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I used GeekBench on the Mac Mini before and after the upgrade. This is my first experience running any type of benchmark.

It’s a fun project for someone that has no experience with hardware upgrades or Linux.

#A1347 mac mini ram upgrade upgrade#

This upgrade was simple and straight-forward.

#A1347 mac mini ram upgrade install#

As in the past, running the following command from the terminal fixes the issue: sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer Up and running After the installation was complete and the computer rebooted, the wifi card was no longer recognized.

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I was pleasantly surprised the Elementary install screen recognized the wifi card and connected to it, and downloaded the latest software update. In my experience, when installing Linux on Macs from this era, wifi does not work out of the box.

Boot the target computer from the USB Drive and follow the prompts.Įlementary OS has the details of these steps outlined on the installation page of their website.

There are utilities to do that with I use Etcher.

#A1347 mac mini ram upgrade iso#

iso file from the distribution’s website. Installing Linux is the same basic process for any distribution. While my day-to-day distribution is currently Pop_OS!, I’m going to give Elementary a try with this upgrade. I appears to be a good distribution choice for someone coming from MAC. I’ve been using Elementary OS for a few weeks, and I’m impressed. The first time I did one of these upgrades, the SSD wasn’t aligned properly which prevented the wifi from fitting, and the screw holes did not align. The parts inside the Mac mini fit just right. Finding a YouTube video to guide you through the steps of taking the Mac Mini apart is very helpful. It was built in the days when ‘upgrade-ability’ was built into the hardware design. Upgrading this Mac mini is straight-forward.

Solid State Drive (SSD) : Crucial – BX500 2.5 SSD 120GB ~$22 USD.

Memory : Crucial – 8GB Kit (2x4GB) DDR3L – 1333 SODIMM ~$60 USD.

Using the model of the computer you’re working on, Crucial will show you the options for memory, hard drive, and SSD upgrades. I use Crucial’s website to help determine the parts I can upgrade. In addition to changing the operating system from macOS to Linux, the RAM will be upgraded to 8MB and 550GB hard drive replaced with 128GB SSD. The goal is to use this machine as a general purpose computer in a classroom for high school students. The Mac Mini I’m rescuing is a mid-2011 with i5-2415M, 2GB RAM and 500GB HDD, running macOS High Sierra (version 10.13). This post outlines the process of moving a Mac Mini (mid-2011) to Linux. While the hardware is still usable, macOS and Apple software cannot be updated to their current releases. Mac mini "Core i7" 2.6 (Late 2012/Server)Ē.When Apple released MacOS Majove in 2018, the minimum hardware requirements abandon lots of great hardware. All Mac Mini part replacement techniques should be close enough for anyone with computer knowledge to follow the guide and complete on any Mac Mini A1347 2010-2012 family. Therefor, this should be used as a concept guide. Some Mac manufacturer plants made Macs differently at different times. Mac Mini A1347 Parts Replacement Step-by-step how-to video guide series.