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In the next few steps, you will remove the four Phillips screws securing the internal frame to the bottom case. The connector is located under the optical drive opening, next to the PRAM battery. Use tweezers to grab the connector (as seen in the picture), not the wires. Use a pair of tweezers to lift the hard drive thermal sensor cable connector up off its socket on the logic board. Rotate the mini so that the SuperDrive slot loading mechanism is facing you. Make sure it is evenly lifted about 1 mm from the socket on the interconnect board. If it refuses to lift from its socket, the ZIF cable lock is not fully released. Lift the audio board ribbon cable up out of its socket. Do not try to completely remove the ZIF cable lock. The ZIF cable lock will lift about 1 mm and stop. Use the tip of a spudger to slightly lift the left side of the ZIF cable lock up from its socket. During reinstallation, you will have to slightly squeeze the two posts together so they fit into the openings on the AirPort antenna board. Squeezing the two posts excessively will surely break them off the internal frame. Slightly squeeze the two retaining arms toward each other and lift the AirPort antenna off its post. First remove the AirPort antenna (the larger of the two), located near the power button.
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Bit drivers are generally too large to fit in the recesses, so be sure to have a thin shafted Phillips screwdriver on hand. Later in this guide you will remove several recessed Phillips screws.
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If any of the tabs get stuck on the top housing, use the putty knife to free them. It may be necessary to wiggle the top housing while lifting it off the bottom housing. Gently lift the top housing straight up off the mini and set it aside. At this point, there should be a noticeable gap between the bottom and top housing around the perimeter of the mini. Repeat the same procedure as the past few steps for the right side of the mini. Pry the putty knife downward while working along the edge of the mini until the bottom housing further separates from the top housing. Next insert the putty knife into the crevice on the optical drive slot side of the computer. It helps to start in the middle, then work along the edge until the bottom housing pops up slightly. Gently enlarge the existing crevice by prying the handle of the putty knife downward and away from the mini. Push the blade down until you meet firm resistance (roughly 3/8 of an inch). Rub the putty knife's short edge back and forth on a sheet of all purpose rough grit sandpaper (100 grit will work fine) until it attains a beveled edge.Ĭarefully insert a putty knife into the crevice in between the top cover and bottom housing. A 1.5 inch thin putty knife will work well, but you'll want to grind the edge down. You'll need a putty knife in order to open the case. Putty knives purchased from iFixit come with preground edges. You can skip this step if you bought your putty knife from iFixit. Tools (continued) Phillips 00 Screwdriver Plastic Opening Tools Small Flathead Screwdriver Spudger T10 Torx Screwdriver Tweezers Tools 1.5" Thin Putty Knife 8" Needle Nose Plier Arctic Silver Thermal Paste Upgrade your mini's aging Core Duo processor to a blazing Core 2 Duo.Sections Top Housing 5 steps Internal Frame 9 steps Logic Board 5 steps Core 2 Duo Processor 13 steps
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Installing Mac mini Model A1176 Core 2 Duo Processor Author: Walter Galan Difficulty: Difficult