 www.apple.com/supportAustralia (61)1-300-321-456 www.apple.com

www.apple.com/environment Help Center ergonomics Last, but Not Least5

66 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastForyoursafetyandthatofyourequipment,followtheserulesforhandlingandcleaningyourMacminiandforworki

67Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastÂ Limittheamountoftimeyouuseearbudsorheadphonesathighvolume.Â Avoidturningupthevolumetoblockout

68 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastIfyouinstallitemsotherthanmemory,youriskdamagingyourequipment,andsuchdamageisn’tcoveredbythelimit

69Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastCarrying your Mac miniBeforeyouliftorrepositionyourMacmini,shutitdownanddisconnectallcablesandcords

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70 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastUnderstanding ErgonomicsHerearesometipsforsettingupahealthyworkenvironment.Keyboard Whenyouusethekeybo

71Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastDisplayArrangethedisplaysothatthetopofthescreenisslightlybeloweyelevelwhenyou’resittingatthekeybo

72 Chapter 5 Last, but Not LeastApple and the EnvironmentAppleInc.recognizesitsresponsibilitytominimizetheenvironmentalimpactofitsoperat

73Regulatory Compliance InformationFCC Compliance StatementThisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingt

74Canadian Compliance StatementThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicense-exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwocon

75Nederlands Hierbij verklaart Apple Inc. dat het toestel Mac mini in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere bepalingen van richtlij

76Japan VCCI Class B StatementRussia ENERGY STAR® ComplianceAsanENERGYSTAR®partner,Applehasdeterminedthatstandardcongurationsofthisprodu

77Battery Disposal InformationDisposeofbatteriesaccordingtoyourlocalenvironmentallawsandguidelines.Deutschland: DiesesGerätenthältBatter

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8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoYourMacminiisdesignedsothatyoucaneasilysetitupandstartusingitrightaway.Ifyou’veneverusedaMacmi

80 Looking for Something?AAirPortbasestation 60AirPortExtreme 37AltkeyMacequivalent 14AppleCare 63AppleHardwareTest 57AppleRemotepairing

81Looking for Something?Ppartnercomputerconnectionproblems 51DVDorCDSharingSetupsoftware 20powerbutton 33powerindicatorlight 31powerpor

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9Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, GoÂ Ifyou’reusingyourMacminiwithMacOSXLionServer,it’sreadytohostalloftheservicesprovidedbyLionServ