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My Problem
The second HDD of my Mac mini suffered from physical issues and needed replacement.
My Fix
I ordered a 1Tb HDD and the HomeTech Toolkit and everything went smooth. I used to DIY on PCs but got a little bit scarred before getting my hands dirty on the MacMini ... but the EXCELLENT repair guide from iFixit made me confident in completing the task.
And voilà! 1 hour latter I was pretty proud of myself when my Macmini was successfully booting and recognizing my HDDs.
My Advice
The secondary HDD (Macintosh HD2) is the one on the top (first one available) : no need to completely dismantle the board.
My Problem
Lower hard drive had a mechanical failure. Wanted to replace with SSD.
My Fix
The tool worked perfectly.
My Advice
Always make sure to make sure the cooling fan wire is snapped in properly when you put everything back together.
My Problem
Battery was not holding charge for any length of time. My 4th generation iPod, was in great working condition, but it was not holding a charge for more then a half an hour.
My Fix
Replacing the battery was very easy, the video and information on this site was right on. I was able to replace the battery with 15 minutes.
My Advice
Trying to route the wires underneath the safety circuit was very difficult.....m
My Problem
Swapped the HDD for an SSD.
My Fix
It went perfectly.
My Advice
The cost of shipping for the logic board removal tool was excessive.
My Problem
I wanted to install an SSD harddrive in the mac mini to speed things up a bit.
My Fix
I followed the iFixit hard drive replacement guide för mac mini's late 2012 and it worked out perfectly.
My Advice
The only thing that was a bit tricky was the metal encasing with the wifi-antenna attached to it. I could not manage to get it to fit right back the supposed way. It was simple a couple of mm to big. Using the two screws on the sides and working with them slowly and simultaneously I could eventuella pry it down in the right spot.
My Problem
I wanted to upgrade a spare 2010 Mac Mini with an SSD boot drive and 1 TB hard drive so it could use it as a server for 13 other computers.
My Fix
As usual, it was very easy to follow the iFixit guide -- those things really are a godsend! I swapped the existing HDD for the 1 TB drive and put the SSD in the iFixit SATA optical bay enclosure. All done in two hours (apart from earlier cloning the existing drive to the SSD) without any problems at all.
My Advice
When replacing the power supply in the Mac Mini you might need to take a little time to wiggle it it position -- it doesn't automatically slot back in.
Aside from that, take note when the guide tells you to be gentle -- the SATA connectors and the temperature sensor connectors can take a bit of patience to remove.
My Problem
No problem except no ssd
My Fix
Havent gotten around to it
My Advice
nah
My Problem
Power supply died on Mac Mini. Needed to yank the drive out of the mid 2011 mac mini so I could remove sensitive business information prior to giving to apple for applecare service.
My Fix
I expected it to be harder than it was, with the right tools, it was very easy. I love the magnetic dry-erase mat, what a difference that can make. iFixit pro tech toolkit and the magnet
My Advice
When just cleaning a drive and not replacing it, it is not necessary to do the last couple steps of the iFixit guide, once the drive is detached and removed, the drive can be attached using any SATA cable without removing the sticky-black wrapper or pulling the mac mini out of its shell.
My Problem
Wanted a faster, quieter drive to give the computer a bit more life.
My Fix
Almost perfect. The plastic surrounding one of the HD temp sensors broke upon removal (can that be replaced?), so I carefully put the two leads back on the pins and separated them. The logic board removal tool was worth every penny.
My Advice
Be careful with these fidgety little connectors.
My Problem
internal HD was called to have problems + speed wasn´t too high
My Fix
pretty well!
plus: the speed is extraordinary faster! now i got 16GB RAM, and this notebook-HD with this 8GB SSD-memory speeds most of the apps nearly as quick as a "real" SSD! - to me its the perfect combination, imagining that i spend 550 euros on the mac mini (and that was 1 year ago), now 65 euros on 16 GB, plus 100 euros for the HD - a really fast Mac for just 715 euros! that means about 800-900 $, and as you know: all this is much cheaper in the states! plus i can use two really good IPS-screens, guess much better than the iMac-screens (ok: i dont have the quad core-power, but in fact i dont need that til now!)…
My Advice
used your guide, thanks a lot! - only in one step i couldnt get off, i think it was the fan, without unscrewing the screw (that was called to get off a few steps later).
