seting up mini with wireless keyboard/mouse?

knarzie · 08:20 AM

My mini has finally arrived wohooo!

2 quick questions. It's just occurred to me that I only have wireless keyboard, mouse and trackpad, will that be a problem?

Also, I have got my crucial 16GB RAM here, can I stick that in before I even turn the mini on for the first time, or should I start it up first?

thank you for reading!

randy98mtu · Jan 7, 2013, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by knarzie

My mini has finally arrived wohooo!

2 quick questions. It's just occurred to me that I only have wireless keyboard, mouse and trackpad, will that be a problem?

Also, I have got my crucial 16GB RAM here, can I stick that in before I even turn the mini on for the first time, or should I start it up first?

thank you for reading!

I always like to start them up first and make sure the OEM stuff works.

mjgriffo · Jan 7, 2013, 06:57 AM

I dived straight in and installed the memory before it had even booted. Each to their own i guess.

I had to use a wired keyboard/ mouse to setup though.

chrise2 · Jan 7, 2013, 07:33 AM

I'd boot it up first w/o the new RAM just to make sure it works on its own. If there is a problem, you won't know if it came bad or if its something with the RAM. I was able to setup the mini with the wireless keyboard and trackpad only. It took a little futzing (turning keyboard on off / etc) but it eventually all paired fine. OS X just sits there trying to pair with anything it can find if its not paired with a keyboard and mouse.

knarzie · Jan 7, 2013, 07:43 AM

Thanks guys!

Connected it to my cinema display, turned on wireless mouse and keyboard, et voila, it works! Now I just gotta stick in the RAM.

knarzie · Jan 10, 2013, 12:58 PM

Swapping RAM took about 3 minutes

Amazing how cool and quiet this machine is. I'm reluctant to lock it away inside a cupboard now.

Jan 7, 2013, 06:39 AM	#1
knarzie macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2008	seting up mini with wireless keyboard/mouse? My mini has finally arrived wohooo! 2 quick questions. It's just occurred to me that I only have wireless keyboard, mouse and trackpad, will that be a problem? Also, I have got my crucial 16GB RAM here, can I stick that in before I even turn the mini on for the first time, or should I start it up first? thank you for reading! __________________ Unibody Macbook 2.4 GHz, 8GB RAM, 750 GB HDD iPhone 4, 64GB, black Last edited by knarzie; Jan 7, 2013 at 08:20 AM.
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Jan 7, 2013, 07:43 AM	#5
knarzie Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2008	Thanks guys! Connected it to my cinema display, turned on wireless mouse and keyboard, et voila, it works! Now I just gotta stick in the RAM. __________________ Unibody Macbook 2.4 GHz, 8GB RAM, 750 GB HDD iPhone 4, 64GB, black
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Jan 10, 2013, 12:58 PM	#6
knarzie Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2008	Swapping RAM took about 3 minutes Amazing how cool and quiet this machine is. I'm reluctant to lock it away inside a cupboard now. __________________ Unibody Macbook 2.4 GHz, 8GB RAM, 750 GB HDD iPhone 4, 64GB, black
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Jan 7, 2013, 06:57 AM	#3
mjgriffo macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	I dived straight in and installed the memory before it had even booted. Each to their own i guess. I had to use a wired keyboard/ mouse to setup though.
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Jan 7, 2013, 07:33 AM	#4
chrise2 macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2012	I'd boot it up first w/o the new RAM just to make sure it works on its own. If there is a problem, you won't know if it came bad or if its something with the RAM. I was able to setup the mini with the wireless keyboard and trackpad only. It took a little futzing (turning keyboard on off / etc) but it eventually all paired fine. OS X just sits there trying to pair with anything it can find if its not paired with a keyboard and mouse.
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