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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Hi folks,
I've just ordered 2GB's of RAM for my faithful Mac Mini (1.66 Intel Core Duo), it's got 1GB inside it at the moment (2x 512mb) and i'm finding it a little slow ... with the release of Leopard, Photoshop and the new Office 2008 around the corner it seems like a good idea to give my system that bit more of a punch. I've ordered two sticks of Crucial memory (£121) from going to their website and using their online memory guide, so it should hopefully be coming tomorrow or Wednesday This will be the first time i'm opening up my Mini so i'm just seeing if anyone could recommend me the best guide/tutorial to follow whilst going through the process? I've built a few PC systems before so the internal parts don't really bother me, but it'll be good to have something to go on when i've opened it up. I've checked out iFixiIt.com's guide, which looks easy enough but i'm not sure if thats based on an older model or not. Thanks for any recommendations, advice and/or help, Steven Find me on Twitter: @StevenMcLintock |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Near Indianapolis
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Their guide is based around the G4 mini. Taking the top off the case should be basically the same on the Intel models, but once you get inside, I'm not sure what the differences are. I had the G4 model for a while, and I didn't find it all that difficult to open the case. You just need a really thin putty knife and some patience.
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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My RAM arrived this morning, so i had a go at the weary task of opening up my Mini earlier, and ... it was a success My good ol' Mac Mini is absolutely screaming now, CoverFlow is extremely smooth and everything just loads instantly, definetly worth it, without a doubt. Oh ... and instead of my iStat nano widget showing the memory being completey maxed out, it's only using half of it now , with plenty to spare
However ... Upon nervously (and carefully) prying open the case with my putty knife, this fell out of the case I wasen't sure what it was at first, but it turns out its the IR Sensor for the remote. I'm not too fussed as i very, very rarely use it, but i'm still going to try and connect it back on sometime. If you look at the picture below, it goes on the very front of the internal parts (on the right)... So, my question is ... do you think i'll be able to put it back on, half of one of the pins has snapped off (but the other half is still attached to the chip) and the other 3 are fine. Or ... will I be able to buy a new one from somewhere, possibly eBay? and if so, are they easy to install? Find me on Twitter: @StevenMcLintock |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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anyone?
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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? Try it.
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Yeah ... Just did and theres no way its going back on, the pins won't reach the connects on the chip as there all bent and snapped, plus it needs to be soldered back on anyway ... something I don't want to risk doing as i'll probably end up shorting out the whole computer
Hmm, don't suppose anyone knows where I can get a replacement IR Sensor board then? Find me on Twitter: @StevenMcLintock |
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Make sure to try and practice first, but it's rather easy. You shouldn't have much difficulty. EDIT: Here's a decent looking tutorial, give it a read. |
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