when i go to disk utility it says "lower" after connection ID. I'm guessing this is the kit that i need to add a ssd to my mac mini right ?
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That should mean that the lower drive space is empty, some kits are able to do both upper and lower with the same cable. They will include 2 differs style screws, you will need to fold the cable differently depending on the location that you are attaching it to.
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As said earlier, that's your 2nd hard drive. Whether it is an SSD, traditional or hybrid does not matter.
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Hi there, I do not think so, Apple has used a certain type of connector, look up OWC ssd upgrades they should have info on Mac ssd upgrades
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I had to use a flash hack to roll back to earlier macbook pro 15 firmware that set it for 1.5GBs, it seems to work ok. I did read where some folks on forum said it was the SATA cable on the Macbook Pro that was the problem and they bought a newer cable and swapped it to fix it
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It has been a while since I used this, so I don't remember all of the details. I used it once to go from a smaller SSD to a larger SSD and it worked perfectly (both SSDs were Intel). Then I tried to go from a larger HDD to an SSD (even though there was adequate space), but it didn't work, and the help line told me that the kit was not designed to do that and would not work. So I got a copy of Ghost to do the task.
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Answer 1 that you already received is the right answer. SATA is a relatively new connection design and used for all new MacBooks except for those with the new Solid State Hard Drive which is soldered to the logic board. Order the one based on your model and serial number. Good luck.
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i bought the harddrive and a new Mac Mini. It works perfect. Only issue is the short usb cable.
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It shows up just fine on my Mac Mini. You could always use a card reader as well (this is often faster anyway)
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I can't answer that through a test, as I'm using a Mac Mini with a SSD internal drive that only holds the OS and the program files. All of my music, movies, documents, etc. are on the first external drive, the second is a back-up of the first drive, the third backs-up the internal SSD and the 4th is a time-machine back-up (I don't use the external in a RAID configuration). I can tell you that I do not notice any difference compared to my former MacPro that had internal bays. I just opened my photo library that holds more than 42,000 photos and can scroll through the thumbnails without any lag. I also have more than 23,000 songs in iTunes and when I scroll through that, there is no lag, and all the album artwork appears instantly. I recently commented to a friend who purchased the new MacPro (has not arrived) and ordered the DataTale thunderbolt enclosure that I could not tell I was using an external drive. I also use Aperture for photo editing (large RAW files) and there is no lag when editing. It's a great drive!
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I installed the card in my 2008 Mac Pro and have several external drives attached. Seems to work OK *except* that every time I wake my Mac from sleep, I get a warning that my external drives were not ejected properly. Anyone know how to fix this?
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Ferguson, did you use the Mino HD on your non-intel mac? If so, how did you extract/edit files to work with? I was told that the HD wouldn't work AT ALL with powerpc macs.
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Great question! There is a firmware update that just came out for this. Also make sure you never defrag an SSD it will turn it into a paper weight.
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Im not quite certain what you're asking here regarding 'the lower' and I'm not sure which wires you are referring to. It was my experience adding a second hard drive to a stock mac mini required the additional ribbon cable included with this SKU. Unlike other systems I've added drives to this does not use standard SATA cables and no additional cables were supplied. I hope this answers your question.
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Two things I can think of: 1. The end with one usb should connect to the enclosure and both usbs from the other end should connect to your MBP. 2. For the SSD going in the enclosure, connect it to the top of the case before putting it in the enclosure (that way you can make sure all the pins or whatever are lined up and fully connected). Hope that helps.
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I was using my slot disk for the Mac. I forgot what cable it it that you can use but I googled it and brought it on amazon. You can also just by a USB slot disk and connect it with your computer
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This is a hard drive meant to be installed in a server or Network Attached Storage. For performance sake, I would suggest getting a WD Black drive instead. That being said it should work just the same as this is a 3.5" hard drive, which is what is in this version of iMac.
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The lasted firmware v1.5 was pre-installed! But you don't mind if you install new OS. If using this SSD for Macbook, you may be need download TRIM Enable software to turn on TRIM function.Good luck for all!
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I googled a few things that say it is, but I recommend you do some googling to make sure. Try entering "mac mini 2011 hard drive size" and see what you come up with.