Mac Mini 2007 OS 10.4 driving me crazy

nathaliacvieira · Dec 27, 2012, 04:00 PM

I´m desperate with the way my OS X 10.4.11 works.

Out of nowhere, the Facebook page doesn´t load perfectly, and the browser automaticcaly downloads php files to my desktop (such as like.php, xd_arbiter.php, activity.php).

YouTube just doesn´t load videos sometimes.

I can´t open magnet links.

I would be glad if anyone can help me, because I don´ t want to give up on my Mini.

Thanks!

MisterKeeks · Dec 27, 2012, 04:13 PM

10.4 is a very outdated OS. You should upgrade to 10.6 or 10.7. Most of your problems would disappear.

philipma1957 · Dec 27, 2012, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MisterKeeks

10.4 is a very outdated OS. You should upgrade to 10.6 or 10.7. Most of your problems would disappear.

this. tiger or 10.4 is not support by many internet sites. what is the exact set of spec for your mac mini? is it the 1.83 core 2 duo? with 2gb ram

nathaliacvieira · Dec 27, 2012, 05:08 PM

It´s a 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo 1GB 667 MHz DDR2.

I´ afraid the update will not work well in this hardware.

apunkrockmonk · Dec 27, 2012, 05:14 PM

Max out the RAM @ 2GB and you should be good to go for Snow Leopard or Lion.

Snow Leopard would still work @ 1GB but it probably wouldn't be too pretty.

niteflyr · Dec 27, 2012, 05:14 PM

According to Wiki, osx 10.6 Snow Leopard should run. Maybe upgrade the RAM it's cheap.

nathaliacvieira · Dec 27, 2012, 06:53 PM

I will try to install the OS 10.6 and I tell you what happened.

Thank you all.

nathaliacvieira · Dec 28, 2012, 09:07 PM

I have just updated to 10.6 and I'm very very happy. The mini is so much faster and without the bugs so far.

Thank you for saving my mac!

minifridge1138 · Dec 28, 2012, 09:50 PM

Snow Leopard is a very good OS. I think you'll also be happy if you get another GB or 2 of ram.

Dec 27, 2012, 04:00 PM	#1
nathaliacvieira macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Mac Mini 2007 OS 10.4 driving me crazy I´m desperate with the way my OS X 10.4.11 works. Out of nowhere, the Facebook page doesn´t load perfectly, and the browser automaticcaly downloads php files to my desktop (such as like.php, xd_arbiter.php, activity.php). YouTube just doesn´t load videos sometimes. I can´t open magnet links. I would be glad if anyone can help me, because I don´ t want to give up on my Mini. Thanks!
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MisterKeeks macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2012	10.4 is a very outdated OS. You should upgrade to 10.6 or 10.7. Most of your problems would disappear. __________________ Core Duo 1.83 Mac Mini, Dual 2.7 Power Mac G5, Dual 1.8 Power Mac G5, Dual 1.25 MDD G4, 1.6 GHz iMac G5, 900 MHz iBook G3, 800 MHz iMac G4, 500MHz iMac G3, 400MHz iMac G3
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apunkrockmonk macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rochester, NY	Max out the RAM @ 2GB and you should be good to go for Snow Leopard or Lion. Snow Leopard would still work @ 1GB but it probably wouldn't be too pretty. __________________ iPad White 16GB iPad3 iOS 6.1.2\|WiFi iPhone Black 32GB iP5 iOS 6.1.2\|T-Mobile (FH1D) MacBook Air i5 1.8GHz\|4GB\|128GB\|10.8.3 Hackintosh i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz\|24GB\|7TB\|10.8.3
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Dec 27, 2012, 05:08 PM	#4
nathaliacvieira Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	It´s a 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo 1GB 667 MHz DDR2. I´ afraid the update will not work well in this hardware.
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Dec 27, 2012, 05:14 PM	#6
niteflyr macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Southern Cal	According to Wiki, osx 10.6 Snow Leopard should run. Maybe upgrade the RAM it's cheap.
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Dec 27, 2012, 06:53 PM	#7
nathaliacvieira Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	I will try to install the OS 10.6 and I tell you what happened. Thank you all.
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Dec 28, 2012, 09:07 PM	#8
nathaliacvieira Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	I have just updated to 10.6 and I'm very very happy. The mini is so much faster and without the bugs so far. Thank you for saving my mac!
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Dec 28, 2012, 09:50 PM	#9
minifridge1138 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2010	Snow Leopard is a very good OS. I think you'll also be happy if you get another GB or 2 of ram.
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