Gordon: I've tried plugging in the HDMI/DVI adapter however there was no change. When i connected even an unplugged monitor, the problems went away.
When i installed the memory, I remember checking the specs at the time just to be sure what I was doing. I've run the unit with and without the server app running. Not sure of the Video adapter though as I am not home. Actually, one of the main reasons why i purchased the Mini was the fact that one could just throw the unit along with a keyboard in a kit bag and carry on. It's not working out that way. Cheers. -----Original Message----- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Smith Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 9:27 AM To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Subject: Re: Mac mini July 2011 screen question Hi Jim On 17 Jul 2012, at 12:57, Jim Noseworthy <jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote: I purchased the unit pre-configured. I did, however remove the 4 GBs of ram and installed 8 GB. The server is a twin HD machine. Right! Apple is doing a lot of funny things with hardware verification nowadays. If you buy something non-Apple, there is a possibility that you'll get problems. However, we ourselves bought memory from Crucial as I refuse to pay Apple's inflated prices. But you do have to be very very careful that you install the exact right DIM modules or the machine will sulk. For the record though, this computer is not being utalized as a server; I just liked that particular configuration. yes, I understand that. All the same, you shouldn't be getting those monitor problems, we are not. We have a stack of 9 Mac Minis, 8 of which are mid/late 2011 models, plus one mid 2009 model. Not a single one of them complains about no monitor being connected. So, which video adapter does your particular machine have? Which OS is it running, I would assume Lion? Have you actually ran the Server.app or should I say did you go through the server setup when you first installed it? I think there are ways of avoiding that, but I'd have to check. I admit I'm intrigued by your problem because, as I say, all of our mid/late 2011 models work perfectly with no monitor. Have you tried reinstalling the OS using something like the Lion Recovery tool? I know you're not running it as a server. But it is supposed to be a server configuration. The whole point of a Server is that they can be administered remotely as well as locally. Therefore, it stands to reason that they wouldn't always necessarily have an active display. Just one last question. Did you plug in the HDMI/DVI adapter? If not, you might like to try that. Gordon <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
