#Mac mini late 2012 ssd how to#

Pay someone else to do it but get it done! It's worth the extra $$ to have someone do it. Could not do that for the IR connector but that was not critical). (Luckily for me, I have a friend who works on circuit boards for a living who was able to insert pins in to the logic board and solder the fan wires directly in.

It was when reassembling the unit that I realized I actually had pried the boots right off the board. It is really easy to do this without realizing what you've done. I followed OWCs video which is quite detailed but, unknowingly, I broke off two boots/connectors from the logic board while trying to disconnect the IR connection and the fan. I have changed out several components such as RAM, HDDs, etc., over the years in various older MacBooks/Powerbooks and desktops but this is CHALLENGING. DON'T DO IT UNLESS YOU ARE VERY EXPERIENCED.Here is my experience adding a second drive (Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB) to my Mac Mini Late 2012. Will this SSD work and do I have to worry about TRIM with this? 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 late 2012 ssd 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.