Bryan, THanks for answering the final question on ram. I missed that in my response. ALthough I wonder if it would be possible to upgrade the hard drive in those new Minis as well. SOmething tells me this would be even more tricky than the older MIni. :)
Scott On Jul 2, 2011, at 11:53 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hello Georges, > > Scott answered your first two questions and I can answer the third, regarding > how to replace RAM in the Mac Mini. The process is quite simple in the newer > Mac Minis that were manufactured beginning in mid 2010, which I assume is > what you have purchased. The entire enclosure of the recent Mini is aluminum > with the exception of the large round plastic "foot" that you will feel on > the underside of the Mini. This plastic foot is actually a cover that can be > removed simply by turning it counter-clockwise and lifting it off of the > Mini. Assuming you have washed your hands thoroughly and are now grounded to > prevent static electricity from damaging the internal components, you can > feel around inside the body of the Mini and you will find the RAM modules. > They are stacked on top of each other, so you will only feel one module at > first. It is held in place by two metal spring loaded clips, one on each side > of each RAM module. You gently expand these two clips and as you do so the > RAM module will pop up slightly. You can then gently pull on it to fully > remove it from it's socket. While you're doing this, you might want to feel > along the edge of the RAM module where it meets the socket in the Mini. This > might help you to understand how the RAM module fits into the socket, and > you'll need to know this when you attempt to insert your new RAM modules > because they can only be inserted correctly facing one direction. Once you've > removed the first RAM module you can feel the second RAM module under it. It > is removed using the same procedure. > > Incidentally, RAM prices seem to be dropping at the moment and, in fact, > someone on another list posted a note saying that newegg.com has an 8 GB RAM > kit on sale today for US $50, but I haven't verified this and I'm not sure if > newegg.com is an option in your locale. > > HTH, > Bryan > > On Jul 2, 2011, at 2:26 AM, Georges Zaynoun wrote: >> Just bought mac mini with the default configuration 2.4GHZ and 2GB of ram >> and 320GB of hard disk space to start with. My questions are: >> >> Can I set it up by just connecting the mouse and the keyboard or do I need >> the screen or at least the adapter to vga? Heard theories in the past that >> they used to hang up without an adapter when used is this still the case? >> >> Can I run windows7 32bits on it with 2GB ram or shall I wait until 4GB or >> more is into it? Btw, how does one replace ram on this little cd-like >> thing? Will stick to bootcamp now, regards. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
