Best upgrade guide for this task. Completed this in about 35 minutes, with most of it being me rewinding to make sure I was following correctly. Thanks for making this!!
@heavypizzas60042 жыл бұрын
Great guide, thank you. And what a relatively easy job that was. After years of being scared of getting one of these Mac Minis because of the logic board removal process, I finally picked one up today for cheap, and replaced the HDD with an SDD in no more than 40mins, and my removal tool? A plain old steel clothes hanger, cut to about 6-7 inches and bent into the rough shape of the commercial removal tools. It’s the perfect diameter steel.
@jamiewatchorn76392 жыл бұрын
Steve jobs always said he wanted the Apple products to look as beautiful on the inside as the outside. I used to be an IT technician years ago before retraining and this is by far the easiest mini pc to work on I’ve seen. Just moved to Mac mini after spending years building up my Apple collection. Now have the IPad Pro 2021 11 inch, IPhone 13 mini, Apple Watch SE, 1st Gen AirPods, and now my first Mac. There’s just something I’ve always loved about the Mac mini. Never been a fan of the IMac just because they displays are apples own so if they go then you’re into new Mac territory, plus I don’t like working on all in ones. Didn’t want a MacBook as I have the IPad so I got the Mac Mini. Runs great on a HDD but could be so much better on SSD
@dhaen3 жыл бұрын
Great guide, one of the few occasions I had no "left over" screws. Thank you!
@hardcle2 жыл бұрын
I used this to replace the original 5400 rpm spinning drive with a new 1TB SSD. Took me a while, but I got it done. Thanks!
@stevelacy48014 жыл бұрын
You are the man. I did this for the 2012 Mac Mini but the 2014 was totally different. Your instructions were perfect! Perfect! Thank you so much
@jordanhazen77613 жыл бұрын
I was surprised to see the 2014 model needs a different size Torx bit to remove its bottom plate. It seems slightly harder to get into generally, maybe due to lack of upgradable RAM. New M1's unfortunately continue this trend :(
@jdrtech15 жыл бұрын
Followed your instructions, i installed a samsung 860 evo 500gb ssd and like people say..."like night and day" with the performance! thank you!
@t777777703 жыл бұрын
Nicely done. Appreciate the time and effort that went into doing this. After seeing it going to make sure I get an SSD that is big enough that I never have to do this a second time.
@waveringmindz11 ай бұрын
I was unable to do this thing, so got the internal SSD + case option, and it works. So, now I have a hybrid setup - 480 GB crucial SSD to boot MacOS, and 1TB SSD to store the data.
@dennisharper71023 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making the video. Following along with you step by step, I got my Mac upgraded and it is blazing fast now!
@FogartyLegalServices5 жыл бұрын
They should give you an award for this video. Great job.
@huirongjin3 жыл бұрын
After I bought the security Torx screw driver, changing to SSD is just an easy job by following your tutorial! Thank you! BTW, I used a piece of AWG14 copper wire (stripped both ends) instead of the special logic-board removal tool.
@zaphodsbluecar95184 жыл бұрын
You made the process look a lot easier than other videos I've seen...
@tedoyunejemplo4 жыл бұрын
Huge difference in performance in my Mac Mini. So happy with the result. Thanks!
@phillipabbott5943 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the best and easier to understand videos on how this is done. Thank you!
@raylepper48093 жыл бұрын
Very useful. Took under 30 minutes. My mini is ripping now! Thanks.
@MegVanAbi2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I’ve done this already on 2 other Mac mini’s but it’s been a while. It was nice to have some to follow along as I did it to a third machine. Sadly I broke my IR connector but I don’t use that feature anyway. All is running well.
@cyberscooby694 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate this walkthrough - the performance change is night and day - thank you dude
@StanCook6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I just added an SSD to my 2014 and your video made it really easy.
@univenpecalipre5 жыл бұрын
Hi, is there a video that shows both hard drive inside? Thanks
@litebkt3 жыл бұрын
I’ll definitely have this video on hand when I upgrade mine!
@obehere3 жыл бұрын
Thanks heaps. With your help I just successfully changed the dead HDD in my Mac.
@DavidJohansson6 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! Successfully switched drive but struggled to clone my old disk because my SSD was smaller. I tried to shrink the old partition with gparted live usb and then clone with clonezilla live usb but the disk failed to boot. Then I figured out you could actually boot the mac mini into "internet recovery mode" (windowskey+R on windows keyboard) and download MacOS directly, then I used my timemachine backup to recover old disk 100%. Clever Apple!
@imbedunn5 жыл бұрын
Best how to video I have ever seen. Perfect! Made the task so simple to do after watching. Loved all the tips!
@car24dupont3 жыл бұрын
Great video, so helpful like other have found. I ran into some hiccups reformatting the drive though. But disassembly and reassembly went well and get this.. NO spare parts left over!! Thanks!
@brandon209043 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@djericbrasil4 жыл бұрын
Easy to follow, great job. My mac mini is flying!! thank you
@tomdoepker Жыл бұрын
Excellent walk through. Really appreciate it
@fiveg81433 жыл бұрын
Thanks! really helped. My original had the 5400K drive and was PAINFULLY slow. Much better with an SSD !! Good job.
@mohammedanwar83974 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Hard disc replaced with SSD following your steps.
@philippebaudoin58034 жыл бұрын
Hello Brandon, just done it based on your video, so many thank's to you ! good job !
@WA-hornet0074 жыл бұрын
I m still waiting on my toolkit to arrive, once arrived, i will follow your instructions.
@mrZakiisb4 жыл бұрын
thank you very much i just cleaned the mac mini and changed the hdd to ssd. thank you your tutorial is best
@martinbarend58144 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brandon. Clear instructions, works perfectly now.
@omermamas3 жыл бұрын
2:05 i remove that and now my computer is just a trash. Thank you for this video
@AndrewKangas Жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks! Spot on.
@legoog97264 жыл бұрын
A T6 can’t be used on the screws of the back plate of a 2014 Mac mini, just a warning.
@argovolkan6 жыл бұрын
WAS A WONDERFUL VIDEO. YOU ARE VERY GOOD MAN. THANK YOU FOR THIS PUZZLE SOLUTION:) ÇOK TEŞEKKÜRLER
@juliojdp5 жыл бұрын
Worked like a charm!! Thanks!
@drewas853 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial. By mistake when I tried to disconnect the IR connecter (very tinny) I removed it from the mother board. Does anyone think that will damage the computer? Apart from that, computer is really fast now. Worth the investment.
@Geno_7803 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the help
@tonylopez50144 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Really appreciate your video really helpful.
@dav23325 жыл бұрын
thank you for the informative video!
@patrickkittrell33395 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! This was a big help.
@alekogosh3324 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@nolightthing38034 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! You are very thorough and made it pretty easy. =]
@parahumanoid2 жыл бұрын
Please comment on the following: 1. using 2.5" in no way interferes with installing a PCIe NVMe SSD on the flip side. 2. with due soldering skill I can upgrade RAM beyond 16GB. 2-a. if "yes", what is the chipset limitation on the RAM capacity? 2-b. also, what are the technical requirements for RAM chip? I hope it is not artificially signature-bound to the apple brand or some other narrow HCL. Thank you.
@malikdhadhalinux6 жыл бұрын
I have replaced mine by watching you. A few months ago!! I have a 2014 Mac Mini, i5 1.4Ghz and 4Gb Ram, the hard drive has been updated to an SSD, to be more precise Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB. To have a faster external storage I have just ordered the Samsung 850 Evo. Would you recommend tearing down the mac mini again and put the Samsung one inside or keep the Sandisk one as it is?
@zakazaka516011 ай бұрын
I used two toothpicks instead of the special logic-board removal tool)))
@hoofmen5 жыл бұрын
Do you have to install again the operating system? how do you do that? thanks for the video
@heyhbk5 жыл бұрын
Make a time machine backup and then restore that backup onto the new drive.
@robiik75 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@dowerwolf55423 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@everthbonilla91395 жыл бұрын
Great video, awesome very appreciated thank you !!
@bwade9134 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this was very helpful. Link to SSD clone procedure is broken.
@Motuproprio14 жыл бұрын
Muito bom trabalho! Obrigado.
@cascinosilvio3 жыл бұрын
WOW mate!! ya are the best! thanks!
@dmd52013 жыл бұрын
I've been told by a large NYC store that I need a 7mm to 9.5mm adapter to fill in the extra space around new SSDs because the Mac mini Late 2014 is 9.5mm. I don't see any adapter being used in your example, leading me to believe it's not needed. True?
@daigen167 жыл бұрын
great video just to confirm your mini came with the HDD stock and you simply swapped it to a standard 2.5" SSD?
@quantumhelium6 жыл бұрын
Yes
@nicolascueto3 жыл бұрын
well done this is it! .... I'm just missing both links for the toolkit and the guide on cloning, they seem to be down
@brandon209043 жыл бұрын
updated the links!
@nicolascueto3 жыл бұрын
@@brandon20904 awesomeeee!!!!!!
@gmdrandom62872 жыл бұрын
@@brandon20904 what is a good ssd that is cheap?
@vihaan90553 жыл бұрын
so after going this will macOS reinstall by itself
@christopherwood22902 жыл бұрын
I run a print ship and have owned literally hundreds of Macs from 1986 till Today. Awesome machines like IIfx, Quadra 950, 9600, G3 and G4 PowerMacs. Over the years they have morphed into steaming piles of garbage. Ram soldered onto a motherboard and no ram slots? A four Gigabyte version to boot....... Calling that trashcan and iMacs "pro level" machines.....
@jayrutherford89245 жыл бұрын
Hello. Thanks for the video. I was able to do this and it works great. However the system is using 128 gigabytes of space on the ssd. It’s only a 250 gig drive. What did I do wrong? Thanks again!
@RobSinner Жыл бұрын
Cloth always :( dont scratch that beauty.
@yeeters31974 жыл бұрын
I think that you put the screws in wrong when finishing it up
@OscarInOrlando29 күн бұрын
How do you add the mac OS to the new SSD? Do you have a video for that?
@witchycedar3 жыл бұрын
Instructions unclear. Ended up making a transformer.
@nickkekos61695 жыл бұрын
Great video! My question is: once you put the empty solid state disk, what you have to do to transfer the old's HD contents to the new disk? Ιs it done automatically or you have to do something about it? I would appreciate your assistance into this. Thanks. Nick K.
@michor105 жыл бұрын
Once you've swapped the HD you can connect your old drive via an external interface to the unit and boot from it by pressing the option key (or ALT for us PC guys) during startup. Then download and install SuperDuper! (free trial) and clone the old contents over to your new drive (select the option to copy all files). That may take a long time so you may leave it overnight. Once the clone is done you have to open your system preferences and set the new HD as your main startup drive and you're done. Good luck!
@nickkekos61695 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Mick, for your assistance!!!
@michor105 жыл бұрын
@@nickkekos6169 Good luck, Nick!
@litebkt3 жыл бұрын
Did you install an ssd with SATA interface? My 2014 mini says it doesn’t have any SATA devices.
@briancrow41532 жыл бұрын
Are you able to send a link to where I can get the tools you used?
@zoso28093 жыл бұрын
What kind of ssd will work for my late 2014 mac mini? Any compatibility issues that i need to consider?
@Estuardo3057 жыл бұрын
great job.. i saw you chose the samsung evo instead of pro, any particular reason? price, dimensions?
@brandon209047 жыл бұрын
Only because it was cheaper and I didn't need the extra speed. The dimensions are the same. You can get the pro but IMO I don't know if it's worth it.
@Estuardo3057 жыл бұрын
Thanks..just did my speed test on my Mac mini 2014 4gb ram and it's 97.9 mb/s write and 97.5 mb/s read..so I think I'm going for the pro..
@jdrtech15 жыл бұрын
hi , i want to install a ssd in my mac mini, do i have to clone the new drive or there is another way to get the new drive started up and install a fresh copy of mojave? please help if you can guys, thanks!
@ordinarypablo3 жыл бұрын
Gear video, do you know which ssd are compatible with this Mac mini?
@profmarcelomoreno82846 жыл бұрын
Fazer um vídeo com a mão na frente não me parece sensato. Desculpe.
@gmdrandom62872 жыл бұрын
What is a good cheap ssd?
@scottmanTube Жыл бұрын
I think there are less steps to defuse a thermo nuclear bomb.
@parahumanoid2 жыл бұрын
Being how capacious modrn NVMe devices can be, is there any point at all to fall back on SATA? I am not aware of significant savings, if any, to be made by using SATA when m.2 is an available option (obviously, macos versions with proper NVMe EFI boot support are assumed for this question).
@guitarstring59815 жыл бұрын
Hi, there is any option to update the RAM memory?
@JohnVella19684 жыл бұрын
No, the RAM is soldered onto the motherboard and cannot be upgraded.
@christopherjames9843 Жыл бұрын
These Mac mini's were never quick. SSD or not. At least the 4 Gigabyte versions. They were constantly thrashing the hard drive for swap space because they were ram starved. Pure garbage
@alanngkwanyein3 жыл бұрын
Mac Mini 2014 to me is a 1 step forward 2 steps back from apple, wasting time.
@philbateman19894 жыл бұрын
It seems like pretty shoddy design to have to disassemble the whole machine with custom tools just to change the hard drive :S I guess that's the price you pay to have a compact machine.