- Mac mini hard drive replacement late 2012 how to#
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I dont think having a second hd really adds much fan noise. They also have a video showing how its done if you want to try it on your own. I think they charge like $99 if you buy an hd from them. I don't recommend doing it yourself unless you are comfortable with building computers and working with tiny parts. anyway, it's really unusual solution, and I like it And I'm not that careful to run my system well with SATA cables sticked outta the box. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll do the same - it would cause my system to be immovable at all. means less heat etc inside the minis.Thanks sir! Quite an interesting solution. the fact that the drives are external in their own externally-ac powered box. I'll give you the simple solution my two Minis have. I think I have seven drives already devoted to the Minis for random use. Any combination I want.7200rpm full-size 3.5" drives.instantly changeable into other drive combinations via trays in the bays. On the other hand, there is NO limit to what I use in the external drive bays. Of course I could also boot from a usb attached drive but don't need that. One is always a boot drive and the other a data. out to an external sata box where I can slide in two of "any drives" I want at any time. I ran two sata cables out of the internal sata connectors. The two Minis sit on a shelf under the desk.
Mac mini hard drive replacement late 2012 install#
(I don't touch FW drives as they're way more expensive.)ġ) is it safe to install two 7200rpm HDDs into Mac Mini? Would it possibly cause overheating?Ģ) did anybody experience any issues while using USB3 external drives for storing sample libraries?ĭmitryI'll give you the simple solution my two Minis have. Yes, I looked for similar threads here at GearSlutz, but they mostly deal with USB 2.0 harddrives, while Mac Mini 2012 is equipped with four USB3 ports. There's Mac Mini Data Doubler kit by .Īnother option is using external HDD. I thought about replacing 1GB internal drive with two 750GB 7200rpm drives.
Mac mini hard drive replacement late 2012 software#
So there's obviously a problem to get good performance with software samplers. As many of you probably know, Apple decided to put 5400rpm drives in new Mac models. The SSD stays clean.I've got Mac Mini i7 MD388 (late 2012). I have 2 MMs each with an SSD (OWC and Crucial) and neither have TRIM enabled. Let the built-in Garbage Collection handle things.
Carbon Copy Cloner works well as does SuperDuper! for cloning the OS/Apps/Data.Īs tbirdvet mentioned, I wouldn't mess with TRIM and Yosemite. When the Restore completes you will have two Macintosh HDs (HDD and SSD).
You would restart (Command+R) into your Recovery HD on your HDD, select Disk Utility, format your SSD, make your Source the Macintosh HD and the Destination the SSD. I use Disk Utility's Restore function since it block copies both the OS/Apps/Data AND the Recovery HD. I'm just confused at this point as far as why I should or should not enable TRIM. I've read to enable TRIM but I've also read to NOT enable TRIM.
Mac mini hard drive replacement late 2012 full#
My 2nd option would be to make a full time-machine backup of the HDD, install the SDD and then restore the backup onto the SSD.Īlso, I am still confused on whether or not I should enable TRIM. Now as far as formatting the SSD and re-installing Yosemite, what would be the best practice? I was thinking about just cloning the HDD information to the SSD so that it is a true copy and none of my data is lost, and then just format the HDD as a blank storage drive. Will this SSD work and do I have to worry about TRIM with this?
Mac mini hard drive replacement late 2012 windows#
Personally, I'm looking at the Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III as that is the same one that I have installed in my Windows machine and I am in LOVE with it. So my question is this.what SSD's have others installed into their Mac Minis? The part I am stuck on is WHICH SSD to install?įrom what I've been able to figure out, any SSD will do but I might run into a problem with TRIM? I understand that this can play a big part in which SSD I get for my Mac Mini.
Mac mini hard drive replacement late 2012 how to#
I've been doing some research into the process and for the most part, it doesn't seem too difficult with installing an SSD as a 2nd drive into the Mac Mini (thanks to the thousands of YouTube videos on how to do it). I want to keep the original HD for storage but after installing an SSD into my Windows machine, I'm finding that my Mac is.lacking. So lately, I've been thinking about installing a SSD as the primary boot drive into my Mac Mini.
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