{"id":20314,"date":"2011-08-14T16:17:18","date_gmt":"2011-08-14T10:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=20314"},"modified":"2016-07-01T16:49:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T11:19:12","slug":"install-extra-hard-drive-mac-mini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/08\/install-extra-hard-drive-mac-mini\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Extra Hard Drive in Mac Mini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know the new <strong>Apple Mac Mini<\/strong> has enough space inside to install an <strong>extra second hard drive!<\/strong> The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/macmini\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Mac mini<\/a> is a small power packed complete computer, simply add a monitor, wireless keyboard and mouse and you have a advanced \u00a0desktop to work with. And if you could just add another hard drive inside the already compact Mac mini &#8211; nothing could be better.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Mac Mini already comes powered with a 500GB (5400-rpm) hard drive, which is\u00a0configurable to 750GB (7200-rpm) hard drive (2.5GHz model also configurable to 256GB solid-state drive or 256GB solid-state drive and 750GB (7200-rpm) hard drive,\u00a0only at the Apple Online Store).\u00a0The iFixit team performed a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifixit.com\/Teardown\/Mac-Mini-Mid-2011-Teardown\/6131\/1\" rel=\"noopener\">tear down of the Mac Mini<\/a> and found enough space to install a second hard drive.<\/p>\n<h3>Extra Hard Drive in Mac Mini<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20315\" title=\"macmini-hard-drive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/macmini-hard-drive.jpg\" alt=\"install mac mini hard drive\" width=\"306\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/macmini-hard-drive.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/macmini-hard-drive-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Subsequently the ifixit guys launched a Mac Mini Dual Hard Drive Kit\u00a0for users who want to add a second hard drive to Mac Mini.\u00a0 There is also a stepwise tutorial on how to install the extra hard drives to your Mac mini. Find more help on\u00a0\u00a0adding 2nd Hard Drive to Non-Server Minis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe title=\"iFixit: Mac Mini Mid 2010 Disassembly\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kxPElM5pDgs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note<\/span>: Remember this is not endorsed by Apple and may void your product warranty. So try it at your own risk if you know your way around exploring Mac mini.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know the new Apple Mac Mini has enough space inside to install an extra second hard drive! 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