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Upgrading RAM on mac mini

  • 01-10-2008 9:37pm
    #1
    jahalpin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone know of anywhere in Dublin, where you can get the ram in a mac mini upgraded? and a rough idea of price?

    I would normally install the ram into a pc myself, but I've seen how complicated it is to install on a Mac Mini and don't really want to take the risk of doing it myself


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  • #2
    Dont be at yourself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,592 ✭✭✭✭Dont be at yourself


    You know, it's not that tough to install.

    The only real issue is jimmying the case open and getting it closed again, but if you have a nice flat spatula it shouldn't be a real problem.

    The motherboard will only recognise up to 3gb of RAM, so depending on your current specs you mightn't notice too big a difference in performance.


  • #3
    pvik00
    Closed Accounts Posts: 161 ✭✭pvik00


    And here's how you do it:
    http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/Mac-Mini-PowerPC-/RAM/82/13/Page-1


  • #4
    jkb_dub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭jkb_dub


    I also did it myself following some of the photo guides on the internet and it was relatively easy.

    I took it very slowly and planned it thouroughly using a number of "how-to" guides to make sure I had no contradicting information as some of the guides were not for the intel mac mini.

    Once I upgraded the RAM I then decided to upgrade hard disk... not looked back since !


  • #5
    Homer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Homer


    Thinking of doing this myself also. Are there two slots for RAM? If i'm going to upgrade would like to put in the 3Gb and be done with it.

    Soooo, Do I get a 2Gb and a 1Gb?? Currently running 512Mb :eek:

    Again locations to purchase same greatly appreciated!


  • #6
    jkb_dub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭jkb_dub


    yep, only 2 slots... this is the site I got my memory from.. http://www.memoryc.com/

    I believe that the "official" max memory for the mini is 2GB. It can unofficially handle more I think.. would be worth searching the interweb on that..


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  • #7
    Dont be at yourself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,592 ✭✭✭✭Dont be at yourself


    As I understand it, you can only upgrade it to 2gb with Apple. The chipset supports up to 3gb. It is suggested for performance reasons that you use two sticks of the same capacity, though I don't know how big a difference this makes in practice.

    It might be worth upgrading the harddrive while you have it exposed too. As far as I know, it only spins at 5,400rpms, so that's a bit of a bottleneck.


  • #8
    eirlink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 844 ✭✭✭eirlink


    i upgraded the ram myself some time ago by following a guide on the net...was a piece of cake. so simple, you really can do this very easily.

    i will see if i can unearth the link.....

    here you go
    http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/tutorials/macmini-ram/index.shtml

    *******************backup everything first *************


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