Apple mac mini User Manual

							
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 Internal Frame
9. Secure the power button cable to the internal frame with the kapton tape.
10. Replace the top housing.  
						

							
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 Hard Drive
Hard Drive 
Tools
This procedure requires the following tools:
• Phillips #2 screwdriver
• Phillips #2 screwdriver, angled
• Phillips #0 screwdriver
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, remove the top housing and the internal frame.
Part Location 
						

							
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 Hard Drive
Removal Procedure
1. Locate the internal frame.
2. Turn over the internal frame to locate the hard drive.  
						

							
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 Hard Drive 3. With a jeweler’s #0 screwdriver remove the three fan screws.
4. Flip the fan to the left to access the hard drive screws (see next step). 
						

							
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5. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two hard drive screws (shown by the 
dotted line) on the internal frame. You may need an angled screwdriver to access the 
screw on the right.  Important: Don’t remove the kapton tape from the internal frame 
near the screw on the right. The hole is covered to direct airflow within the internal 
frame.
4. Remove the remaining two hard drive screws and disconnect the fan and speaker  cables. 
						

							
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 Hard Drive 5. Remove the kapton tape to release the cables.
6. WIth a black stick or other nonconductive tool, pry the hard drive off the connector on 
the interconnect board. Lift the hard drive out of the internal frame and set it aside. 
						

							
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Replacement Procedure
1. WIth the colored side of the hard drive face up, place the hard drive into the internal 
frame and connect it to the black connector on the interconnect board.
2. Replace the kapton tape. 
						

							
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 Hard Drive 3. Replace two screws and connect the fan and speaker cables to the interconnect 
board.
4. Replace the two hard drive screws on the inside of the internal frame.  
						

							
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4. Flip the fan back into the internal frame.
4. Replace the three fan screws. 
						

							
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 Hard Drive 5. Make sure the fan cables are routed and tucked under the clip as shown.
6. Turn the internal frame over
7. Replace the internal frame.
8. Replace the top housing.