#Install ssd in mac mini install#

However, I prefer to use the 4 standard internal bays for large fast hard drives, and to install the SSD in the lower optical bay.

#Install ssd in mac mini pro#

Want a top-performing Mac Pro pre-configured and pre-tested? See this page. In all Mac Pros, you can install the 2.5' SSD drive into a 3.5' converter case like the Icy Dock, so that it can be installed in any of the four standard drive bays. Mac Pro installation varies depending on model.

You can later recycle that drive for backup duty or other purposes. Once you have rebooted off the SSD, store the original boot drive safely somewhere for a short while. When the clone has finished, use System Preferencs => Startup Disk to set the SSD as the startup drive. Setting the Startup Disk Setting the startup disk The cloning process will of course take time in proportion to how much data is present, so clear out any files you don’t need, empty the trash, clear browser caches, etc before starting the clone. Select your existing boot drive (“Source Disk”) and select the new drive (“Target Disk”), then click Clone. To avoid confusion, I like to name my boot drive Boot, or for the SSD, XBoot, or as shown below, NewBoot. Format the drive (“Erase”) How, then clone to the new drive as described below. Initializing the SSDĪfter rebooting the system will recognize the newly installed SSD.

For the Mac Pro, install the drive as detailed below.įor other Macs with only a single internal drive, the Voyager Q drive dock is a convenient option: insert the new SSD drive into the Voyager Q to make the clone, then replace the existing system drive with the SSD. To make the clone, the new drive (SSD) needs to be connected. Even if you’re not installing a new drive, a regular/periodic clone of your system drive is a smart move in case your system drive ever fails or starts to misbehave. These instructions assume you are switching your boot (system) drive to an SSD otherwise install an SSD just like any hard drive and use it as you see fit.Ĭlone your boot drive with Carbon Copy Cloner onto the new SSD drive (the original becomes a backup once you start booting off the SSD). SSD slowing down? Get it back into shape with DiskTester 'recondition'. For Macs with only a single internal drive (everything else), a higher capacity SSD is advised. My 80GB boot drive contains only ~38GB of files and I have numerous applications installed. For a boot drive, an 80GB drive is more than adquate for a Mac Pro you’ll want to separate your data from the boot drive anyway.

#Install ssd in mac mini how to#

Also make sure you have the power cord plugged into a grounded outlet as well (grounding doesn't help if it's not connected).- Send Feedback Related: hard drive, iMac, laptop, Mac Pro, MacBook, raw file processing, SSD, storage, videoĪs described in How to Make Your Mac Feel Lighting Fast, I’m never going back to a hard drive for my system/applications drive.īut how do you switch to a solid state drive (SSD) if your system is presently on a hard drive? It’s easy really- clone your existing system (boot) drive to the new SSD drive, then replace the existing boot drive with the now-identical SSD. Getting a metal/metal plated plastic boxed SSD should do better. The foil directly is not the problem it's the adhesive acts as a bit of an insulator. Monitor it to make sure you don't over heat (try using one sheet across the rails if it gets too hot). The only rub here is the heat build up inside the SSD. The ground connection to the chassis is made by the mounting screws thru the foil. Using packing tape secure this contact point and insulate any areas that could get to close to anything.

#Install ssd in mac mini Patch#

This time remove a patch of adhesive where the two strips cross over each other so you can make good contact between the sheets. Take a second strip and do the same across the rail sides. Cover the drive with one strip and covers three sides (in a U) starting at the I/O connector and then back. To add shielding go to Home Dept or Lowes heating systems isle look for foil tape used to seal ducks (not duck tape!). You could try added some shielding around the SSD but be very careful not to have anything shorting to the added shielding.

#Install ssd in mac mini Bluetooth#

Protecting the rest of the logic from it's EMI/RFI noise (in your case the WiFi & Bluetooth antennas are picking up the noise).

Sounds like the SSD case is not shielded or does not have enough shielding.