iFixit Offers Kit To Install 2nd Hard Drive in 2011 Mac Mini

[kwiiboy]

Damn you get a lot in that package!

*Michael Scott voice* THATSWHATSHESAID

 

[emaja]

I wonder if this cable and kit could be used to break out a cable to be used with a port multiplier so I could hook an eSATA enclosure to it. I really want to use a mini as a media server in my home theater setup and need the local storage of a 4 disk eSATA enclosure.

Any idea where I might get just the cable?

 

[doctor-don]

Damn you get a lot in that package!

And ... you are paying a lot!

It's out of stock now. You should have most of the parts of this kit if you repair electronics yourself. The connector/Proprietary SATA hard drive cable and Shock-absorbing mounting grommets might be the only thing you would need to buy.

 

[Dusky600]

Anyone know the exact size of the grommets and screws used ? has well has what type of screws they are ?

 

[ale500]

I wonder if this cable and kit could be used to break out a cable to be used with a port multiplier so I could hook an eSATA enclosure to it. I really want to use a mini as a media server in my home theater setup and need the local storage of a 4 disk eSATA enclosure.

The thunderbolt enclosure from a few weeks back maybe a pricey but working solution to consider (specially if you get it without disks and populate it yourself at 3 TB a pop).

 

[jonnysods]

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Man, I totally want to get a mini. But I want quad core and discrete graphics.

The kit is pretty sweet.

 

[Torrijos]

Man, I totally want to get a mini. But I want quad core and discrete graphics.

Yep, I guess we'll have to wait for Ivy Bridge CPUs, let's hope that by that time µSATA would have been approved (standard system SSD drive would be a must ^^)

 

[Sean Dempsey]

Be VERY careful with the sata ribbon cable that comes with this. I got it, and it ripped very easily, and you can NOT buy the cable alone, so I had to spend another $70 to get one, and a whole second kit.