My trackpad button on my trusty old MacBook has been a little odd for a while now (clicking feels uneven; I get a nice, solid...

Hello everybody, While reinstalling my display into my iMac, I broke one of the 4 thin strips of metal that comes out of the ...

Hello everybody, I've taken my iMac apart due to the problem described in this answer, and it looks like I need a new part. H...

Hello all, Yesterday, the very tip (just the bulb-like part on the very end) came off a headphone jack while it was inside th...

Hello all, My sister's laptop suddenly lost responsiveness with the keyboard one day - the keys didn't do anything anymore. T...

So I generally keep my MacBook in very good shape, but the other day I noticed a little speck in the middle of the display. I...

My iPod generally works fine, but sometimes my iPod will play around 3-5 seconds of a song, pause for a couple seconds, and t...

I've had this computer for a couple years now, and it's still running strong. The battery still gives me 4-5 hours charge, wh...

The problem with using the iPad over VNC is that there's bound to be some lag just by the nature of the problem; getting that much data over wireless isn't easy. I personally use Air Display to use my iPad as a secondary display to my MacBook when I'm on the go, and it's nice to have the extra pixels, but I generally just use the iPad space for non-moving windows, such as reference materials and such. To directly answer your question: no, you won't be able to get a smooth 60 Hz experience with an iPad hooked up to your Mini. However, if you're fine with a little delay then Air Display should work well for you - it allows you to use the iPad for mouse and keyboard input, which is pretty nice. I should note that I haven't done this with the iPad as the sole display -- you will need another display at least for the initial setup. Hope this helps!

When I took apart my iMac (probably nearly the same generation; I have an 11,1) the first time, I messed up the vsync cable, which caused some strange visual and audible problems (high pitched whining). I would just go back and check the cables you unplugged to get under the display -- it's hard to make sure they're all snuggly attached, since you can only lift the display a few inches. Use a flashlight to make sure that all the cables are very secure. Make sure that the vsync cable (the small ribbon) is attached on both sides, as it just slides out of the other side easily. Good luck! iMacs are great machines :)

After finding the part online (about $20 USD, not too bad) I decided I could mess around with the cable - I mean it's broken anyways, right? So I cut off the part that was broken (all of the exposed part) and stripped away the other half of the end (the cable is stiff at the end, and half of that part is the original exposed part). Plugged that into my computer (with the hacked part monitor-side to make insertion and removal easier in the future) and it works! No high-pitched whining :)

After a long and frustrating search (using multiple search terms) I have determined that it is part 922-9156, which I just bought on eBay (lightly used) for $7.50 USD. I'll mark this as the correct answer as I can, but is there a list somewhere of places people can search for obscure cables such as this? It's great when iFixit can help you disassemble your machine, but it's even nicer when you can find the replacement part as easily :)

If you still have your music in your iTunes library, you can most likely re-sync that to your iPod. Otherwise your music is most likely gone, though you can try Senuti or TuneAid to recover it. Good luck!

Firstly, I hope you use some sort of backup hard drive for each of these computers, so that your data isn't lost. I would feel downright awful if I lost my data - I've poured countless hours into the content on my computers. From the information you gave, here's what I suspect about each of these cases (and this may change as we diagnose them): #1 Seems like a hardware problem with the hinge (as mayer said), follow his wise steps and hopefully it is the hinge, which is a part that can be replaced (though it's not the easiest of replacements). #2 I don't think anything inexpensive can be done for this computer. I had a Powerbook G4 with a hinge that failed, but I continued to use it for a couple years until buying a new computer, so you can continue to use the computer in this fashion. With a keyboard and mouse plugged in, you can even operate the machine with the lid closed. In order to do this, with the keyboard, mouse, and display connected, just close the lid (as much as possible, so that the machine detec...

According to this article: In the case of "F21," check the drain hose for kinks, freezing and clogging. Remedy and try the cycle again. And on this site: The F21 error on this line of washers is the machines way of saying the water took to long to drain from the tub. This could be a problem with one of the washer parts including the drain pump itself, how the drain hose enters the stand pipe, or maybe even something is stuck somewhere in the drain system and is preventing the water from flowing properly. Not quite an emergency, but it is an indication of a problem and a problem that can lead to something bigger if not looked into. So it looks like your drain hose may be clogged or kinked in some way. Perhaps you should remove it and inspect. Hope this helps!

This is a large topic, which is why this answer is long (and growing as I make edits). I have thus appropriately bolded important parts and beginnings of topics to make this content more navigable. Gigabytes, or GB, are the standard unit of measurement of harddrive space nowadays (there are others, but we will ignore them for now). The general rule of thumb for computers is to keep 10% of the hard drive free, or else your computer may start to slow down. In this case, it's apples to apples - GB is a unit, you can simply divide the numbers like so: Available / Capacity * 100 = % free In your case: 13.89 / 74.21 * 100 = 18.7% free You have more than enough space free, you don't need to worry about cleaning up files. However, if you would like to clean up the files, here is how you figure out a file or folder's size: In Finder, click once on the file or folder so that it is selected. Then press cmd-i (short for "Get Info") and a window will pop up with a bunch of information about the item you selected. To the r...

I would at first guess that this is a software problem. Have you tried booting from the OS DVD? If you can do that successfully, use the Disk Utility application (detailed instructions here) to check the disk and disk permissions. If that fails, try using TechTool or DiskWarrior or some other program (I hope you have one of these, they are essential tools) and try to find the problem that way. Barring that, I don't know what could be going on. Just make sure no keys / mouse buttons are being pressed on startup; this can cause some STRANGE problems that you wouldn't expect, and an inadvertent key press can cause a lot of troubleshooting pain (I speak from personal experience on this). Let me know how this works!

As anecdotal evidence, I have run a 1 GHz PowerBook G4 with OS 10.5 Leopard. However, it was somewhat slow (not too bad, just noticeably laggy at times). This computer had 1 GB of RAM and a 60 GB HD, most of which was empty. I think Leopard "requires" 1 GB, but 2 GB would be nice if you can get it.

After removing the display, I noticed a high pitched whine coming from the machine, different loudness for different levels of display brightness. Reading up on it, it seems that the problem is with the vertical sync cable (and this is a well-known issue with Apple with new machines, too). So be careful when reinserting this cable!

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would this run vista or 7

I believe the requirements for Vista / 7 are 2+ GB of RAM (with 4 recommended). It certainly wouldn't run it fast, by any standards.