One extra benefit of choosing the optical drive for an ssd swap. Apples mac mini added a new style of computer to their repertoire, appealing to the workingclass customer. Power down your mac mini, disconnect all of the cables, and flip it over. Sometimes you may need to reinstall os x on a computer, but the drive is broken, resulting in an obvious problem with reading the installation dvd. Shop for optical drives for macbook pro at best buy. If you need more performance, you can upgrade the ram, hard drive, or optical drive in your mini. Oct 12, 2014 heres just a quick tutorial on how to install a second hard drive or solid state drive to your old macbook pro by replacing the optical drive with a ssdhdd in case you need any extra storage. Oct 06, 2008 i have an old 15 imac g4 nice computer. But as several readers have noted, there is another way to add an ssd to your mac. For help with choosing an optical drive you can find your mac by its model identifier, or enter your mac s serial number here.
Mac mini model a1283 optical drive replacement ifixit repair. With the right tools you can install your mac mini s memory module, hard drive, or optical drive right in the comfort of your own home. The client claims hes had no issues with it, but i find it hard to believe that the drive was damaged during the hard drive swap. Originally, i got a mid2010 macbook pro with a apple 128 gb ssd. Jul 10, 2019 all mac mini part replacement techniques should be close enough for anyone with computer knowledge to follow the guide and complete on any mac mini a47 20102012 family. If your mini has neither an airport card nor a bluetooth board, you can simply lift the optical drive up and away. Tilt the mini enough to allow the bottom cover to fall away from the outer case. Mac mini memory, hd, and optical drive installation videos. Apple provides official support for individuals installing optical drive s in the mac pro, as well. Otherwise, you need to disconnect the airport andor bluetooth antenna cables first. Heres just a quick tutorial on how to install a second hard drive or solid state drive to your old macbook pro by replacing the optical drive with a ssdhdd in case you need any extra storage. How to reformat mac os x without a recovery disc or drive. Depending on the size of your drive bay, you may need to use a spacer to make your ssd fit properly.
New and used replacement cdrom drives, cdrw drives, dvdrom drives. For a nominal fee, owcs apple certified technicians can install a supermultidrive, hard drive, andor memory upgrade into your mac mini. Mac mini model a47 optical drive replacement ifixit repair. Create a bootable usb drive for ubuntu using mac or windows how to. It seems that the cd drive doesnt work, when i put in any cd, whether audio of data it wont read. Optical drive replacement apple ios os help fix mac. How to upgrade your mac mini with an ssd 2019 updated. Step 1 top housing power down your mac mini, disconnect all of the cables, and flip it over. Raid the two drives, use the second drive as extra storage or a time machine. When you see a disc type thats labeled as bluray, youll know that the drive can support a doublelayer dvd, since it supports a bluray disc. Optical disc drive specifications contain a variety of symbols, letters and numbers. Does anyone know if there is an emergency release mechanism anywhere. Andrew bookholt mac mini model a47 optical drive replacement guide id. We have a great range of mac compatible optical drives, whether adding dvd or superdrive, internally or externally.
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And since it can support a doublelayer disc, it can also support a dvd, which means it can support a cd. Early 2009 mac mini superdrive replacement apple community. Open os xs disk utility app found in the applications utilities folder or by typing disk utility under spotlight search, and select the new drive. However, i needed a lot more storage space than that for media files, so i installed a second hdd wdc 500 gb 7200 rpm, here is the complete product info by replacing my optical drive using a combination of the following. Mac mini model a47 optical drive replacement step 1 bottom cover. Mac mini model a47 optical drive replacement replace your minis super multi dvd rewriter. I have used the firmware to locate the drive, the about this mac to locate the drive.
Place your thumbs in the depressions cut into the bottom cover. I performed open heart surgery on my mac mini, and it was. Oct 16, 2008 i was wondering whether anybody replaced the optical drive with a hard drive yet. Regular mid2010 aluminum unibody mac mini models, which have optical drives, support a single 2. If a wireless network is available, you can choose it from the wifi menu in the menu bar. Replacement parts for your mac mini unibody to fix your broken computer. I searched in the usual obvious places but was unable to find it. Aug 10, 2015 one extra benefit of choosing the optical drive for an ssd swap. To use any of these key combinations, press and hold the keys immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your mac, or after your mac begins to restart. Swap your imac, mac mini or macbook cddvd drive for a. How to upgrade aluminum mac mini hard drives or ssds. The mac mini packs a surprising amount of power into a small enclosure.
Dec 07, 2014 internal dvdcd replacement optical drives from owc. You see, it was slow and hampered by its components, and in desperate need. Put that space in your laptop to better use by replacing the optical drive with a hard drive or ssd. Oct 28, 2012 apple started abandoning rotating medias with a 2009 revision to the mac mini server, which came without an optical drive, but contained a second hard drive in its place. While it is possible to replace the hard drive on any mac not listed above, how difficult it is varies wildly with the model. Some drive bays have a height of 7 mm, while others have a height of 9. With apples superdrive youll be able to seamlessly connect to your mac mini to play or burn cds and dvds without having to install. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. How to replace internal optical drive with 2nd hard drive.
Nov 08, 2010 this includes my 2006 mini mac, my 2009 mini mac, my powerbook, the ibook i used to have, and my wifes 2010 laptop. How to reinstall macos from macos recovery apple support. Where can i get a good deal on a mac mini superdrive. You can narrow the results using the drop down menu below. Dont use the optical drive in your unibody macbook pro anymore. Use this guide to trade your optical drive for a second hard drive. Im currently trying to upgrade an old mini mac 2006 to snow leopard.
Mac mini a1283 optical drive dvd replacement youtube. If youve recently upgraded to a new imac or macbook pro, youre probably going to need an optical drive if you want to continue importing your movies and music to itunes, or just access the content on your discs. Mac mini features the apple t2 security chip secondgeneration custom mac silicon designed by apple to make mac mini even more secure. Use this guide to completely replace your optical drive. Then, on june 15, 2010, apple dropped a builtin optical drive from all versions of the mac mini to introduce other perks in place of it, like a thunderbolt port. If youve installed the ssd as a replacement for your optical drive, using the ssd is easy.
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With your free hand, pull the bluetooth cable up from bluetooth board and unplug the airport antenna cable from the right of the airport card. Im upgrading a clients mac mini with a new hard drive. Jan 01, 2020 apple claims that its usb superdrive has everything you need in an optical drive. How to replace internal optical drive with 2nd hard drive on apple. The only reason apple gets away with this is because most people so rarely have need to use their superdrive. Select your version above to find parts for easy upgrade. Where can i get a replacement ideally one that will read cd and dvd. Internal superdrive duallayer for apple mac mini owc. Mac mini model a47 optical drive replacement replace your mini s super multi dvd rewriter. This is my project and guide on replacing the internal optical drive to a 2nd hard drive in the apple mac mini mid2010. Install a 2nd hddssd by replacing the optical drive. Ive got this model mac mini and the optical drive has a disc stuck in it. I purchased the same optical drive the uj845c that came with my original mini.
In the process, ive found that the optical drive is seemingly dead. External optical drives bluray up to 16x, dvd up to 24x, dvddl up to 16x, cdrw up to 48x readwriteburn speeds. Add virtual cd and dvd drives to your pc with alcohol. With simplicity, this external drive has stateoftheart technology.
Apple killed the disc drive, but its for your own good. Im trying to determine whether i will need to remove the entire optical drive or not. Swap your imac, mac mini or macbook cddvd drive for. The mac pro is designed to have its hard drive replaced easily, while an imac requires you to remove the entire screen.
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