This brief howto will guide you through the process, the first necessary step of any upgrade or repair to either of the aforementioned parts. Introduced in march of 2009, the mac mini early 2009 replaced the mac mini mid 2007 which, after 19 months, was overdue for a refresh. One fix for nonfunctioning superdrive mac os x hints. Warning lithiumion batteries pose a fire hazard if they swell due to age or defect. It is one of four desktop computers in the current macintosh lineup, serving as an alternative to the allinone imac, and sits below the performance range imac pro and mac pro. Dvdrw superdrive macbook pro unibody a1278, a1286, a1297. Mac parts and send in mac repair service for your apple macbook, macbook pro, imac, iphone or ipad. To verify compatibility with your computer please provide us the following information, computer name, model number, emc number and a short description of the problem youre having with your computer. This video will show you how to open up the mac pro to remove the superdrive and power supply.
Mac mini model a1283 optical drive replacement ifixit. Also, my wife forgets and keeps putting discs in the mac minis slot anyway so i really do need to fix it properly sometime. Although the installation is listed as advanced id say a beginner with good mechanical skills could do the job. Late 2008early 2009mid 2009late 2009early 2010mid 2010. The only reason apple gets away with this is because most people so rarely have need to use their superdrive. Btw, only these mac computers are compatible with external usb superdrive. The macbook is a line of macintosh notebook computers designed, manufactured and sold by apple inc. New and used replacement cdrom drives, cdrw drives, dvdrom drives. The lowend imacs use the same nvidia geforce 9400m gpu found in current macbooks and the new mac mini, while the highend imacs use geforce gt graphics. Mac pro repair superdrive and power supply removal youtube. The macbook 2 ghz early 2009 can be upgraded to a total of 8 gb of memory using two 4 gb ram chips.
Swap your imac, mac mini or macbook cddvd drive for a. This is an aftermarket superdrive that was never sold with the macbook pro by apple. All drives are supported natively by osx but newer drives require 10. Differences between 17inch macbook pro, early 2009mid2009. Looking for a primer on how to remove the superdrive and power supply from your mac pro.
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Early 2009 mac mini superdrive replacement apple community. Im using one of the macbook air superdrives, which works with a late2009 mac mini just fine. Apple has updated the imac with nvidia graphics as a standard feature the early 2008 imac used radeon graphics, although there was an nvidia geforce 8800 gs buildtoorder option for the 24. Apple mac mini hard drive upgrade early 2009 youtube. Apple has discontinued support for certain technologically obsolete products. Apr 02, 2020 this applies to all macbook and macbook pro models introduced in early 2009 or earlier, as well as the macbook inch, mid 2009. Use the apple external superdrive on almost any mac. Macbook uj898 replacement superdrive optical drive macbook inch polycarbonate unibody mac parts and send in mac repair service for your apple macbook, macbook pro. This includes my 2006 mini mac, my 2009 mini mac, my powerbook, the ibook i used to have, and my wifes 2010 laptop. Nov 08, 2010 this includes my 2006 mini mac, my 2009 mini mac, my powerbook, the ibook i used to have, and my wifes 2010 laptop. Macbook inch early 2009 macbook inch late 2008 aluminum macbook inch early 2008 macbook inch late 2007 macbook inch mid 2007 macbook inch late 2006 macbook inch core duo mac mini parts. You can remove the four screws on the sides of the drive quite easily, remove the other end of the audio cable then unscrew the two screws on the back of the drive holding the interconnect board to the drive the only fiddly bit as its hard to get a a good angle onto those two screws, then. The fastest optical drive for this model is the 8x superdrive and it will make burning cds a breeze.
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Late 2008 early 2009 mid 2009 late 2009 early 2010mid 2010 it doesnt fit nonunibody models. As widely anticipated, the new mac mini adopts nvidia geforce 9400m graphics, the same gpu found in the macbook, macbook air, and macbook pro and it finally gets 802. A1286 mb470lla,mb471lla, mc026lla and macbook pro 17. Mac mini intel repair superdrive optical drive removal youtube. Use the same prying motion to both bend the clips inward and lift the. Unlike the inch and 15inch mid 2009 models which have significant changes compared to the models each replaced the macbook pro core 2 duo 2. Optical drive superdrive cable for macbook pro 15 unibody. It is one of four desktop computers in the current macintosh lineup, serving as an alternative to the allinone imac, and sits below the performance range imac pro and mac pro the mac mini is apples only consumer desktop computer since 1998 to ship without a display, keyboard, or mouse. Macbook pro inch mid 2009, superdrive replacement, apple 6615165 need help with this product first, help us identify your mac. Supermultidrive upgrades for all mac mini models g4 and intel models 2006 2007. Memory, 2gb, sdram, ddr2 667, sodimm inch macbook 2ghz white early 2009 a1181 mb881lla.
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The 750 gb 7200 rpm sata hard drive upgrade kit will give you plenty of storage. Once you have the first side free, rotate the mac mini and start prying up on the front edge. Mac mini intel core solo, core duo, core 2 duo mac mini g4 powerpc owc memory upgrades are backed by an owc memory lifetime limited warranty including the owc lifetime advanced replacement program and 30 day money back guarantee. Early 2009 mavericks mac mini superdrive will not read dvd or sacd but will read and burn cds. Install an ssd into the optical superdrive slot on a macbook pro. Screw holes line up and overall frame mounts into old superdrive slot very well. Macbook 5,1 inch, late 2008 aluminum and macbook 5,2 inch, early mid 2009 macbook 5,1 inch, late 2008 aluminum and macbook 5,2 inch, early mid 2009. The excellent diy repair shop ifixit publishes imac modelspecific optical drive replacement guides for the 21. Sata2 its not so fast, but its faster than ever, so when ill replace this mac with a hackintosh obviously i can recycle at least the ssd. The t2 security chip consolidates several controllers into one, and includes a secure enclave coprocessor that provides the foundation for encrypted storage and secure boot capabilities.
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Introduced on january 21, 2009, the macbook 5,2 inch was a featurebump of the existing lowend white macbook model. After over a year and a half without a change, apple finally updated the mac mini in march 2009. Yes, some ssds are faster than the 300mbs the 2009 mac mini is capable of, thats why you can take an inexpensive one like ultra plus. Macbook pro 15 unibody mid 2009 optical drive replacement. Optical drive superdrive cable for macbook pro 15 unibody mac parts and send in mac repair service for your apple macbook, macbook pro, imac, iphone or ipad. Hard drive caddy tray for apple unibody macbook macbook pro. Im currently trying to upgrade an old mini mac 2006 to snow leopard. Power down your mac mini, disconnect all of the cables, and flip it over. Dec 9, 2012 flag as inappropriate will superdrive work with early core 2 duo intel mac mini asked about.
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Du kannst kostengunstig einige komponenten im mac mini mit modellnummer a1283 aufrusten. Owners of iphone, ipad, ipod, or mac products may obtain service and parts from apple or apple service providers for 5 years after the product is no longer soldor longer, where required by law. Panasonic internal bluray player superdrive for imac and mac mini. Use an external macbook air superdrive on a macbook pro. The mac mini stylized with a lowercase mini is a desktop computer made by apple inc. How to remove the superdrive and power supply from an apple. A new line of computers by the same name was released in 2015, serving the same purpose as an entrylevel laptop. May 19, 2010 install an ssd into the optical superdrive slot on a macbook pro may 19, 2010 33 comments i find myself never using the macbook pros optical drive, the only time i have used it was to boot mac os from a dvd to reformat and reinstall mac os x. Gs31n dvdrw superdrive for macbook pro unibody a1278, a1286, a1297, and macbook unibody a42. Hard drive caddy tray for apple unibody macbook macbook pro 15 17 superdrive replacement only. If the imac has a builtin optical drive, apple usb superdrive will not work with computer. The mac mini s graphics chipset used a portion of main memory as vram.
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