![]() ![]() Im long into this project and really cant bring myself to give up now! I thought about trying to order that drive if that one is not disabled by the diagnostic pin.īut would really like to have the Pin Removal info "Option" too! "Up to now, I thought this problem related only to the Mac Mini 2012, since I did not encountered it with my own AD-5960S Superdrive." Thats why I am reaching out to you.Īll the links in this article are dead I cant see what pin #4 is or what to do regarding it. ![]() ![]() I'm assuming the diagnostic pin is the culprit. I had to relocate 1 Capacitor onto a pigtail so it would not be in the way and I orderedĪn inexpensive GS41N 9.5mm but when i try to insert a disc it acts as tho the drive is not receiving power. I have nearly completed this process with 2012 i5 board. But there is almost nothing else on this anywhere. a Mac Mini 2010 with P8800 2.66GHz (and its Geforce 320M), 320GB, no optical drive running 10.6 and upgraded 10.8 to 10.9 and sold Raymond While disassembling it again, instead of removing it, I just bent it in so that there would be no contact with the optical drive. However, I had later found out that the drive would not accept discs in the Mac Mini due to the Manufacturing Diagnostic pin in the optical drive power connector, and needed to be removed. I also switched the HDs and swapped the SuperDrive for a Blu-Ray rewritable drive. Two of the cuts aren't as necessary, as they can be shaved off a little and still fit with the 2011 motherboard. a stock Macmini5,2 (Mid 2011 Mac Mini with i7-2620M 2.7GHz i7, 750GB) running 10.9įollowing the iFixit disassembly guide, in the process of swapping motherboards, I removed the optical drive tray and made the cuts as described in the thread. a stock Macmini4,1 (Mid 2010 Mac Mini with P8800 2.66GHz Core2Duo, 320GB HD, SuperDrive) running 10.6 (for Rosetta) and 10.8 on separate partitions ![]()
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