We built in the second hard drive in Mac Mini 2011
The latest version of the Mac Mini does not have an optical drive. The server version of the Mac Mini with a second hard drive costs from 45 thousand rubles. Apple also provides the opportunity to upgrade the normal Mac Mini (only in stores authorized resellers). It will cost accordingly.
With straight arms and corresponding equipment, you can mount the second hard drive yourself. For this you need a hard drive . In addition, you will need a special bent mini-SATA cable (if you search, you can find it on eBay ) and a set of Torx screwdrivers (Torx T6, Torx T8). Order cable with screwdrivers can also be here . To embed a second hard drive, you need to almost completely remove all the other components from the Mac Mini, as it will be located at the very bottom (as viewed from the cover). Under the cut - a lot of photos.
1. Mac Mini Upgrade Kit contains all the necessary screwdrivers, along with a mini-SATA cable and additional rubber tabs.
2. First, unscrew the first two nuts (11.3 mm (T6 Torx)) and carefully raise the fan, disconnect the fan cable from the system board, now it can be removed from the case.
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3. In order to remove the asymmetric piece of iron, which is located near the fan, some manual dexterity is required. First you need to unscrew the nut (3.5 mm (T6 Torx)), with which it is attached to the body, then lift the protruding edge and carefully remove it from the gap.
4. The next step is to remove the antenna for wireless communication. To do this, first unscrew the four nuts at the edges of the antenna (2 x 6.6 mm (T8 Torx), 2 x 5.0 mm (T8 Torx)). Carefully lift the antenna by the straight edge. Now you can disconnect the cable that is attached to the board responsible for the Bluetooth and AirPort connections.
5. Next up is the hard drive. Its connectors are disconnected with a screwdriver from the motherboard. There are two such connectors on both edges of the disk.
6. Unscrew the three visible nuts (5.0 mm (T8 Torx), 16.2 mm (T6 Torx), 26 mm (T6 Torx)) and remove the motherboard. The most difficult step in the disassembly and subsequent assembly of the Mac Mini. It is necessary to push the board out of the gap, the edges of which are covered by other parts. This will require a special device on the similarity of the bracket or two thin screwdrivers. With a screwdriver, we move the board a couple of millimeters.
7. After the motherboard is moved, you can disconnect the cable that attaches it to the power supply.
8. Now you can remove the motherboard and hard drive.
9. Take out the power cable. To do this, unscrew the nut by 7.6 mm (T6), pull out the socket that holds the power cable and turn the cable itself 90 degrees.
10. Unscrew tray for hard disk (nut on 7.9 mm (T6)).
11. You can insert a new hard disk into an empty tray. For this we attach a mini-SATA cable to it.
12. In the hard drive itself screw the nuts with which it will be mounted in the tray.
The new hard drive will be located at the very bottom of the case.
Now you need to repeat all the steps exactly the opposite, and also remember to connect the mini-SATA cable from the new hard drive to the free SATA slot on the motherboard.
Source: iFixit , Mac & I (print version)
With straight arms and corresponding equipment, you can mount the second hard drive yourself. For this you need a hard drive . In addition, you will need a special bent mini-SATA cable (if you search, you can find it on eBay ) and a set of Torx screwdrivers (Torx T6, Torx T8). Order cable with screwdrivers can also be here . To embed a second hard drive, you need to almost completely remove all the other components from the Mac Mini, as it will be located at the very bottom (as viewed from the cover). Under the cut - a lot of photos.
1. Mac Mini Upgrade Kit contains all the necessary screwdrivers, along with a mini-SATA cable and additional rubber tabs.
2. First, unscrew the first two nuts (11.3 mm (T6 Torx)) and carefully raise the fan, disconnect the fan cable from the system board, now it can be removed from the case.
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3. In order to remove the asymmetric piece of iron, which is located near the fan, some manual dexterity is required. First you need to unscrew the nut (3.5 mm (T6 Torx)), with which it is attached to the body, then lift the protruding edge and carefully remove it from the gap.
4. The next step is to remove the antenna for wireless communication. To do this, first unscrew the four nuts at the edges of the antenna (2 x 6.6 mm (T8 Torx), 2 x 5.0 mm (T8 Torx)). Carefully lift the antenna by the straight edge. Now you can disconnect the cable that is attached to the board responsible for the Bluetooth and AirPort connections.
5. Next up is the hard drive. Its connectors are disconnected with a screwdriver from the motherboard. There are two such connectors on both edges of the disk.
6. Unscrew the three visible nuts (5.0 mm (T8 Torx), 16.2 mm (T6 Torx), 26 mm (T6 Torx)) and remove the motherboard. The most difficult step in the disassembly and subsequent assembly of the Mac Mini. It is necessary to push the board out of the gap, the edges of which are covered by other parts. This will require a special device on the similarity of the bracket or two thin screwdrivers. With a screwdriver, we move the board a couple of millimeters.
7. After the motherboard is moved, you can disconnect the cable that attaches it to the power supply.
8. Now you can remove the motherboard and hard drive.
9. Take out the power cable. To do this, unscrew the nut by 7.6 mm (T6), pull out the socket that holds the power cable and turn the cable itself 90 degrees.
10. Unscrew tray for hard disk (nut on 7.9 mm (T6)).
11. You can insert a new hard disk into an empty tray. For this we attach a mini-SATA cable to it.
12. In the hard drive itself screw the nuts with which it will be mounted in the tray.
The new hard drive will be located at the very bottom of the case.
Now you need to repeat all the steps exactly the opposite, and also remember to connect the mini-SATA cable from the new hard drive to the free SATA slot on the motherboard.
Source: iFixit , Mac & I (print version)
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