Upgrading the $20 Mac Mini - Running Unsupported Mac
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- This Mac Mini i got it on Auction for about $20. I done this project because i want to turn this Mac Mini into a useful computer again and to show you, how you can done for a cheap. The CPU i got it from eBay, cost about $1.70 and the RAM i take out from my very old non-working laptop. I know isn't great computer but is enough for basic stuff or instead android box.
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I did this with my '06 Mini a few years ago and it's still very usable! It was a great way to breathe new air into my old Mac.
back in the day when everything still upgradeable and repairable lol
Old time before Apple became greedy.
the time when soldered components weren't that common...and mac mini was an intended desktop computer
powerlinkers your right apple did become really greedy, and it’s honestly heartbreaking.
Yes but there must be more powerful versions than a core 2 duo, which was one of the worst processors I was ever forced to use for development.
The 2018 Mac Mini is upgradable
For a short second I thought you had added USB-C. Then I remembered that was what the power socket looked like back then :D
Thanks buddy! I have a Mac Mini 2,1, already bought SSD, new processor and memory, will upgrade it next week. Thanks for the good video!!
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I found one if these Mac mini's in the trash and was able to upgrade it to a Core2 Duo with 4gb of Ram for next to nothing, which is just what I needed to help with cpu and memory hungry Logic Pro.
I I would find mac's in the trash lmao
I would buy one of these for $20 without hesitation. Older Mac Os Tiger is basically a rock solid BSD distribution on a PowerPC architecture. How awesome.
The 2006 and 2007 Mac Minis were the last Mac Minis to have a cpu that wasn't soldered to the motherboard and people have been upgrading the cpu since they came out. Good luck doing this upgrade on any Mac Mini that came out in 2009 or later.
i did the same upgrade to my 2006 iMac 4,1. But i used the faster T7600 at 2.33Ghz. Also, you can get that Mac to run up to Mavericks with full QE/CI GPU acceleration with ParrotGeek's patch. He also compiled the current Firefox for Mavericks.
Where can I find some info about the patch got an old mini too I wanna try this on, thanks
Great video
To install kext on OS X Yosemite
1. Install kext from Kext Wizard
2. Reboot and hold command + S during the boot to boot in single user mode
3 type:
sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"
4. reboot Yosemite and enjoy
Also working with GMA 950 Kext
wait seriously? Is it smooth? Can you watch RUclips videos like you can on 10.8 or 10.9?
Minis never bring keyboard or mouse, you got everything they come with. Pretty good update, you got a fine rig for peanuts.
The core 2 duo amazes me till today
It does my old kit basher's heart good to see someone doing this kind of thing. The moment that someone says "You can't do that" or "Take what we give you-or else." I consider it a personal challenge to prove them wrong. If anyone tries to tell you that you "can't" do something with something you own, spit in their eye, and do it anyhow, just for the satisfaction.
Imagine We know Him as a friend. Paradise for tech lovers!
did this to my 2007 yesterday, found a ssd for 20bucks brand new. upgraded ram to 2.5 gigs just enough to run 10.8 smooth. She's running very smooth now, and boots so fast. May install win 10 but so far all the software online i want supports 10.7.5 so i think i'm good.
Still surprised the CPU swap worked. Excellent job!
I did the same thing with a Mac Pro 1,1 I got for about 100 bucks. By the time I was done it had running Yosemite on dual quad xeons, 32gb of ram, 4x1TB hard drives dual video cards running 2 24" monitors and 1 40" monitor. All total I have about 500 in it. Other than cranking out insane amounts of heat its very usable.
I want an 8 hour loop of just you saying firmware. Good video, watched it fully.
I'll pay to see this, lol!
Fjirmwar
Feermwer
Hamburglar! Lol
lol, he stumped the subtitles too... "film noir", "fuel var", "fuel bar"...
I want someone to turn the top plastic on the Mac Mini into a wireless charger.
Arctic Fox that is a genius idea
that is a genius idea x2
The early prototype Mac mini G4 actually had an iPod dock in the plastic top, but the dock was dropped before they entered production.
That shouldnt be too hard you could get a cheap wireless chargee from Amazon and then connect it directly to the mother board im saying that from a windows perspective but if not you could pass a usb through the the rear IO
I can do that, but i dont have a mac mini. Thats a great idea
I love the design of these old macs. They were stellar.
Wow starting apps like music and browser is faster than my i3 6GB ram. The os is well optimized
i think you could have uprgade to SSD too
Blazi3 hè didnt
@@Blazi3... yeah it also says "SSD" in the About screen he shows...
he should have upgraded to a windows pc ;-)
@@oldskoolhead0 This. Old unsupported Macs make pretty darn good Windows PCs. We have a Mac Pro 1,1 at work that flies on Windows 10 Pro.
@@oldskoolhead0 Winblows
This was my first Mac. Haven't looked back since.
mac is shit sir
@@ritzz4789 are you serious
@NintendoSwitch Guy mc os is the only reason to choose mac
@NintendoSwitch Guy stfu Mac is trash LOL
Nice tuturial, but one thing is wrong: The machine see's the 4GB, but will only use 3GB! If you go to Utilities/Activity Monitor and select MEMORY, you will see it only adressess 3GB.
I was also sceptical about that it will not start up with too much ram. Usually, a Mac will just ignore the excess ram.
Snow Leopard the most elegant and beautiful OS Apple ever made.
Man! I still keep it for a couple years. Now I gonna upgrade it.
x2
For a $20 it's a hell of a machine. Nice.
Dudes accent is awesome. Thanks for the informative vid.
Please ask iFixit for a sponsorship, that spatchular killed me.
I bought one (2006 MacMini) from the local university's auction for $15 spent $20 on eBay for the 2.33GHz processor, $10 pair of 2GB Ram sticks (I know it only uses 3GB) Flashed it to 2.1. Installed 10.7.5 and put it inside a TRS-80 case added a USB Super drive, and two 7 port USB3 hubs and a speaker bar on top.
Wish I could add pictures.
It had a 750GB HD and I didn't have enough money to get an SSD, maybe a later upgrade.
In other words you fucked two classic designs to make a shit.
Wow.
Or you could’ve just simply got a normal fucking pc
Michael Inman waste of money. Smh.
The other solution for older machines and wifi is upgrading the wifi card to one that was in a Mac from the year the OS version you're using was released.
I'm impressed to see all of this upgreadability. I had not so time ago a laptop from this era and I had to dessist to upgrade it. It had a 32-bit Core Duo running at 1.73 GHz, but due to socket limitations, it was impossible to upgrade to a 64-bit Core 2 Duo. Also I had to stick with 2 GB of RAM. But what surprissed me the most of this video is that this little mac had SATA interface and you can put an SSD! My old laptop had only PATA connection, so any upgrade in that field could had been useless...
Core Duo was an strange thing. I think they were the last 32-bit desktop CPUs before the massive adoption of the 64-bit architecture and they are now completely pointless.
I have one of these 32 bit 1,1 running Linux mint , all supported & can do RUclips , web browsing & all sorts , does work it hard but better then dead, I put a ssd in too
I could listen to you saying putty knife forever you make words into art sir.
Nobody:
The lady singing in the background: *stroke*
Great job!
You can upgrade the HDD to a SSD and change de DVD drive for a HDD to have more space and fast boot.
Maxi Canals why replace DVD?!?
I've always wanted to have a Mac to learn how MacOS works. This might be a nice and cheap option
Zona ALG hazte un hackintosh en un virtual box, cuesta 0 euros y va genial.
@Kukilatoo I did that. That is a bit hard to use and slow though
Imagine doing the same with a computer made in 1996 in 2006...yeah...good luck=) Im amazed how well these old macs are doing in 2020...
I took an 2007 iMac, put in SSD and Ubuntu :-) Then I installed nvidia drivers and steam.
I didnt use it though, but it looks cool I think.
Toying the idea of putting a mini itx inside it now.
You can put Broadcom Crystal HD card instead of wifi card. It works great in Kodi environment.
I'm using my mac mini 2,1 as a backup server with debian 9. It's low power and reliable, also quiet. And cheap.
I want to upgrade MY fearmwhar!
great video :)
But ten everything won't be back into ta normal.
NicGlol please tell me that spelling of “firmware” is a joke.... 😂😂😂
Does it run really smurt?
Ебать англичане выискались. Посмотрел бы я как вы заебались говорить хотя бы пару фраз по-русски гыгы. Ви воз глэд ту си ю он аур плэйн блеать.
This thing is still useful as a homebridge!
Very good information. I have the same Mac Mini, used it many years as Media Center. Later then used Bootcamp, put a SSD inside and it is still running Windows 10 reasonably well. Biggest drawback ist the 2GB RAM limitation, so I might try your suggestion with the CPU change if I can get hold of one.
That little machine is 14 years old now and still usable. I did the same with an 27 inch iMac which I got cheap on Ebay. It's my wife's favourite PC because of the display. I just don't like Apple's policy to try and force users to depreciate perfectly usable hardware.
Still using it?
Il fatto che l'abbia aperto con una cazzuola è la parte più bella
i should do this with my core duo imac,i just need the tools and parts.
Oh! I have this style of mac mini (Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM). I use it as a HTPC (using DisplayPort to HDMI and Optical Audio) running Windows XP MCE 2005!
Quite a profit in resell market.
If only there was a working browser!
Shades there is, it’s called waterfox
Finally someone who applies thermal paste properly!! This way your guaranteed the silicone is covered properly.
Other videos just put a dab or too much and hope for the best..
Fine YT, I will watch it..... calm down
Yeha that neodimium magnet on the screwdriver is a pro tip 😂
Old school 😂
Hey Andrew, I just found your page, you're so freaking cool. Thanks for the videos.... please keep them coming.
THank you bro :D now i'm working on some other better projects, soon will be available
Cat and Andrew Perfect! I can’t wait. I’m gonna try some of your project on my old tech ❤️👌🏾👍🏾
Classic apple design having that speaker directly facing that thick aluminum casing.
Great video. It's kind of sad how Apple has changed with how open and upgradeable their products were. That's why I haven't dropped my Macbook Pro mid-2012 yet, the thing still has space for upgrades and runs the latest macOS versions!
Awesome video boss!!! I'm going to have to get one of these and try this out. I live bring older computers back to life.
Thank you :D
@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Totally welcome boss and keep bringing out more videos. Especially computer videos lol.
Hey there, i love your videos
I'm running Yosemite on a 3,1 Server w 6 Gbs of Ram *it runs OK, but I really want to upgrade*...Will look to do this after your EXCELLENT upgrade vid.
Dude is a genius.
Hed be a bit more of a genius if he knew that mac minis never shipped with a mouse or keyboard.
Fermvar lol had no idea what you were talking about till I looked at the screen.
"hello my name is Andrew" he says. 🤣😆😎
Thank you for not adding stupid music in your videos
If you want to run current versions of programs install Linux Mint or Linux MX (you can dual-boot if you want to keep OSX). Much faster than OSX and more secure. I run Mint on my MacBook Pro (late 2008) which was stuck with El Capitan (i can install Mojave by patching kexts but it is slow compared to Linux).
My MacBook Pro 2009 is also stuck on El Capitan, but I run Mojave on it.
I can take Linux any day of the week but I still want the trackpad gestures
Good to know. Could we use that OS for a media machine?
I prefer Deepin and it looks just like Mojave
@@PaceyPimp Understood why, but it takes up more resources than most Linux Distros.
Mint 18 and lower look like trash but Mint 19 looks amazing
-from a mint 18 user
Surprising how clean this computer is inside, considering the age
5:35 keep in mind that it is R-am (RAM) not R-OM (ROM) these are completely different stuff.
I'm sure he had no idea. Good thing you said that or he might have accidentally installed ROM sticks in the RAM slots.
@@jamescarter3196 xD
I’m sure he meant RAM, it is his accent which makes it sound like ROM.
I love theese projects 😉
Thank you :D
great video! use the same macmini as a server and make a video.
I love this guys accent!
Thank you bro :D
Cat and Andrew you’re welcome! 😉😉😀
That was my first Macintosh in 2008 :)
MRZsiir Hope now u got a MAC pro
Your videos are great!
Liked. Subscribed.
I love your videos
Thanks that its without music. Its great.
Thank you :D
OH man, you missed the most important hardware upgrade: replacing the spinner hard drive with an SSD (at least 512 GB)
Trev0r98 he did. Just didn’t mention it for some weird reason!
@@eccremocarpusscaber5159 How do you know that?
@@Trev0r98 you can see it in disk utility
i will be doing this to mine this year. i will also try some other hardware changes too. thanks for the video :)
You can install'' The'' Windows XP, 7,10
Success rate/problems with 10 Pro x64?
Xp,7,8,8.1,10
.... why would you do that? rather install linux...
I have a 2007 Mac mini running OS X Yosemite, and I just disabled kext signing, and then everything worked fine. The graphics are not choppy anymore, and I have working sound, although WiFi doesn’t detect any networks, and nothing is transparent in the OS. I don’t know if this would work for a Core Duo Mac mini, but you should definitely give it a try. The command to disable kext signing is: sudo nvram boot-args=kext-dev-mode=1
EDIT: Upgraded it to El Capitan, still works fine.
What about replacing the spinning drive with an SSD?
Just do it.
I've been thinking of a project that fits in the same form factor and has a battery backup that continues to charge during a blackout.
You know how the phone lines have power running through them. You could easily build a USB charger that isn't more than three or four times faster than basic charging. But could charge multiple devices and run a phone or raspberry pie running your internet.
And a phone is probably more powerful then the Mac mini, if you're willing to spend more money then you spent.
The reason the power works during the power outage is because the phone companies have their own generators.
And you'll need a battery bank with pass-through charging, that means when the battery is 100% charged the power skips the battery and goes directly to the devices plugged into the battery. This prevents wear and tear.
Woah I thought it was not possible to upgrade the Mac Mini's proc, nicely done Andrew! *thumbs up*
Also, is it possible to swap the superdrive in Mac Mini?
And it seems the osx mavericks and later really did need a true newer system even though the CPU is already up to the task
i do have a mac mini 2.0 (core 2 duo 2.0ghz, 120g hdd, 2gb ram) that i am not using .. downloaded the firmware tool and ill update that thing a little. thanks man.
I wish I could upgrade my fume warr.
Looks just like Apple TV box ;-)
Upgrade to SSD. will it be faster?
For sure. Alot faster. I did this to an old white core 2 duo macbook which has been in use at my parents place as a standalone music / itunes machine for years now.
I replaced the hard drive with an inexpensive SSD, my Mac Mini (1.66 Ghz) now boots in 18 seconds and everything is much faster.
Depends. If the connection is SATA 2 even if it's faster than the old hard drive it's still pretty slow
I just got imac 2008 about week ago it had OS X El Capitan pre installed for less then $250 here in Canada, I best mac i ever had so far. I install Unsupported Mojave on it. it works great . I am glad we can do this because apple charges away to much for newer macs. I wonder how apple thinks about this.
I'm not disliking the video, but please listen- DO NOT EVER APPLY THERMAL COMPOUND LIKE THAT. When radiator applied, it will definetly create air bubbles between cpu. Air buubles are bad. Just apply little 'pea' shape paste and applying the radiator it will spread it by itself leaving no air bubbles.
Another thing is introducing oils from your skin into the thermal compound.
he must be old school.... like back when we used to use credit cards to spread thermal compounds.... 🤣
Just discovered your channel in the last few days. Lots of great content. Got one of this 2005 MM and didn't know what to do with it since it did not have any OS and was told that it only supported 10.4 Tiger and I could not find Tiger anywhere. Will try to just get either Snop Leopard or Lion on it and leave it like that.
Hey, look, USB ports.
You give new life to old devices, I estimate you for this!
where did you find this for $20? the same model i looked at was like $100!!
I have an almost-dead 2007 Mac Mini Server on my shelf. Almost-dead, because the harddrive has more than 2k broken sectors...so, it is very much unusable. I am surprised it still booted into Ubuntu... xD But this video kinda inspired me to make something useful of it again. Thank you very much for this :)
That mini might actually support 6GB of ram like my 2007 iMac actually does.
4GB sticks of DDR2 are rare and not cost effective.
@@4clive They are not commonly available new but if you watch and wait they can be had on Ebay for a decent price.
@@4clive $30-40 USD on ebay
@@cdoublejj exactly, and 2GB a couple of Bucks, so 4GB is about $5 and a modest increase to 6GB would be $45, so not worth it.
@@4clive if the machine is free and one has an ssd and an older core 2 duo it's def worth $35 if your gonna use it enough. that's also the last time i looked a a year or 2 ago prices may be even lower now. i found the intel 7260 wifi cards to be more price at $25 ish for the 5ghz AC version
I love Mac videos like this PLEASE make more u are very good at this u should do one on the very first MacBook Pro because it also had a intel core duo instead of a intel core 2 duo
Great Video!!! can you put all the computer parts CPU and RAM models ??? thank you is a great proyect!!!
T7200 is the most common cpu..... they're cheap, and the ram maxes at I think 3gb of ddr2 sodimm(laptop ram)
Jose Sierra ?
Core 2 Duo T series (T7200 was used but T7600 is also supported) and any generic (intel compatible) DDR2-667 or 800 laptop memory will work just fine since that Mac uses a Intel 945-based motherboard.
Your voice is hella soothing, gonna do this to my Mac mini. Thanks!
did u try to replace the wifi card into new broadcom one to access wifi, air drop?
Hello Vietnamese comrats
Yes, I did this years ago the exact same upgrade, BUT now limited by the SOFTWARE thanks to OS X 10.6.8, running old Firefox, Safari , Flash. If put off by GMA950 - notice the next series with 64-bit CPUs STILL HAD GMA950.
I have the original powerpc version, there is nothing I can do with it
doorstop?
I love this keyboard!
What is the best CPU supported?
Core 2 Duo T7600 (2.33 GHz).
Que buenísimo video!!! Espero que nos sigas trayendo esta clase de video. Yo tengo una iMac Core 2 duo de 2006, espero que haya la posibilidad que hagas un video con esa iMac. Espero que sigas adelante con mucho éxito 👍
Genial ver gente que habla español por aquí
Ahhhh yeah the well known "fimwar" 😉
Ultra budget, this is my kind of dude
what about the ssd drive
or intel 7260 wifi card!
@@cdoublejj Intel wifi is not working in mac os
@@ВячеславКоберник-э8ю Linux or windows it does! I installed win10 direct with no boot camp
Solid state drive drive?
@@Zackhasacat Yes - I did this to two old iMacs (2007 I think) and it makes a HUGE difference. Have a third I need to get scheduled. Boot up in under 9 seconds and apps launch close to instantly. Now I need to see if I can get them on a newer OS with a chip upgrade so as banking and many other sites no longer support older OS.
Excelente trabajo, muchas gracias 👌👌👌.