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Mac Mini - Headless Media Server
Fallingman
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So I have an old Mac Mini that I use as a media centre.
I've used it in the past and control it purely with my MBP over the Wireless Network. I've had it all in storage for a while now, but am looking to get everything set up again this weekend.
My question is this:
What's the best power saving settings that I can use? Do I have to tell it to never sleep, so that it's always available over my network? Ideally it would sleep and wake when I need it - so currently I tell it to turn off the HD when it can (does it ever if it never 'sleeps'?) but tell it to never sleep.
What's the difference, power consumption wise?
I tried ticking the option that tells it to wake for admin LAN access, but when it sleeps, it disappears from my finder, and so I cant control the screen, or mount it.
I cant be the first to wonder this... surely?
I've used it in the past and control it purely with my MBP over the Wireless Network. I've had it all in storage for a while now, but am looking to get everything set up again this weekend.
My question is this:
What's the best power saving settings that I can use? Do I have to tell it to never sleep, so that it's always available over my network? Ideally it would sleep and wake when I need it - so currently I tell it to turn off the HD when it can (does it ever if it never 'sleeps'?) but tell it to never sleep.
What's the difference, power consumption wise?
I tried ticking the option that tells it to wake for admin LAN access, but when it sleeps, it disappears from my finder, and so I cant control the screen, or mount it.
I cant be the first to wonder this... surely?
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