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mailmarshall

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#68786 28-Sep-2010 11:32
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Hi

I have a Mac mini 1.83GHz with 512MB and would like to upgrade to 2G.

Has anyone upgraded their mini ? Is it hard? Anyone in Wellington willing to do this for a fee :) 


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bignose
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  #385399 28-Sep-2010 12:02
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it's not overly hard but not trivial- worst part is opening those old ones (putty knife or a steel ruler works well). Once you're inside you need to remove the optical drive/hard drive to get to the main board - then it's just a matter of removing the existing so-dimm and inserting the new and putting it all back together.

have a look at the video of how to do it on youtube - if you feel daunted probably best to get someone else to do it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFFjselaPMo&feature=related






apdv1
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  #385557 28-Sep-2010 16:54
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I am in Wellington, I have done this and would be happy to do it again.
PM me if help is needed.

mailmarshall

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  #385663 28-Sep-2010 21:58
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Thanks guys.

APDV1: might take up your offer - just ordering the RAM. Do you know hwther the harddrive can be upgraded. Only came with 80GB. Is it a SATA drive 2.5' or some other Apple specific thing?



apdv1
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  #385908 29-Sep-2010 15:50
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Yes it can be upgraded, although I have not done it.
A 2.5 SATA hard drive is all you need i.e. it doesn't need to be apple specific. 

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