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hannon33
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 Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:30 pm Post subject: Brand New MacMini |
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I just got a MacMini set it up, and it said I have to update iTunes. Did that and then it rebooted and now it's been stuck on the boot logo with the gear for about 2 hours so I tried rebooting it and it does not get passed this boot screen... I'm a pc guy so kinda lost here.... What do I do??
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hannon33
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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I'm going to leave it on over night and hope it loads over the hours...
Is there any reset shortcut? |
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marv777
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:15 pm Post subject: MM 2012 |
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| hannon33 wrote: | I'm going to leave it on over night and hope it loads over the hours...
Is there any reset shortcut? |
What model Mac Mini do you have? |
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hannon33
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| MAC MINI 2.5/2x2gig/500/ap |
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Smithcraft
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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Are you near an Apple Store, independent Apple vendor, or Apple type service place?
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hannon33
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| There is an apple store not tooo far away why? |
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hannon33
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| got this up and running now... trying to copy some video files back and forth with a 16gig USB chip but it won't let me copy to the chip from Mac mini, any idea why? |
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Smithcraft
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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I'd take it in for an examination at the soonest available time.
SC
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marv777
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:06 pm Post subject: MM 2012 |
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| hannon33 wrote: | | got this up and running now... trying to copy some video files back and forth with a 16gig USB chip but it won't let me copy to the chip from Mac mini, any idea why? |
He is correct take it to a Apple provider and see what is happening with your mac mini asap. |
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hannon33
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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I think maybe the USB chip is just formatted wrong. I've been using it on my pc for a while. But now trying to copy from Mac to USB it will not let me..
Do I have to format the USB differently? |
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Grasshopper
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| hannon33 wrote: | I think maybe the USB chip is just formatted wrong. I've been using it on my pc for a while. But now trying to copy from Mac to USB it will not let me..
Do I have to format the USB differently? |
You shouldn't have trouble, but how is the drive formatted?
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hannon33
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| i THINK NTSC |
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Grasshopper
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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NTFS and FAT 32 should work unless something is wrong with the stick. I would try offloading the files to the PC then reformatting the drive to FAT 32. Then upload them to the stick and try it again.
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Smithcraft
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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I believe you can not write to NTFS, unless something has changed. You can write to FAT though.
SC
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macmanmacman
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| yea sorry you have to have the stick formatted as fat 32 mac os x will read ntfs but wont allow you to modify the data on it or from it |
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