Mac mini dual drive cable

When choosing an SSD size, it is best to match the size to your current hard drive capacity or to upgrade to a larger size.

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• Mac Mini Late 2012 SSD Dual Drive Installation?
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If your current drive is GB consider a GB. This will ensure you can clone your whole drive to the new SSD and there is room for extra data in the future.

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It is now the only SSD we recommend. The MX compares favourably to other brand SSDs in terms of both performance and reliability whilst maintaining a superior price point. There is no need to attempt to save a few dollars when the MX provides excellent value for money. We have put these kits together to add to the SSD you buy. Each kit has everything you need depending on how you add your new SSD drive to your Mac.

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Kits are put together with a discount, it is cheaper to buy a kit than it is to buy the items individually. Cloning fastest, most convenient and popular Cloning allows you to make an exact copy of current hard drive to the new the SSD. The process is largely automatic and the cloning takes hours depending on the size of your drive.

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• Add a second drive to your Mac mini | ZDNet.

This is a simplified installation example, there are more detailed instructions on the internet. Step 1. Power on your Mac Mini Step 3. Install SuperDuper! Step 4. If replacing your hard drive is a job you do not want to do, call us and ask about our cloning and installation service, let us do the work for you. Tools and software you will need for option 1 cloning: Option 2. Here is the thing: Apple uses the same bracket in the Mac Mini and the server version.

This means you can add a second drive with our second drive kit, which is cheap because it is just a cable and screws. Dont get too excited, I'm going to bring you down a bit. This is not a simple install. For most users this would be outside of their comfort zone.

OWC DIY Installation Kit for Mac mini

We would class the procedure as a Professional Grade Installation. You can see the procedure in detail at IfixIt. You can see you are basically disassembling the whole mac mini! We encourage DIY upgrading, however this one we recommend you seek out a professional to perform the upgrade.

We have found that inexperienced users tend to accidentally damage their Mac Mini during complicated installations. They can be costly errors. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. My new Mac mini late came with the hard drive in the "lower" bay, when opened up and on the table. And that Apple has reversed this naming for the models, the cables sold are, as far as I know still the version, but I am not sure. Posted on Apr 5, 1: Page content loaded.

Apr 5, 4: The following cable should work to add a second drive. Between the cable that came with your Mini and this one you should be able to install both drives. Apr 5, 7: Apr 5, What I wanted to do is, keep the harddrive that came with it, in the same place, and just put the cable on my SSD and slide it in on top of it. My Mac mini did not come with the drive near the cover, like in all the guides I can find on the net, and youtube. Apr 6, 4: Not sure if it matters what position the dirves are in however when you install the SSD and go to disk management the Mini will think you want a fusion drive and will ask you if you want to do a repair.

iFixit's Mac Mini kit lets you add a second hard drive

If you do it will wipe both drives and you will need to reload all your stuff. If you do not want a fusion drive you should follow the instructions at OWC web site macsales. Apr 7, 3: I tried getting help from various sites and OWC live chat support, but they all recommended a kit for installing a drive in the bottom bay, where I already had a hard drive installed. Only problem I had, was that the keyboard did not connect, so I had to run around asking everybody I knew if they could borrow me a USB keyboard, to finish the install of mac osx!

Apr 7, 7: Then created a Fusion drive.