I wouldn't want to do anything to make this a more common occurrence. The fan in my new 2.3GHz mini (with the stock drive) can be heard if I watch long Flash-based videos (eg Youtube), and the whine is not that pleasant. And external 2.5" drives are so tiny there's not much size advantage to putting a drive in the mini's case. By comparison, a bus-powered USB 3.0 case can cost as little as $20, and this year we'll probably see affordable Thunderbolt cases. While the mini is designed to be able to take a 2nd internal 2.5" drive since the case is the same one used for the dual-drive Server version, the kit to add an internal drive is $30 and it can void your warranty, so if you need to bring it in you'll need to disassemble the mini and remove traces of the upgrade. On the other hand, an internal SSD has no moving parts and probably wouldn't heat up a case aside from the additional mass retaining ambient heat.īut I'm not enthusiastic about adding a 2nd internal drive. Will tryīut it will spin up and annoy your ears sooner with 2 HDDs inside.The fan in my new 2.3GHz mini (with the stock drive) can be heard if I watch long Flash-based videos (eg Youtube), and the whine is not that pleasant. Yes, I already watched that instructional video - I think it's very thorough, covering all stages of the process. shipping) for little SATA cable (which is hard to find otherwise) and a few screwdrivers. It's kinda weird that I'm gonna spend about $90 (incl. The only way is to order Data Doubler kit and deal with it. I live outside US though, so there's no option to hire OWC people for this.
It seems like the fans rev mostly from processor intensive activities.Wow, thank you a lot - that's information I was searching for, and now it's clear that HDD do not cause excessive overheating.
I dont think having a second hd really adds much fan noise. They also have a video showing how its done if you want to try it on your own. I think they charge like $99 if you buy an hd from them. I don't recommend doing it yourself unless you are comfortable with building computers and working with tiny parts. anyway, it's really unusual solution, and I like it And I'm not that careful to run my system well with SATA cables sticked outta the box. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll do the same - it would cause my system to be immovable at all. means less heat etc inside the minis.Thanks sir! Quite an interesting solution. the fact that the drives are external in their own externally-ac powered box. I'll give you the simple solution my two Minis have. I think I have seven drives already devoted to the Minis for random use. Any combination I want.7200rpm full-size 3.5" drives.instantly changeable into other drive combinations via trays in the bays. On the other hand, there is NO limit to what I use in the external drive bays. Of course I could also boot from a usb attached drive but don't need that. One is always a boot drive and the other a data. out to an external sata box where I can slide in two of "any drives" I want at any time. I ran two sata cables out of the internal sata connectors. The two Minis sit on a shelf under the desk.
MAC MINI 2011 2ND HARD DRIVE CABLE INSTALL
(I don't touch FW drives as they're way more expensive.)ġ) is it safe to install two 7200rpm HDDs into Mac Mini? Would it possibly cause overheating?Ģ) did anybody experience any issues while using USB3 external drives for storing sample libraries?ĭmitryI'll give you the simple solution my two Minis have. Yes, I looked for similar threads here at GearSlutz, but they mostly deal with USB 2.0 harddrives, while Mac Mini 2012 is equipped with four USB3 ports. There's Mac Mini Data Doubler kit by .Īnother option is using external HDD. I thought about replacing 1GB internal drive with two 750GB 7200rpm drives.
MAC MINI 2011 2ND HARD DRIVE CABLE SOFTWARE
So there's obviously a problem to get good performance with software samplers. As many of you probably know, Apple decided to put 5400rpm drives in new Mac models.
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