Late 2014 Mac Mini Model A1347 Disassembly SSD Hard Drive Upgrade Replacement

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Disassembly Repair Fix Tutorial Teardown Guide Here I show how to disassemble a late 2014 A1347 Mac Mini to replace or upgrade the SSD. If my videos helped you save money, please consider helping me continue to make these videos by sending me a little appreciation, even $1 would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)
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@bear2507 2 года назад

Just got one for 80 dollars and all it needed was an SSD. This video was simple to follow and super helpful. Thank you

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Awesome! Glad it helped. If you haven't already, don't forget to like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks!

@Horifice Месяц назад

Nice work; clear and accurate. Just what I needed to swap out the HD on my old Mini. One addition, though; for my late 2014 Mac Mini, the six screws under the base plate needed a Torx 6H (that is, a T6 with a hole in the tip, as there’s a pin in the centre of the screw head.)

@ItsBinhRepaired Месяц назад

Yup!

@andreasaravantinos5603 4 года назад

Great video, thanks to you i upgraded my mac mini today with a new ssd! Thanks a lot !

@ItsBinhRepaired 4 года назад

Glad it helped. Please like and subscribe if you haven't already, it'll really help me out. Thanks! :)

@auratheband 2 года назад

This video saved my life. had a water damaged mac mini and was able to save HD because of this video. Thank you!!!

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Awesome, glad it helped! If you haven't already, don't forget to like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks!

@michaeltreitel3158 3 года назад

this was awesome - appreciate the attention to detail like with removing the power supply, clip, and whatever you call the plastic thing

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

Thanks!

@DanZimmerli 2 года назад

Thank you for this great video. I was able to upgrade my Mac Mini 2014 to an SSD no problem thanks to your careful guide.

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Awesome, glad it helped! If you haven't already, don't forget to like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks!

@Na7ure 2 года назад

This is great advice. Much better than using the special tool very well done

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Glad it helped. If you haven't already, don't forget to like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks!

@jordanfriend4892 2 года назад

Thanks for the walkthrough, one tip is to work on a non-conductive surface like a table due to static electricity. You don’t want to work while on carpet either, one spark and that motherboard is fried.. the rest was great, thanks.

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Yep, this is an old video. Didn't have a good setup before.

@robusc4940 2 года назад

Mate, you're a legend, great stuff :)

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Maybe, but I'm not well known around these parts. Lol

@jlina6 Год назад

Thanks so much for this video. I brought my computer to an Apple store because it had trouble powering up. They replaced the logic board and the HD. Unfortunately, they said because of Apple's rules, they could only put in an optical drive like the original to replace the SSD that I had someone else install as an upgrade. The computer was agonizingly slow and The Apple store would be of no further help. I was not optimistic about doing this myself but with your video, I decided to attempt it. Everything worked out well and the computer works great. Thanks again. According to black magic benchmark, it is 90 times faster now.

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

90x is a huge amount! Glad it helped. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks!

@stevetrekker 9 месяцев назад

@6:35 You saved my life because I was stuck and I hesitated to do this ;D so I did like you and it worked !!

@ItsBinhRepaired 9 месяцев назад

Glad it helped. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos and possibly consider watching a few others to get the algorithm to recommend my channel. Thanks!

@mihaipopa9414 8 месяцев назад

Very nice video, thanks!

@ItsBinhRepaired 8 месяцев назад

Thanks! If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos and possibly consider watching a few others to get the algorithm to recommend my channel.

@thenetimp 2 года назад

great breakdown. Just replaced my drive after 7 years.

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Awesome!

@guernseybunker1203 7 месяцев назад

Superb - many thanks :)

@ItsBinhRepaired 7 месяцев назад

Glad it helped. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos and possibly consider watching a few others to get the algorithm to recommend my channel. Thanks!

@AshNorton-ul4kx Год назад

Good video. Thanks!

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

Thanks! If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos and possibly consider watching a few others to get the algorithm to recommend my channel.

@Retcon__ Год назад

Perfect. Thank you!

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

Glad it helped. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks!

@jamespowell2536 8 месяцев назад

Good explaining

@ItsBinhRepaired 8 месяцев назад

Thanks! If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos and possibly consider watching a few others to get the algorithm to recommend my channel.

@alexr9327 3 года назад

Awesome, great video, thanks much Sir ! :-)

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

Glad you liked it. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks!

@luiz.amorim 3 года назад

Very Nice. Thank you

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

Glad it helped

@nickl8830 Год назад

good stuff - thanks dude

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

No problem. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks!

@anonimo757 3 года назад

Thanks from Spinea (VE) - Italy

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

No problem! If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks! And happy repairing/upgrading. :)

@gaville901 Год назад

Excellent

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

Thanks! If you haven't already, don't forget to like and subscribe.

@marvinhenry1027 Год назад

Good video

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

Thanks!

@joedavis6165 Год назад

(2014 Mac Mini) Thanks for video, very helpful. Original HDD failed. Removed the original HDD and the companion SDD, installed a 1 TB SDD. Boots up to recovery menu fine, I can erase/format the new SDD and go through the OS reinstall routine however it fails to complete. Seems to load over the 6 minute countdown and then an error message at the end, says to try again. Any suggestions?

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

You might need to install the os with another mac to an external hard drive and boot from it by holding alt/option on boot.

@kamudankemter 4 года назад

Thanks :)

@ItsBinhRepaired 4 года назад

No problem. Don't forget to like and subscribe if you haven't already. It'll really help me out.

@Ravikumar-us8fu 2 года назад

Good day . I have MAC mini Mode A 1347,emc 2840 .fcc id: qds -brcm -1069*, IC 4324 A. The hard drive has failed, or at least that was the diagnosis. can I get a used or new one from you ? tks

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Hard drive?

@KevinRaubRocks 2 года назад

perfect! thank you

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Glad it helped. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks!

@KevinRaubRocks 2 года назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired will do right away thank you

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Thanks!

@lanegraytiburon 3 года назад

Hello my friend , am on a budget I have that same Mac mini can I upgrade to the 1tb ? Would you recommend that ?

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

Yes, SSDs make a huge difference. For the best speed/reliability/performance I recommend this one. amzn.to/3nnLvG7

@KeithHutchinsonYT 11 месяцев назад

At 5.04 what is that connector for, what info is it carrying? I broke mine cause I didn't have the right pry tool...aagh! So what is it? Do I have to replace the whole cable? Many thx

@ItsBinhRepaired 11 месяцев назад

If you broke the part off the motherboard you'll need someone that can microsolder

@KeithHutchinsonYT 11 месяцев назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired Thanks for the info... I will try find someone here

@ItsBinhRepaired 11 месяцев назад

@@KeithHutchinsonYT hope it goes well

@Scottnej 2 года назад

I decided to do this…. Which one of these SSD drives do you recommend? Crucial BX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-Inch Internal SSD, up to 540MB/s - CT1000BX500SSD1. Or Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD, up to 560MB/s - CT1000MX500SSD1?

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

You won't even notice the difference. I just use the one that's cheaper at the time.

@doomnationalist 3 года назад

I removed the final screw holding the logic board and I tried as much as I can, but dude I couldn't pull the board out. I feel like I am gonna break something. I just wanna clean the old thermal paste and apply a new one lol. It's overheating and slowing down.

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

Rewatch

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

Need to use tools to pull it out

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

Takes quite a bit of force.

@PhatdudeAlfa 4 года назад

Sir can u tell me where to get the screwdriver and it’s bits?

@ItsBinhRepaired 4 года назад

Just search for Precision Screwdriver Set on Amazon

@sneakypeaky3821 3 года назад

Which ssd do you prefer the most for this mac mini? Btw loved the video

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

Usually Samsung, Crucial, Kingston, or SanDisk.

@sneakypeaky3821 3 года назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired Oh ok thanks!

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

@@sneakypeaky3821 yup

@BERNER596 3 года назад

Спасибо.

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

@elicastellanos3742 4 года назад

Hi, do you know if is possible to upgrade de ram in that model?

@ItsBinhRepaired 4 года назад

Not on the late 2014 model. SSD upgrade will make it much better though.

@ItsBinhRepaired 4 года назад

This will help ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4p5jFDzVwUw.html

@76bwjordan 3 года назад

Pretty sure the screws (on my case at least) are safety Torx. Haven't gotten past that point yet.

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

Yeah, you need a set that has a hole in the middle of the bit. You could also use a small flat head. Sometimes you can even break the safety pin off like that if it won't unscrew.

@thesaltyspitoon6342 3 года назад

I used a hammer and a small nail to just break off the thing in the middle, worked for me :)

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

@@thesaltyspitoon6342 lol a flat head also works.

@7thstrike691 8 месяцев назад

Yes, the screws need a TR6, not a T6 (I think the hole is the only difference)

@thalesmln Год назад

5:19 I forgot to disconnect this cable and ended up breaking it. I need to know the name of this cable and the model so I can buy another one. Does anyone know what this cable is for?

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

I think it's the hard drive activity light, but if you ripped it out of the board, the motherboard will likely need soldering.

@thalesmln Год назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired thanks man!! after I broke this cable, macmini no longer turns on. So I think this cable must be essential for mac operation

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

@@thalesmln oh no D:

@RaynaldoLegarreta20 2 года назад

Going to be mailing some parts to you basically a mac mini without the hard drive.

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

I see. Did you want me to repair/upgrade it for you?

@RaynaldoLegarreta20 2 года назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired No Just I dont need the parts, I only needed the hard drive out of it so maybe you can use the excess parts?

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

@@RaynaldoLegarreta20 cool, I'll find some use for it, or, add it to the pile. Haha Thanks! :)

@pasteltiara Год назад

Hi Binh, in the 2012 version of Mac Mini, it is possible to have two SSD/HDD. In the 2014 version, only one I guess? either SSD or HDD, right?

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

You'll have to open it and see if there's an unused port

@pasteltiara Год назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired Ok, let me check what I can find, thanks.

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

No problem

@pasteltiara Год назад

Got some update: supports only one drive, either HDD or SSD. Or Fusion HDD. So the 256SSD drive that I have wont be enough. Considering a higher capacity SSD.

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

@@pasteltiara they're pretty cheap now

@malshashehani3512 2 года назад

Hey bro my macmi i has bot starting(not working)

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Does anything come up on the screen?

@Four1LF 2 года назад

It's NOT the taking apart that's difficult, it's the "putting back together" that requires a delicate touch with skill and precision of surgeon's eye and hand and thus, now my Mac mini is toast - NG. Those connectors are extremely difficult (nearly impossible) to get back on. Test out yourself with your wifi connector -the first you take off -try to put back on the socket. If you can't, consider yourself lucky that you've only lost wifi and put your mini back together.

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Thanks for the surgeon hands compliment I think. Haha Sorry to hear your Mac mini failed. Do you know what component was damaged?

@Four1LF 2 года назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired The power supply harness. - 1 wire detached and I couldn’t get the WiFi wire to go back on.

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

@@Four1LF oh, so it works, just that one wireless antenna?

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

@@Four1LF watch some of my newer MacBook Screen Replacement videos. I explain how to get the antenna wire in.

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

@@Four1LF oh wait, 3 separate things.

@ryananderson8576 2 года назад

how can you remove the apple logo from the shell?

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Put a solid thing on top and a silver sticker?

@ryananderson8576 2 года назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired im actually trying to anodize this and need to remove everything that is not aluminum

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

@@ryananderson8576 I see. I don't think the Apple is removable

@mikereynolds3294 3 года назад

where is the RAM at if you want to add more?

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

If it's not on the bottom of the logicboard/motherboard, then it's soldered and can't be upgraded.

@mikereynolds3294 3 года назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired thanks so much

@ItsBinhRepaired 3 года назад

@@mikereynolds3294 no problem

@jvidalw Год назад

So, I guess it's not possible to replace the HD without disassembling the whole thing????

@ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

Nope

@jasonrepa 2 года назад

Great video! How did you get rid of your east indian accent? :)

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

I got rid of the accent by eliminating all ties to India, e.g. Half Vietnamese/Chinese and born in the U.S. LOL

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

If you haven't already, don't forget to like and subscribe so others can find my videos. Thanks!

@VENTDEV 2 года назад

Great video, awful design. But what else would you expect from Apple.

@ItsBinhRepaired 2 года назад

Yup

@techguy9023 8 месяцев назад

I worked on all of them from the beginning. My easiest was the LC. We called it the pizza box because that is what it reminded me of. Everything out in less than 2 minutes

@ItsBinhRepaired 8 месяцев назад

Nice

@tigrankashapov2288 4 года назад

Don’t use “the easiest way” to remove motherboard.

@ItsBinhRepaired 4 года назад

What do you mean?

@tigrankashapov2288 4 года назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired I almost broke the screw hole and screw thread

@ItsBinhRepaired 4 года назад

@@tigrankashapov2288 ? How did you do that?

@tigrankashapov2288 4 года назад

@@ItsBinhRepaired After replacing HDD with SSD I was not able to twist the last screw that holds motherboard in one's place.

@maganapanga4771 3 года назад

Tigran Kashapov maybe you let the screwdriver in too deep before pulling the motherboard, and that damaged the base where the screw goes? Just guessing