Mac mini Model A1176 RAM Aufrüstung

Geschrieben von: Walter Galan
  • Kommentare: 47
Mac mini Model A1176 RAM Aufrüstung

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Mittel

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17

Zeitaufwand

30 Minuten

Einleitung

Um an den RAM zu gelangen, muss der innere Rahmen entfernt werden.

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    • Schalte deinen Mac Mini aus, trenne alle Kabel und drehe ihn um.

    • Führe den Jimmy in den Spalt zwischen dem oberen Aluminiumgehäuse und dem unteren Kunststoffgehäuse ein.

    • Der Jimmy sollte nach ungefähr 9,5 mm stoppen.

    A spackle knife makes these steps go much faster.

    jouniseppanen -

    A double sided letter opener or a thin non-serrated butter knife will suffice.

    To prenent cosmetic blemishes, place a matchbook cover or similar thin cardboard on the outer perimeter under the “jimmy”.

    Mike -

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    • Biege den Jimmy vorsichtig nach außen, um den Spalt ein wenig weiterzu öffnen, und hebe das untere Gehäuse ein wenig an.

    • Am unteren Gehäuse befinden sich mehrere Kunststoffclips, die in eine Nut am oberen Aluminiumgehäuse passen. Dein Ziel ist es, sie mit dem Jimmy so weit nach innen zu drücken, dass sie sich aus der Nut lösen, während du vorsichtig das untere Gehäuse abziehst.

    Patience is your best friend.

    Do not insert “jimmy in too far. Marking a line from tip upwards on the tool will prevent too far insertion, possibly breaking tabs or damaging internal components.

    To prevent the cover closing back up, small strips of matchbook cover (os equivalent) can be inserted about half inch hold prevent closure.

    Mike -

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    • Wenn du die erste Seite gelöst hast, drehe den Mac Mini und beginne, an der Vorderkante zu hebeln.

    • Biege mit der gleichen Hebelbewegung die Clips nach innen und hebe das untere Gehäuse aus dem oberen Gehäuse heraus.

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    • Möglicherweise musst du den Jimmy an der Kante entlang bewegen, um alle Clips zu lPosen. Sei geduldig und arbeite dich schrittweise vor.

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    • Arbeite dich um das Gerät herum, um die Clips an der letzten Seite zu lösen.

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    • Drehe den Mac Mini wieder auf die Vorderseite und hebe das obere Gehäuse vom unterem Gehäuse ab.

    Before reassembly, make sure no wires are sticking out.

    Line up top cover carefully. Gently press down on top cover until top and bottom fully seated.

    CAUTION! DO NOT PRESS TOO HARD ON THE COVER TO PREVENT CRACKING THE PLASTIC TOP.

    GO EASY.

    Mike -

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    • Später in dieser Anleitung wirst du mehrere Kreuzschlitzschrauben entfernen, welche sehr tief liegen. Normale Schraubendreher sind meist zu breit um zu den vertieften Schrauben zu gelangen, achte daher darauf, einen dünnen Schraubendreher zu haben.

    • Entferne zuerst die AirPort-Antenne (die größere von den beiden), welche nah bei dem Power-Button liegt.

    • Drücke die beiden Stifte zusammen, und hebe die AirPort-Antenne von ihrem Befestigungsstift ab.

    • Sei vorsichtig und drücke die Stifte nicht zu weit zusammen, sonst brechen diese ab.

    • Beim Zusammenbau musst du die beiden Stifte leicht zusammendrücken, sodass sie in die Öffnungen auf der AirPort-Antennenkarte passen.

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    • Hebe den Sicherungsbügel am ZIF-Anschluss auf der linken Seite mit der Spudgerspitze ein wenig hoch.

    • Der Bügel lässt sich etwa 1 mm weit anheben. Versuche nicht, den Bügel ganz zu entfernen.

    Now also lift the right side of the ZIF cable lock up from its socket.

    chriZ -

    Good catch of the incomplete unlocking instructions. ;P

    lamarhavard -

    Hmmm... what if I didn't read this before and I removed the cable and the lock sort of broke?... what would happen... would I experience problems? I can still put the cable back in place and push the lock back down with the spudger.

    Dan O -

    Same. I totally removed the lock , the edges are busted and won't stay in place, How can I get the cable to stay? what's the fix?

    Suzanne -

    Dan O & Suzanne, hold the cable in the socket and put a dab of hot glue on both sides, It's non-conductive and should hold...worked for me.

    lamarhavard -

    does any one know, where to get the connector from zhe ZIF Cable?

    someone, that preowned my mac broke the holder!

    julian gmeiner -

    Julian, did you ever find where to get a replacement lock for the Zip Cable. Mine is also broken..

    Suzanne -

    This is not my first memory replacement in a Mini and I got over-confident and stupidly fully removed the audio cable ZIF lock and assumed I had broken something. But, now that I have read this guide more carefully, I am not sure. I sure would love to hear some detailed instructions for putting a ZIF lock back on.

    Is it possible that I have removed it without having broken it? If I have broken it, do I have to buy a new cable? Just a new ZIF lock? A new audio board? This is a 2.0 GHz A1176.

    Thanks!

    GalvanicMacPro -

    Michael, Mine seems to be broken. I bought & tried the Kapton Tape that was suggested & still no sound.

    Suzanne -

    C’est la première que je doit déverrouiller un câble ZIF. Je précise qu’il faut lever à gauche et à droite, ça force un peu, prendre appui sur le boitier du Mac, comme e montre la photo.

    La partie noire reste dans la partie blanche (+1 mm), et la nappe flexible sort par le haut.

    Ludovic -

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    • Hebe das Audio-Flachbandkabel nach oben aus seinem Anschluss heraus.

    • Wenn sich das Audiokabel noch nicht herausholen lässt, dann ist der Sicherungsbügel noch nicht ganz offen. Überprüfe nochmals, ob er überall 1 mm weit von seinem Anschluss auf der Verbindungsplatine angehoben ist.

    As an option to avoid potential damage when disconnecting the cable from the ZIF socket and clip, it is possible to unscrew the audio board and remove it along with the internal frame.

    Nick Baldwin -

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    • Drehe den mini so, dass der Einschub des SuperDrive zu dir zeigt.

    • Hebe den Stecker am Kabel des Thermosensors der Festplatte mit einer Pinzette aus seinem Anschluss auf dem Logic Board heraus.

    • Fasse nur den Stecker mit der Pinzette an, nicht die Kabel.

    • Der Stecker befindet sich unter der Öffnung für das optische Laufwerk, nahe an der PRAM-Batterie.

    Managed to leave this connected by flopping back the drive rather than totally removing

    pglock -

    WATCH OUT!!

    separated one of the wires from the connector very easily. i would have preferred to use a spudger at this step. the tweezers in effect snipped the wire!!

    mklsvg -

    As my experience you should definitely use angeled tweezers as shown in several pictures. To avoid stripped cable deflash sharp edges of the tweezers a little bit. I never experienced problems when using that kind of tool carefully.

    Timpetou -

    I've had to remove a few of these connectors on iBooks and other small Apple devices ... I've found that, with careful and gentle pressure (working first one side and then the other) using a small flat-headed jeweller's screwdriver is best.

    Mike Haines -

    I agree Mike.

    dixieskettlecorn -

    Note where the airport antennae connecting wire comes out from the interior along the top. When reassembling, it has to be routed the same way, or it won't reach its install position.

    robert -

    If your fan runs at high speed after you complete this project, you have forgotten to reconnect the thermal sensor.

    Curt -

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    • In den nächsten fünf Schritten werden die vier Kreuzschlitzschrauben, mit denen der innere Rahmen am Gehäuseunterteil befestigt ist, entfernt. Bei jedem Schritt wird zunächst eine Übersicht gezeigt, dann eine Nahaufnahme der betreffenden Schraube.

    • Eine der Kreuzschlitzschrauben liegt vertieft in der Nähe der Einschalttaste. Drehe sie heraus.

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    • Eine weitere Kreuzschlitzschraube, die den Rahmen am Gehäuseunterteil befestigt, sitzt vertieft in der Nähe der Statusanzeige. Drehe sie heraus.

    • Das ist die längste der vier Befestigungsschrauben.

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    • Entferne die Kreuzschlitzschraube in der Nähe der Bluetooth-Antenne vom inneren Rahmen.

    Before removing any of these screws, there is another step needed which is not here:

    On the front of the optical drive, right side as you look at the slot-load, is a small blue board attached by a single black screw. This needs to be removed before the optical drive can be taken out.

    Mike Haines -

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    • Entferne die Kreuzschlitzschraube, mit der der innere Rahmen in der Nähe der Audioanschlüsse am Untergehäuse befestigt ist.

    On reassembly, if you don't have a magnetic screwdriver, a tiny dab of grease at the tip of your screwdriver will help hold the screw on the driver so you can lower it into the recessed slot.

    pfbloom -

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    • Hebe den inneren Rahmen behutsam vom Gehäuseunterteil ab, beachte, dass sich die AirPort-Antenne und andere Kabel verfangen könnten.

    • Eventuell musst du nahe bei der Verbindungsplatine nach oben ziehen, bis sie sich vom Logic Board löst.

    At this point be careful that you don't pull out the Airport antenna ... but if you do, just check that it is back before re-assembling.

    Mike Haines -

    During re-assembly, the internal frame has to go in at an angle ... the back of the optical drive goes in first.

    This means that you can seat the fan cover correctly, but more importantly, there is an interconnect board on the back of the optical drive that must be firmly pushed back into its housing on the logic board.

    Mike Haines -

    Reassembly: Before slipping the main frame back into its place, refer to earlier photos, ensuring proper routing of the WiFi cable.

    Steve -

    If, like me, you pull the wire on the airport antenna free, it snaps back into place easily. The connector is on the extra card screwed to the motherboard that looks like it has a phone battery embedded in it. The connector is at the top of the 'battery'. This accessory card is the wifi card, so it makes sense that the antenna plugs onto this.

    Dan -

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    • Drücke die beiden Laschen an den Seiten des RAM-Riegels gleichzeitig nach außen. Diese Laschen halten den Riegel fest, wenn sie nach außen gedrückt werden, "springt" der Riegel heraus.

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    • Ziehe den Riegel gerade aus seinem Anschluss heraus.

    • Wenn zwei Riegel eingebaut sind, wiederhole den Schritt für den zweiten Riegel.

    When (re)inserting RAM, the connector is tight - push firmly on both sides evenly - usually will "click" when fully seated. Look at the RAM connector edge - the gold should be almost completely within the socket (if not fully seated, it won't be recognized).

    robert -

Abschluss

Um das Gerät wieder zusammen zu bauen, folge den Schritten in umgekehrter Reihenfolge.

Tinte & Feder

Walter Galan

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18 Kommentare

As a quick warning for noobs (that'd be me before I attempted this repair :P ), you need a matching pair of RAM (two chips the same size and spec). Otherwise, the computer won't boot up. ^_^

Skylar MacDonald -

There were 2x 1GB chips in my 2007 mini. I bought 1x 2GB chip, because I read somewhere that model only would allow 3GB. After replacing a 1GB chip with the new 2GB chip, the system is only showing 1GB RAM installed. Is this what you’re talking about? If I buy another 2GB chip, will it work? PC2-5300 2 GB RAM Chip

Jeff Box -

That is not always true. Often, perhaps…60/40, ish? My 2007 mac mini 2,1 is running one 1gb stick and one 2gb stick, a 500gb Kingston SSD and a salvaged superdrive from a MBP. I am tempted to try a core 2 quad or Xeon in it. For no particular reason than to see if it runs. anyone tried that one? I also had a 2008 mac pro 3,1 running four 2gb and four 4gb of under spec ram without issues.

In the 25 years i’ve been hanging out in server rooms, the client side of the working guidelines for ram matching has become less strict., but still, I believe, the ability to mix is in the manufacturing process. there’s no way but experience to be able to confirm that different makes, speed or size will function together. Unless of course stated in manufacturers documentation. The quality of the individual components will decide.

It will either work or it wont.

If you don’t have ram laying about, then your 100% right, buy matching pairs. otherwise, try it 'till it fires!

Stu Blair -

I successfully run 3GB in my A1176 Minis. When I put the 2GB chip in the bottom slot with the 1GB chip in the top slot, the machine would not boot and the power LED would blink continuously. When I put the 1GB chip in the bottom slot with the 2GB chip in the top slot, the machine works perfectly and sees all 3GB of RAM. (I don’t know if this is a rule or not, this is strictly my anecdotal experience.) I have *not* experienced installing 3GB and having the Mini run and only report 1GB. If you do that, I’d recommend checking to assure that the 2GB stick is seated properly.

I’ve also used 4GB without any trouble in A1176 Minis, but this model can only address a maximum of 3GB RAM. I have run performance comparisons between one equipped with 4GB and equipped with 3GB RAM and they measured identically. If you’re upgrading an A1176 from 2GB (equipped with a pair of 1GB chips) to 3GB, you can save a few dollars by just buying a single PC2-5300 2GB stick.

Mark B -

Thanks a lot, 1Gb -> 4Gb is done !

Eric Seigne -

This was easier than it looked, the only thing I had trouble with was getting the cover off (tried to use a flexible palette knife, bad idea) and getting the little sensor plug back in (it's SO tiny.) Oh, and one screw I had trouble getting back into the hidden recessed hole because my screwdriver isn't magnetized.

Speaking of which, size of screwdriver matters, I bought a set with a size 0 and size 000, but no 00, neither worked. Fortunately I had one of those cheap eyeglass repair kits, and the Phillips screwdriver worked perfectly.

Alexa -

The covers are the Worst….then and Now!!!

Stu Blair -

Thank you so much iFixit! Very nice guide. Followed and worked like a charm. Keep up the good info coming!

Eddie Abner -

Great step-by-step instructions, but now it won't boot... What to do?

John Nichols -

did you change ram

john korteman -

Great job, went like a charm. btw, the old Mac mini 2007 can accept 4 Gb, and it looks like it uses the full monthly according to the memory app I am using.

Some say t can't but how can I make sure of that, does any one knows?

Went from 2 towards 4 Gb, now my old iMac from the same year is most lightly the same hardware as this Mini and that one can hold 4 to 6 Gb.

Grts

The Mac Fiddler

Zathros -

Instructions along with comments worked well. Thank you. Tab of silicon grease very helpful on reassembly.

paulrbusch -

Excellent! Thanks a million! :-)

Sven Bornemark -

Nice equipment

Michał Szpak -

This update worked very well. Tougher to get apart than expected. My experience was that the prying tool is very flexible and bends. You are trying to find and push the plastic hooks inward slightly to release them rather than prying on the back housing. Also be careful with the Airport antena - it can pop off the connector from the interior pc-board. I didn’t find this out until I went to re-attach it and found he wire had popped free and I had to take out all the screws and and connectors and disassemble a second time to re-connect it! Fortunately ifixit has instructions on where that goes, thanks!

Will Snow -

that is so right. the prying is not good. the tabs, especially on a ten or more years old device, are brittle and the intake vents don’t leave much for them to be mounted on. I have broken a couple, when I was a Mac mini virgin.

there’s always that one screw/bolt/nut that gives you the gears. cars, macs, anything mechanical always has that one @#!@#@ fastener.

Stu Blair -

Thank you, it has worked very good!

Michael Westeroth -

Thank you! Works very well!

Michael Westeroth -