Mac mini Late 2014 Unterbodenabdeckung austauschen

Einleitung

Folge dieser Anleitung, um die Unterbodenabdeckung aus schwarzem Plastik bei deinem Mac mini Late 2014 zu entfernen oder auszutauschen.

Was du brauchst

Schritt 1 Unterbodenabdeckung

Mac mini Late 2014 Unterbodenabdeckung austauschen, Unterbodenabdeckung: Schritt 1, Bild 1 von 1

Die Unterbodenabdeckung wird von drei geschraubten Clips gehalten.
Heble in der Nähe der Schrauben, nicht direkt über ihnen.

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Read Me First: I purchased an SSD drive directly from Crucial and, of course, it came uninitialized. After going thru the entire tear down, installing the new drive, and rebuilding the mini, it refused to recognize the new drive. So, of course, I had to re-tear it down, remove the new drive, insert it into an external housing and format it using my Macbook. After that the mini recognized the new drive. A word to the wise: format the new drive before installing it.

tom - 29. Okt 2017 Antwort

How were you installing the OS? I am planning on booting into a USB drive with a copy of OS High Sierra on it, and I assume I will be able to format my new Samsung SSD using that?

Simon - 30. Okt 2017 Antwort

On my Samsung EVO 850, mac mini download system automaticly

Stefan Repac - 6. Dez 2017 Antwort

Pre-formatting is not necessary if you make a USB boot installation drive with macOS installer. During boot up, hold down the option key until the mac boot into the USB, formatting can then be done using disk utility running off the USB drive.

SBR249 - 9. Dez 2017 Antwort

I had the exact same experience as tom. I installed a brand new 2TB Samsung 850 EVO and it was not recognized by the Mac Mini. I booted from a portable USB drive with a bootable copy of macOS High Sierra but the 850 EVO SSD I had just installed was not shown as an option. I tore down the Mac Mini again, formatted the 850 EVO, rebuilt the Mac Mini, and booted off the same bootable High Sierra USB drive, and sure enough the 850 EVO was recognized.

maxim - 5. Feb 2018 Antwort

diskutil list

diskutil erasedisk [filesystem] [drivename] /dev/disk[disk number]

Paul Rodgers - 29. Aug 2018 Antwort

My drive (Evo 860) was also not initialized. I started in recovery mode and went to disc utility and from there selected the drive. I then was able to use the “erase” function on the drive. I just left the settings as default and as soon as it erased then the drive was ready to go.

Nathan Cooper - 23. Mai 2019 Antwort

Just completed this upgrade a few days ago, having purchased the 1 TB SSD kit from IFixIt. The kit arrived quickly and the tools and drive worked perfectly. The step by step guide posted here is pretty much flawless, but do pay attention to the specific comments from users on certain steps - they really help. As far as ensuring that the new drive will reboot and install MacOS, I watched 1-2 videos on YouTube about re-installing using the Internet Recovery tool and that worked perfectly. My MacMini is performing WAY better than it used to, for only a $200 upgrade kit and about 3 hours of work, all in. Thanks!

Joshua Rednik - 16. Mär 2020 Antwort

I’ve had Apple computers since the G3 machines and they have always been snappy.

Unfortunately this 2014 macmini has always been slow but this upgrade (6 years later) has changed that!

if you have a late 2014 macmini, do this.

I used a 860 Samsung.

Mike Hayes - 6. Jan 2021 Antwort

A quick comment to tell you that at every step, make sure to read the comments and be careful. I managed to do the process fast without any problems, but thanks to the comments that warned me enough on the risky steps.

Euronymous - 18. Jun 2021 Antwort

This guide surely helped me breath upgrade and bring some new life into my macmini. Thanks to all who contributed.

Cameron Hasell - 26. Jan 2023 Antwort

can one of you give me the link for the screw drivers please?

Gerardo Ramirez - 3. Apr 2023 Antwort

Schritt 2

Mac mini Late 2014 Unterbodenabdeckung austauschen: Schritt 2, Bild 3 von 3

Verwende ein Plastik Opening Tool, um die Unterbodenabdeckung vom Mac mini anzuheben.

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I used some wooden toothpicks instead of the opening tool. This worked flawless for me.

mhomscheidt - 1. Aug 2016 Antwort

Credit cards will also work. The cover should should pop off easily.

Gregory - 14. Jan 2023 Antwort

Schritt 3

Hebe die Unterbodenabdeckung an und entferne sie vorsichtig.

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I taped the "Mac Mini Logic Board Removal Tool" to the flat part of the antenna plate before sealing everything up again. I mean, where else am I supposed to store it without forgetting where it is? I'm pretty sure it won't cause any problems there.

Richard - 30. Dez 2016 Antwort

That’s a brilliant idea, @mrredwood!

Dan Moore - 14. Apr 2018

Lol. And here I am keeping this old system going a little longer with a 2TB upgrade.

Richard - 13. Dez 2023

I would suggest you wash the underside of the plastic as mine after 3 years was covered in dust.

John Errington - 9. Nov 2018 Antwort

I couldn’t get mine to snap back on

David Yutzy - 2. Aug 2020 Antwort

Make sure the 3 longer, thicker screws are in the right holes per the diagram in Step 4. (Hint: not next to the large black wireless button.) When those screws are in the right places, the back just snaps into place very easily.

Gary W Edson - 23. Mär 2022