 Sweet WitchBe the flame, not the moth.Premium,MVM
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Gallifrey | [Beginner] tiny little mac? Hi guys,
Ok, my father is in the ICU and I need to get some files from his computer, but the only mac thing I can find near his desk is a small maybe 8" square by 1.5" high box on his desk under a monitor with a mac logo on the top. There's a slim optical drive sitting on the top of it too.
Forgive this pc girl, but is that the actual computer?
If so, what model is it so I can look up the manual?
Thanks! 
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| It's probably a Mac mini: »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Mini
Depending on how old it is it will have a DVI or HDMI port for connecting to a monitor.
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 SuperNet9Go Ninja,Go Ninja Go..Premium
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kudos:4 | reply to Sweet Witch
Yea, it is prob a mac mini..
If you go to the apple logo on the top left and click on system pref, it will give the model # |
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Sweet WitchBe the flame, not the moth.Premium,MVM
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Gallifrey | Ok, and is the SS drive sitting on top of it the main drive or an external?
Stay around, I'll need lots of help with this alien computer in a few weeks!
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 MikePremium,Mod
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Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | Want to try that one again?
SS drive? Solid State?
Mini doesn't have solid state, if I recall correctly. |
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 HiVoltPremium
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Is this what you're looking at?
The unit on the bottom is the Mac Mini. It has USB ports in the back if you need to plug in a USB drive to copy files to & from.
The unit on top is the Apple slot loading optical drive, which connects via USB to the back.
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Sweet WitchBe the flame, not the moth.Premium,MVM
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Gallifrey | said by HiVolt:
Is this what you're looking at?
The unit on the bottom is the Mac Mini. It has USB ports in the back if you need to plug in a USB drive to copy files to & from.
The unit on top is the Apple slot loading optical drive, which connects via USB to the back.
That's it 
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MacMini, best'sleeper' Mac out there.......
Even the Cybermen can't delete it................... |
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Sweet WitchBe the flame, not the moth.Premium,MVM
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Gallifrey | reply to Mike
said by Mike:
Want to try that one again?
SS drive? Solid State?
Mini doesn't have solid state, if I recall correctly.
Ok My father is an external fanatic but I wasn't sure.
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Sweet WitchBe the flame, not the moth.Premium,MVM
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Gallifrey | reply to kerriskandie
said by kerriskandie:
Even the Cybermen can't delete it...................
I bet the Borg could though
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 OctaveanPremium,MVM
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New York, NY
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said by Mike:Want to try that one again?
SS drive? Solid State?
Mini doesn't have solid state, if I recall correctly.
But one could probably just add an SSD if they wanted to. It's tight in there but possible,...... |
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 JackarinoPremium
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Allendale, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to Sweet Witch
Do you know how to get the files? |
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Daleks could take care of the Borg.................... |
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Sweet WitchBe the flame, not the moth.Premium,MVM
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Gallifrey | reply to Octavean
said by Octavean:
But one could probably just add an SSD if they wanted to. It's tight in there but possible,......
It's an external Solid State Drive, something called a Mercury Extreme Pro 6G.
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Sweet WitchBe the flame, not the moth.Premium,MVM
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Gallifrey | reply to kerriskandie
said by kerriskandie:
Daleks could take care of the Borg....................
Only if the Daleks can rotate the frequency of their lasers
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Sweet WitchBe the flame, not the moth.Premium,MVM
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Gallifrey | reply to Jackarino
said by Jackarino:
Do you know how to get the files?
No freaking clue. I can access the sidebar to see the programs but neither a right click or hitting Return will actually open anything. It just switches back and forth between some open program and a black screen with something like open program icons on it.
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MikePremium,Mod
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Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | This might be helpful.
Shift + Command (looks like a square with 4 pig tails) + 3 is screenshot. They'll be placed on the desktop with a time stamp. |
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 rjackalPremium
join:2002-07-09
Plymouth, MI | reply to Sweet Witch
Hmm.. doesn't really sound like Mac-like behavior.
Pictures of what's on the screen would be helpful. |
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Sweet WitchBe the flame, not the moth.Premium,MVM
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Gallifrey | reply to Mike
I can't get it to turn on now. I didn't shut it down yesterday, just turned off the monitor, and I just turned the monitor back on and it couldn't find a signal.
How do I get the beastie out of sleep mode?
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MikePremium,Mod
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Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | space bar.
If that doesn't work, hold the button on the back in for about 5 seconds, give it a second, then push it again then wait for the chime. |
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