Upgrade beyond the factory 2.5 inch hard drive and install a hard drive up to 3.0tb, or for the ultimate performance upgrade, in this video, i swap the hard drive out in a late 2012 mac mini.
#Mac mini hard drive replacement 2011 how to#
How To Upgrade Replace The Main Drive In A 2012 Apple Mac Mini Upgrade beyond the factory 2.5 inch hard drive and install a hard drive up to 3.0tb, or for the ultimate performance upgrade, swap the main hard drive out wi. there is a black panel (opposite of the ram bay) that is blocking the sata cable from being detached, once you. sky, after you have removed the wifi antenna grate, you'll notice that that hard drive is very hard to pull out and is still plugged in. As for you dan, sky's mac mini is the late 2012 model, as specified in the sidebar of this post. the easier method (not the owc video, they go all the way with removing the logic board), keeps the "top" drive in place with the bottom drive, and 2 pins and grommets in one side. the design is not altered, the drive is screwed from its side onto the plastic frame.
the two cylindrical rods of the mac mini logic board removal tool must be inserted into the holes highlighted in. Mac mini late 2012 hard drive cable replacement. two 5.0 mm t8 torx or 2.0 mm hex screws (either screwdriver will work) when putting back together: it can be difficult to get the hard drive seated correctly such that the antenna plate fits in place correctly. remove the following screws securing the antenna plate to the mini: two 6.6 mm t8 torx screws.