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We disassemble the new Mac mini

The guys from iFixit have already received a new Mac mini and, according to good old tradition, have disassembled it!

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Comes with power cord and HDMI-DVI adapter

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The body is made from a single piece of aluminum. The dimensions are 3.6 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm and the weight is only 1.37 kg. The apple logo is now black, like an iPad or iMac.

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Well, you're all clear.

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Compared to previous generations, the new Mac mini is wider and thinner.

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Turn counterclockwise, remove the cover and see the RAM and the fan.

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It is quite simple to change the RAM, in the base configuration 2 GB of memory (2 plates of 1 GB each). The maximum supported capacity is 8 GB.

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Unscrew the 2 screws and remove the cooling. To reduce noise and vibration screws have rubber gaskets. The noise level of Mac mini is 14 dB.

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Like previous generations of Mac mini, the entire system is cooled with a single fan.

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Wi-Fi antenna is held on 4 screws.

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Antenna connector hid near the hard drive.

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Remove the plastic cover and access the connectors on the motherboard. Turning off the hard drive, drive, thermal datuchki, IR receiver.

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Turning off the power and gently pull out the motherboard.

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Here she is beautiful!

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The small speaker rests on 2 cogs.

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Next to the speaker is the AirPort Extreme. It has support for 802.11n networks and Bluetooth 2.1.

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Remove the cooling.

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Remove the back of the connectors and another antenna.

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So, on the right, Intel P8600 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, on the left, NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256MB DDR3 SDRAM.
On the other side of the left top is the Delta LFE9249-R LAN filter, to the right of it is the Broadcom BCM57765 Gigabit ethernet and card reader controller. Below the Cirrus 4206ACNZ audio controller.

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Hard disk is easy to replace yourself.

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Power supply 7 amps at 12 volts.
Many were surprised how Apple could fall asleep there the power supply ?!

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The drive easily leaves on a sled. Drive model is brand new!
Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) Super Multi DVD Rewriter model GA32N

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Well that's all!

PS: disassemble the server Mac Mini

iFixit.com

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/96690/


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