Like others have said it's a bad idea to install latest OS X without more RAM. 2 Gb is plenty for Snow Leopard but 10. 8 Mountain Lion and later will work slowly with so little RAM. If you want 10.8 or later OS 4 Gb is practically minimum amount, anything less is likely to result in spinning wheel and slowdown.
I wouldn't call installing RAM into Early 2009 easy, sure its possible but compared to later models its more complicated.
Open top case
Remove antennas
Remove four screws
Disconnect one cable
Remove the top frame
Remove ram
Install ram
....
Compare to 2012 Mini:
Remove cover.
Remove RAM.
Instal RAM.
Replace cover.
No change of breaking antennas or cables...
Shots fired!Pppfffttt! 2014 Mini is even easier:
Throw out current Mini.
Buy a Mini with more RAM.
Also no chance of breaking antennas or cables!
Windows 7 (32 Bit), has security updates until 2020.
Windows 10 on a Mac Mini 2006
I installed yesterday Windows 10 32 Bit on a Mac Mini CoreDuo 1.66 GHz with 2 GB RAM.
Workaround:
- Use Boot Camp assistant from OS X 10.6.8 for a new Windows partition
- Install Windows 7 32 Bit (burn an ISO-image from MS on a DVD)
- Install all necessary Boot Camp 4.x 32 Bit hardware drivers manually (the Boot Camp 4 Installer won't work on a Mac Mini 2006)
- Activate Windows 7
- Upgrade to Windows 10 using the MS Upgrade assistant (the upgrade took 9 hours on the Mac Mini 2006)
- In Windows 10 go to Device Manager -> Select 'Graphics card' -> There is only a basic MS driver installed. Right-Click -> Update Driver software -> Mobile Intel 945 Express Chipset will be installed
Enjoy.
Update: Workaround for Apple HFS support: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-pro-from-nonactivated.1984874/#post-23170924
Hello where can I find the drivers for this system to install windows on it?
I have the same system I got in a garage sell.
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