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Mac Mini Dual Drive Kit

$29.95 Was $69.95
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Product code: IF171-005
Apple Part #: 922-9560, 076-1391

Product Overview

Server-size your Mac Mini for less.

  • All Mac Minis support two hard drives—don't pay the Apple premium for an expensive Mac Mini server when you can use our kit to make one yourself and save money.
  • This kit includes all the tools and hardware you need to install a second drive in your Mac Mini. Select the Complete Kit if you need all the tools, or select the No Tools option if you already have the required spudger, T6, and T8 screwdrivers.

Compatibility

  • 2.3, 2.5, or 2.7 GHz 2011 Mac Minis (Model A1347)
  • 2.3, 2.5, or 2.6 GHz 2012 Mac Minis (Model A1347)

Product Details

$29.95 Complete Kit

 
 

Condition:

New

Warranty:

6 month warranty

Notes:

Kit Contents:

  • SATA Hard Drive Cable - connect your new drive to the logic board
  • Mounting Grommets - soft rubber grommets protect and dampen vibrations from your new hard drive
  • Mounting Screws - four set screws to safely secure your new drive
  • Logic Board Removal Tool - specialized for the Mini's unique logic board
  • 26 Bit Driver Kit - includes all of the screwdriver sizes you need for this upgrade, and equips you for tons of other repair jobs
  • Spudger - ESD safe tool for disconnecting cables, poking, and prying

$19.95 No Tools

 
 

Condition:

New

Warranty:

6 month warranty

Notes:

Kit Contents:

  • SATA Hard Drive Cable - connect your new drive to the logic board
  • Mounting Grommets - soft rubber grommets protect and dampen vibrations from your new hard drive
  • Mounting Screws - four set screws to safely secure your new drive
  • Logic Board Removal Tool - specialized for the Mini's unique logic board
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Replacement Guides

Mac Mini Late 2012

Difficulty: Moderate

Mac Mini Mid 2011

Difficulty: Moderate

 

Product Details

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When we took apart the 2011 Mac Mini, we found the optical drive conspicuously absent. While few are bemoaning Apple's efforts to hasten the death of physical media, we were saddened that Apple didn't make better use of the extra space. Fear not, we've got a solution to bring your Mini back to the space-efficiency you'd expect in an Apple product.

You're free to install whatever combination of SSDs and/or spinning drives suits your fancy. Both drives are recognized as a regular internal drive and performance is identical in either position.

The Chef Recommends:

Don't have the newest Mac Mini? We have a solution to add a second drive to any Mac Mini:

 

Compatibility

Mac Mini Late 2012
2.3 GHz (Quad i7, Late 2012)
2.5 GHz (Dual i5, Late 2012)
2.6 GHz (Quad i7, Late 2012)
Mac Mini Mid 2011
2.3 GHz (Dual i5, Mid 2011)
2.5 GHz (Dual i5, Mid 2011)
2.7 GHz (Dual i7, Mid 2011)
 

Stories

My Problem

My Mac became too slow (from my point of view) so I decided to add some RAM and new SSD.

My Fix

Installation guide + Dual Drive Kit from IFixit = easy to follow and apply. Everything run smoothly and without problems.

After installation I just googled how to make a Fusion Drive partition from my old HDD and new SSD. Result: system boots in 15 seconds instead of 4 minutes and Mac OS runs fast.

My Advice

When you put the drives' tray back into Mac mini make sure that all drives are on their places and pins are in vibration damping holes, otherwise it will be difficult to align drives when tray is already inside

My Problem

After the 2014 Mac Mini was released, I immediately went to Amazon and bought a quad-core late-2012 Mac Mini with 1TB hard drive. And a 256GB Samsung SSD. And a pair of 8GB memory modules.

My goal was to end up with a maxed-out Mac Mini with a Fusion Drive.

My Fix

The upgrade was very straightforward. I didn't have any issues with disassembly. The magnetic project mat was wonderful.

The worst problem I had was tucking away the power supply cable with two disks installed.

The only other problem was that the disk end of the new cable is quite delicate.

My Advice

Before starting disassembly, I went through the iFixit guide carefully and wrote down the step number in the project mat squares where I would put the teensy parts, and wrote down the name of anything that wouldn't fit on the mat.

I read a lot of comments from various readers commenting on one thing or another. Here're are my experiences...

1) Some people say that you have to push down on the bottom cover when turning. This is totally not true - you just need to turn the cover and only push down as much as you need to grab the dimples with your fingers. Pushing down makes it harder to rotate.

7) I had a really hard time getting the cowling back in place. It had to be firmly pulled out and really didn't want to go back in. I suggest that you pay careful attention when removing it.

10) The antenna connector was covered with a thin plastic cover.

12) When you remove the HDD cable, note how it looks and feels in its neutral position. When I put things back together, they didn't feel like as perfect a fit as I expected.

19) I had a hard time getting the power supply cable tucked back in with two disks installed. When you take out the logic board, have a careful look at where the cable is routed.

28) Be careful with the HDD connector on the new cable. In the picture, see the thin circuit-board-like plate on the back of the connector - between the thumb and forefinger on the left? That snapped right off. It's not an electrical element, but I stuck it back on with sticky tape. (Not duct tape. :-)

32) Based on a lot of comments, I moved the original HDD from its original position to the "buried" (top) drive location. That requires putting the original cable/connector on the SSD, and the new iFixit cable on the original HDD.

33) The plastic shroud around the original HDD covers two of the screw holes needed to mount the HDD in the buried position, so I had to snip off a couple of bits of the shroud.

Finally) I wanted a Fusion Drive, and there's a ton of obsolete information on the web about how to create one. OS X Maverick will take care of it for you. Just fire up Disk Utility from the OS install USB drive and it will offer to put the SSD and HDD back together as a Fusion drive. Back up your data first, however!

My Problem

I want to install a very fast hard drive on my MacMini, I install SDD (SATA3) of 240GB for operating system (yosemite)

My Fix

Very useful the manual, very clear. It is not difficult add the new hdd.

My Advice

Only if I reboot the Mac mini it is not detect the OS; you must turn off and turn on and works well. I don't know why...

My Problem

I was looking to install an SSD on my mac mini and the best option did I found was iFixit

My Fix

Was my first time openning a mac mini, and with time pacience and very carefull, everything was good

My Advice

Pacience, investigate before you start and if you are goinng to do this with video tutorials, first see it complete

My Problem

I want to add second hard disk drive.

My Fix

Excelent, I added 2nd HD within 2 hours.

My Advice

No. I recommend for all that want to add new hd in Mac Mini

My Problem

The Mac mini hard drive stinks. It was so slow I could go bake a cake while the beachball of death was spinning.

My Fix

Easy shmeezy. Just follow the directions

My Advice

Keep your screws in order. When you put the original hard drive back in place turn the unit over and it's easier to slide the HD into the two slots. (Otherwise the screws won't line up)

My Problem

Wanted to double up the hard disk space and memory of my MacMini

My Fix

Went very well; the guide and tools were complete. I had a great time getting things going and having everything clearly spelled out.

My Advice

A slight note: mentioning that the WiFi/Bluetooth grille has two screw holes that need to line up with the hard disk mounting holes on the bottom of the drive; it might have been there but I missed it and it took some work to get things lined up for that mounting

My Problem

added ssd drive to mac mini 2011. Am using SSD drive to boot windows 8.1 pro, and the conventional drive for osx. Now I can use both operating systems with 1 tiny computer.

My Fix

It went well but didn't work the first time because the Sata cable came loose during final steps. Took it apart again and reseated the cables and was good to go. Putting bootcamp on was more difficult than the hardware work.

My Advice

go slowly and read the instructions twice.

My Problem

Wanted to replace the default (ie. SLOW) hdd, with a new/second ssd.

My Fix

Swimmingly! Easier than I thought, and zero problems! Notes reminding one to tuck wires, and perform other crucial actions during key parts of the process, were not forgotten. Love the attention to detail.

My Advice

Take it slow... follow the instructions and you'll be fine.

My Problem

Brand new late 2012 Mini. Wanted more out of life. So I decided a 128 Gb SSD and a 1 Tb hybrid drive and some more RAM.

This turned out just great. Except that I wasn't sent a logic board removal tool.

My Fix

Only problem with the repair is that the Dual Drive Kit did not include the Mac Mini logic board removal tool Which looks like a U and fits into to holes in the logic board.

I was not thrilled. But did you know that you can take an old wire clothes hanger and make your own? Well, you can.

The tool kit is really quite nice. I am glad I ordered it along with the part.

The real meat of the dual drive kit is the cable you just bought from iFixit. Mine came pre bent which was nice. It all fell together perfectly.

When reassembling you need to get the drive for the lower bay to lock into two grommets on the front of the case. Once you finally get it in place, use some tape to hold it there while you reassemble case/powersupply/etc. Take it off when putting the antenna plate back on.

My Advice

Advice: use the online guide and follow it carefully. Click images for larger size views. Make your own logic board removal tool. Use good light and wear your old man glasses if you are old like I am.