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peternorthampton
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 Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:32 pm Post subject: Upgrading late 2009 mini. Remove dvd. Install Seagate M's |
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Hello. Forgive me if this is posted elsewhere but I could not find out exactly what I need to know. I have the late 2009 model of the mac mini. 2.26 core 2 duo. I installed 4gb ram.
What I would like to do:
1 Remove dvd drive
2 Replace dvd drive with a Seagate Momentus 500gb hybrid so that I end up with 2 drives inside the mini - the old 160gb and the new Momentus
3 Have my mini boot from the Momentus not the 160gb internal drive without physically swapping the drives
Is this possible and if so how. Also will 2 internal hard drives cause too much heat?
Link for Momentus I intend to buy:
http://www.ebuyer.com/222310-seagate-500gb-momentus-xt-2-5-hybrid-ssd-hdd-sataii-7200rpm-32mb-cache-st95005620as
Many thanks for any help. Peter |
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Mm
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I'd also like to know about the options for this update. Not the spam from vivian.
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mini #1: 1.4 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB HD
mini #2: Late 2009 mini. 2.53 Ghz, 500 GB 7200 rpm HD. 4 GB RAM. Geekbench=3526
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billb
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:39 am Post subject: Re: Upgrading late 2009 mini. Remove dvd. Install Seagate M' |
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| peternorthampton wrote: | Hello. Forgive me if this is posted elsewhere but I could not find out exactly what I need to know. I have the late 2009 model of the mac mini. 2.26 core 2 duo. I installed 4gb ram.
What I would like to do:
1 Remove dvd drive
2 Replace dvd drive with a Seagate Momentus 500gb hybrid so that I end up with 2 drives inside the mini - the old 160gb and the new Momentus
3 Have my mini boot from the Momentus not the 160gb internal drive without physically swapping the drives
Is this possible and if so how. Also will 2 internal hard drives cause too much heat?
Link for Momentus I intend to buy:
http://www.ebuyer.com/222310-seagate-500gb-momentus-xt-2-5-hybrid-ssd-hdd-sataii-7200rpm-32mb-cache-st95005620as
Many thanks for any help. Peter |
Yes to everything, its possible except it won't get to hot.
http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page&id=12&chapter=0
I don't have time to explain how right now. Its not that difficult.
If others don't help you out, I'll check back latter. Sorry!
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MyTelex22
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| Any word on this? I'm also in the same predicament... Thanks! |
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mooblie
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I would suggest:
0 Put 8GB RAM in it (2 x 4GB)! It's so cheap these days!
1 Yes
2 Use a caddy like this to mount an HD/hybrid in the optical space
3 After you've installed/cloned a system onto the new drive, just select the drive you want to startup from SysPrefs: Startup Disk
4 While it's open, clean out the air vents, fan and heatsinks, in case it gets too hot!
5 Have a look at whether/if you've got the latest firmware updates...
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philiparcario
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MyTelex22
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Awesome, thanks for the input... I have a little project I'm going to building with a G4 Cube shell I picked in Akihabara for $20! Should be sweet!  |
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