Comments on: Mac mini (2009) Ram Upgrade http://macminiramupgrade.com How to upgrade your Mac mini's memory Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:14:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: DrCanuck http://macminiramupgrade.com/#comment-15568 DrCanuck Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:14:02 +0000 http://macminiramupgrade.com/?page_id=3#comment-15568 Fantastic description. I'd make a suggestion to replace screws 2,3,4 into place prior to replacing the drive assembly to the base. This way, you don't have to fight (and loose) the battle of placing the screws in a tight spot. (leave screw 1 to last as it is the easiest to access and will most likely pop back out. Also, noting how the antenna wires are threaded with respect to the base 'prior' to detaching them would be great. Thanks again! Fantastic description. I’d make a suggestion to replace screws 2,3,4 into place prior to replacing the drive assembly to the base. This way, you don’t have to fight (and loose) the battle of placing the screws in a tight spot. (leave screw 1 to last as it is the easiest to access and will most likely pop back out.

Also, noting how the antenna wires are threaded with respect to the base ‘prior’ to detaching them would be great.

Thanks again!

]]> By: TomD http://macminiramupgrade.com/#comment-14748 TomD Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:19:53 +0000 http://macminiramupgrade.com/?page_id=3#comment-14748 Great instructions! Thanks. If, like me, you knock the wifi or the Bluetooth wires loose, they do just snap back on and don't require any soldering. Check out the tear down pages like http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Mac-mini-Model-A1283-Teardown/659/2 to see where the wires should connect. Great instructions! Thanks. If, like me, you knock the wifi or the Bluetooth wires loose, they do just snap back on and don’t require any soldering. Check out the tear down pages like http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Mac-mini-Model-A1283-Teardown/659/2 to see where the wires should connect.

]]> By: MacWeasel http://macminiramupgrade.com/#comment-14336 MacWeasel Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:53:25 +0000 http://macminiramupgrade.com/?page_id=3#comment-14336 I had a late 2009 Mini sitting around that I gutted and put in a G4 Cube enclosure along with a second optical drive (Blu Ray) and four 1 TB HDD's. I modified the interior heat sink to accommodate the drives and put a fan in built in alcove at the cases base to keep it all cool. It makes very little noise at it's busiest and does everything I could hope for. I was going to do the same with a 2011, but they made the motherboard larger in the newer models so it doesn't fit in the squirrel cage of the Cube. I'm looking into having a custom enclosure built to house my Monster Mini that will feature hot swappable HDD trays and Mac Pro-like optical bays. It should end up looking like a half size Mac Pro. Hopefully, they will be making a Thunderbolt header splitter by then so I can put multiple Thunderbolt ports front and back on it. I had a late 2009 Mini sitting around that I gutted and put in a G4 Cube enclosure along with a second optical drive (Blu Ray) and four 1 TB HDD’s. I modified the interior heat sink to accommodate the drives and put a fan in built in alcove at the cases base to keep it all cool. It makes very little noise at it’s busiest and does everything I could hope for. I was going to do the same with a 2011, but they made the motherboard larger in the newer models so it doesn’t fit in the squirrel cage of the Cube. I’m looking into having a custom enclosure built to house my Monster Mini that will feature hot swappable HDD trays and Mac Pro-like optical bays. It should end up looking like a half size Mac Pro. Hopefully, they will be making a Thunderbolt header splitter by then so I can put multiple Thunderbolt ports front and back on it.

]]> By: The airman http://macminiramupgrade.com/#comment-14064 The airman Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:19:20 +0000 http://macminiramupgrade.com/?page_id=3#comment-14064 BTW, forgot to mention, I have a Mac mini "A1283" BTW, forgot to mention, I have a Mac mini “A1283″

]]> By: The airman http://macminiramupgrade.com/#comment-14063 The airman Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:17:12 +0000 http://macminiramupgrade.com/?page_id=3#comment-14063 Yet not year... Oops Yet not year… Oops

]]> By: The airman http://macminiramupgrade.com/#comment-14062 The airman Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:15:55 +0000 http://macminiramupgrade.com/?page_id=3#comment-14062 Just saw this website. Excellent! Saved time is figuring out how to upgrade the memory to 8GB. Total cost of new memory was about $35.00 including shipping from e-bay. Been buying these 4GB sodimm modules for the PC laptops I have and the memory is the same. Also upgraded the disk to a 750GB drive, I just cloned the drive with Linux DD and it works fine. I tried a couple of 8GB sodimms out of my laptop, and the machine worked ok too. Just make sure you have the latest BIOS loaded in the mini. Did not leave them in there year cause the 8GB sodimms are still around $150 each. Price is falling though. A 16GB mini would be ok too! I am going to get a Blu-ray drive and update this mini, but unfortunately the Mac-in-slosh uses that breakdown prone electric eject drive. Oh well. Have to get an electric eject drive then. But again, this was an excellent resource for the Mac. Thanks a million! Ed Just saw this website. Excellent! Saved time is figuring out how to upgrade the memory to 8GB. Total cost of new memory was about $35.00 including shipping from e-bay. Been buying these 4GB sodimm modules for the PC laptops I have and the memory is the same. Also upgraded the disk to a 750GB drive, I just cloned the drive with Linux DD and it works fine.

I tried a couple of 8GB sodimms out of my laptop, and the machine worked ok too. Just make sure you have the latest BIOS loaded in the mini. Did not leave them in there year cause the 8GB sodimms are still around $150 each. Price is falling though. A 16GB mini would be ok too!

I am going to get a Blu-ray drive and update this mini, but unfortunately the Mac-in-slosh uses that breakdown prone electric eject drive. Oh well.

Have to get an electric eject drive then.

But again, this was an excellent resource for the Mac.

Thanks a million!

Ed

]]> By: Debunker13 http://macminiramupgrade.com/#comment-13884 Debunker13 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:42:08 +0000 http://macminiramupgrade.com/?page_id=3#comment-13884 @gordon Your hardware is going to be static. If you've got DDR2 you need to stick with DDR2, likewise with the other specs 667MHz. You can only upgrade the RAM to within those specifications. So no you can't upgrade to DDR3, but you can probably add up to 4GB (2x2GB DDR2 667MHz) depending on your model. Take a look at Mactracker from the Mac App Store. Great little tool. @gordon

Your hardware is going to be static. If you’ve got DDR2 you need to stick with DDR2, likewise with the other specs 667MHz. You can only upgrade the RAM to within those specifications. So no you can’t upgrade to DDR3, but you can probably add up to 4GB (2x2GB DDR2 667MHz) depending on your model. Take a look at Mactracker from the Mac App Store. Great little tool.

]]> By: gordon http://macminiramupgrade.com/#comment-13291 gordon Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:06:34 +0000 http://macminiramupgrade.com/?page_id=3#comment-13291 Great information and well laid out. I have an original version Mac Mini 2.1- Intel core 2 Duo 2GHz with 1Gb (2 x 500Mb) RAM 667MHz Can I upgrade with 2Gb (2x1Gb) DDR3 SDRAMM 1066MHz ? Great information and well laid out.
I have an original version Mac Mini 2.1- Intel core 2 Duo 2GHz with 1Gb (2 x 500Mb) RAM 667MHz
Can I upgrade with 2Gb (2x1Gb) DDR3 SDRAMM 1066MHz ?

]]> By: ramseeker http://macminiramupgrade.com/#comment-13064 ramseeker Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:05:36 +0000 http://macminiramupgrade.com/?page_id=3#comment-13064 This website is great bu is a little dated, and on the 2011 Mac Mini models it's much easier to add ram to a mac Mini that what's pictured above. Whatever you do, don't buy apple ram as it's priced at outrageous amounts. You can buy ram for Mac Mini from a selection of memory stores at much better prices. http://www.ramseeker.com/news/mac-mini-ddr3-memory-upgrade-prices/ This website is great bu is a little dated, and on the 2011 Mac Mini models it’s much easier to add ram to a mac Mini that what’s pictured above. Whatever you do, don’t buy apple ram as it’s priced at outrageous amounts. You can buy ram for Mac Mini from a selection of memory stores at much better prices.

http://www.ramseeker.com/news/mac-mini-ddr3-memory-upgrade-prices/

]]> By: Jeremy http://macminiramupgrade.com/#comment-12769 Jeremy Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:43:49 +0000 http://macminiramupgrade.com/?page_id=3#comment-12769 AWESOME! great detailed instructions. I was able to max mine out at 8gig of ram with snow leopard - what a speed difference! AWESOME! great detailed instructions. I was able to max mine out at 8gig of ram with snow leopard – what a speed difference!

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