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I'm in need of a USB KVM that will be used to control 4 Macs from a central keyboard, mouse, and monitor. I'm considering the MiniView USB KVM Switch and was wondering if anyone here had any experience with this unit. These are the Macs that will be controlled: Intel-based Mac-mini...

Ah, at one point I did try to get an HP printer connected so it could be shared as a network printer but I never got that working. So, this message must be a leftover from that. I'll see if I can get that software removed, somehow. Thanks! Peace...

Well, I managed to get everything up and running and so far the server is purring happily along. :) Thanks to those who responded. :) @abyers1186: If you're using a PowerMac, you can possibly replace the non-functioning optical drive with a functioning one and then you can boot from...

After rebuilding an OS X Tiger server I administer, I started booting the system in verbose mode to get a sense of what is going on behind the scenes. Previous to the rebuild of the server, I noticed after booting the machine it would sit at the gray Apple logo screen with the spinning wheel...

I've got an update! I have re-installed OS X Tiger server and have installed the combo update to bring the server to the 10.4.11 level. After doing that, I see the security update which caused the grief is the "Security Update 2009-04 (Universal)" update which is 207MB in size. Has anyone...

Ok, I booted the server in verbose mode using Command-v ({Windows Key}-v on my keyboard). I had no way to capture the output but at the end, I do see this loop: g4server /System/Library/Coreservices/LoginWindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application Started g4server...

I tried booting in verbose mode as well but I might not have gotten they keys right. Since I'm using a non-Apple keyboard, I was pressing the "Alt-V" key sequence instead of "(Windows-key)-V", which I think is the correct sequence. I've found a way to get to the critical data (I have the...

I've tried booting into safe mode by pressing the Shift key (I don't know which one or if it matters) while the system boots and it never loads. I power on the machine and press a Shift key after I hear the initial power-on sound. I hold the Shift key until I get the gray Apple screen with the...

So, I've learned I can run the System Profiler from the OS X 10.4.7 installation DVD. Cool. I believe this Mac, despite being a G4, is too old to support Firewire Target Disk mode. So, since the internal hard drive is an ATA (IDE) drive, could I connect it to my Mac-mini via an external USB...

Well, I bought a Firewire cable and am trying to do the Firmware target disk mode connection and I never get the Firewire icon on the target machine (the server) when I boot it while pressing the 'T' key. *sigh* Looks like I'm SOL unless someone else has any bright ideas. I've got one...

So, I ran some Mac OS X updates last night and there were three. An iTunes update, I think a QuickTime update, and a security update (that was 207MB in size). I forget the name of the security update. After the update process finished, I was advised the security update didn't install...

Hi! Are there any free iMovie HD themes available for download or are they all (or mostly) commercial? Thanks! Peace...

Looks promising! Thanks! Peace...

Thanks for that info. Got any ideas on where I can see a photo of where to connect the antennas? I've got an idea of where they are supposed to go but I'm not totally sure. Thanks! :) Peace...

Well, I'm in the middle of swapping out the hard drive now and that video proved to be of great use. Unfortunately, the video covered a Mac-mini WITHOUT Wi-Fi or Bluetooth support, which the Mac-mini I'm servicing does have. This means, I had to deal with the Airport and Bluetooth adapters...

Do you turn on your HDTV first or do you turn on your computer first? I know some HD displays have problems syncing with video sources connected via HDMI and those problems are usually resolved if the display is turned on *before* the video source. Are you going from DVI on the Mac-mini to...

Please nevermind this thread. I think something else is wrong with the machine that is causing the behavior above. Peace...

I'm working on a Mac-mini running OS X Tiger. I've got one admin account setup and 5 or so standard accounts. I'm configuring a connection to a shared folder on a network server on the standard accounts and I wanted to connect to that share using an account id that is DIFFERENT than the...

I understand that but I believe that's what the techs at the Apple store are called, "geniuses". :) I have never cracked open a Mac-mini but I guess now is about as good a time as any to try it out. :) Peace...

*sigh* Ok. Is this something an Apple Genius can do or should I find another Mac tech? Thanks! Peace...