They mentioned I could take the thing into an apple store and get the advice from an apple tech for free. If either happens evaluate whether you want to keep the SSD in or not. They looked up the temp/thermal wire and said “Do not remove it, do not let it dangle free, attach to the corner to the SSD, and monitor heat issues or constant running fan”. And I think that’s a correct statement.ĪPPLE, I spoke to on the phone and there was never was a question about support by phone on such an old mini. He said that it all could cause the fan to run out of control or not to run at all. I think the person was just guessing at all this. OWC wrote “Our SSD’s have a metal case so that should help with the sensor", but I disagreed saying that SSD does not generate heat, regardless of the casing. ![]() So please keep the thread alive it may be helpful to all interested.Īfter I posted this I contacted two places, OWC by chat, and Apple hardware support by phone. I will be interested on how it works out for you. I anticipate the RAM will heat it things up.Īnd yes, that’s quite the coincidence of us both upgrading our 2009 mini. ![]() I too installed a 240gb, (Kingston brand). Supposedly, the BX500 is compatible but when I have the Mini reassembled, I'll find out. The second thing is that the late (and I think the early as well) 2009 Mini models have the Nvidia MCP79 SATA chipset and these can cause problems for some SSD's. The spacer is definitely handy for use in the 2009 Mini. Even though I got the retail package, it didn't have a spacer but I had a spacer from a SSD I bought earlier. The HDD it replace will typically be 9mm. Just a couple of notes for people doing this - the newer design SSD's are the thin models (under 7 mm in height). After cloning the data, it was warm near the connector so I placed it there, about 1.5 cm from the connector edge of the SSD. There's little to no temperature difference where the sensor was originally. It depends on your SSD - if it's a new design and if it has a smaller capacity, the chips will be near the connector. So after the cloning operation was done, I checked to see where it was warm. ![]() I took out the old HDD and put it and the new SSD in enclosures and was cloning the disk when I saw your post. I'm installing a SSD in my late-2009 Mini today - a coincidence. So.any input, especially from those that have upgraded to an SSD on a 2009 (the old 2007 did not have such a wired sensor so never an issue) is appreciated. That doing any of these things may just melt the mac Mini That attaching the wired sensor to the corner of the plastic SSD would at least pick up ambient heat.ģ. That leaving it hanging may cause the fan to go bonkersĢ. Attached to an exposed piece of meta housing where the new SSD goes?ġ. Attached it to to the corner of the new plastic case SSD (I mean the SSD generates no heat)? I picked up an older mac mini) early 2009 and upgraded the Ram and now am stalled at putting in an SSD, The old drive has a tiny temp/thermal board that was stuck on the corner of the old metal HD. I thought I would come here perhaps someone own an old 2009 mini has resolved this issue or knows some information
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