Your guide was invaluable to me, Thank you! I upgraded my late 09 mini with an evo 850 ssd and replaced the thermal paste. I've learned that you can't always be a lion tamer and humpty dumpty doesn't always go back together again! I used 20mm and 16mm M3 metal bolts and nuts to replace the plastic retainers on the CPU and GPU with non metallic isolating washers on the heat sink side and the board side, so 2 per fastener. Apples are sabotaged from the factory just like my Audi, Cheers!
nigel page Im so glad it was helpful for you. Apples nylon holders suck. Its a shame that they dont use something that can be reused. Your sabotaged comment makes me laugh. Enjoy your much improved mine. :)
Could just be one one of several sensors weren't reconnected. There are 3 top sensors and one front one that have to make conact with the inside of the metal lid in order for the machine to boot. And those tiny wires connect to the MoBo often come loose. Check all connections.
It looks like you broke off a tiny capacitor on the base of the Mac mini. In situations like that, you can usually bridge the pads with solder and the machine should run nearly perfectly since it was such a low resistance capacitor. The machine probably just needed the flow of electricity through that point
I think youre right about what I broke off. But I'm pretty sure I remember trying to solder the two points together and it was a no go. But it was a while ago so I can't remember exactly.
All those black plugs broke on mine yet there meant to just pop off easy mine seem to stuck in there ports and the wires pulled out and one totaly ripped off the board so mine is trash now as well.
@@PCGoblin i did the same like you but i put cinese ram on it and while watching on tv suddenly blow 2 meters high i was shock my skin goes white and my hair red like chameleon i open my dead mini and replace the dust ram and make a reset pram rise from the dead still working like new on my 65 inch tv 4k looks great
hi..can we change that DVD part to external hdd to make double storage in this mini mac late 2009 cause im not gonna using dvd anymore now days...it is possible?
Hello, It is possible to take out the optical drive and put an internal ssd or hdd in its place. I have a link below that if you use it helps my channel out and does not change the cost for you. This has everything you need to be able to do it once youve removed the top. To get inside you just need something like a putty knife to pry it open. This has a sled that goes in like the optical drive but with a slot for the second HDD or SSD - amzn.to/3agDFX5
@@PCGoblin thanks alot for you reply cause i know it already pass years after you upload it. may i know, this superdrive optical drive is same measurement from all mac mini, macbook ?
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Your guide was invaluable to me, Thank you! I upgraded my late 09 mini with an evo 850 ssd and replaced the thermal paste. I've learned that you can't always be a lion tamer and humpty dumpty doesn't always go back together again! I used 20mm and 16mm M3 metal bolts and nuts to replace the plastic retainers on the CPU and GPU with non metallic isolating washers on the heat sink side and the board side, so 2 per fastener. Apples are sabotaged from the factory just like my Audi, Cheers!
nigel page Im so glad it was helpful for you. Apples nylon holders suck. Its a shame that they dont use something that can be reused. Your sabotaged comment makes me laugh. Enjoy your much improved mine. :)
if i forgot the password for this specific version, how can I reset it?
You have to go to recovery mode or boot to an installer to reset the password.
@@GoblinThrash-lj9ep Thank you. Please i tried using alt + r when booting to enter recovery mode but it isn't working. How can I boot to an installer?
GASP!!!! You killed it???? Oh no!
Even the best fail sometimes. Such a bad night that was.
Awesome machines. I have several from the original PPC on up.
So do I, my oldest machine is an old g3 all in one. It looks like a giant molar tooth. It was such a great machine.
Could just be one one of several sensors weren't reconnected. There are 3 top sensors and one front one that have to make conact with the inside of the metal lid in order for the machine to boot. And those tiny wires connect to the MoBo often come loose. Check all connections.
I did, I check the board over and over again and nothing seemed off and I know I knocked something small off when I tried to undo the heatsink.
It looks like you broke off a tiny capacitor on the base of the Mac mini. In situations like that, you can usually bridge the pads with solder and the machine should run nearly perfectly since it was such a low resistance capacitor. The machine probably just needed the flow of electricity through that point
I think youre right about what I broke off. But I'm pretty sure I remember trying to solder the two points together and it was a no go. But it was a while ago so I can't remember exactly.
PCGoblin I hate to hear that didn’t work. Either way, your video was really helpful and I was able to repaste my Mac mini today!
kirbeast46 yeah it was a real bummer but oh well. Did you see any temp diffs with the repaste?
PCGoblin nothing significant on my end. I did it more for peace of mind while I was upgrading the rest of the machine
kirbeast46 gotcha, that makes sense.
I wonder why people always waste money on junk while that can get something faster and better less money also🤔
I've had a 2009 Mac mini since it was new. 12 years old and still running fine. Certainly not "junk".
All those black plugs broke on mine yet there meant to just pop off easy mine seem to stuck in there ports and the wires pulled out and one totaly ripped off the board so mine is trash now as well.
awww, thats sucky. It sucks when you try to do good but end up making it unusable.
Mactrash pro must be new product ...worth every penny LOOOL
@@PCGoblin i did the same like you but i put cinese ram on it and while watching on tv suddenly blow 2 meters high i was shock my skin goes white and my hair red like chameleon i open my dead mini and replace the dust ram and make a reset pram rise from the dead still working like new on my 65 inch tv 4k looks great
@@nicubuty4686 good ol PRAM reset! LOL :D
The same thing happened to me. I did not brake anything but i dont know, a bad luck perhaps.
sometimes bad luck just happens. :(
Whats the song?
Its called Plex by Mike Relm. Thanks for watching. :)
@PCGoblin #respect #sacrifice very helpful man
KADEEM Thank you, in glad I could help. :)
hi..can we change that DVD part to external hdd to make double storage in this mini mac late 2009 cause im not gonna using dvd anymore now days...it is possible?
Hello,
It is possible to take out the optical drive and put an internal ssd or hdd in its place. I have a link below that if you use it helps my channel out and does not change the cost for you. This has everything you need to be able to do it once youve removed the top. To get inside you just need something like a putty knife to pry it open.
This has a sled that goes in like the optical drive but with a slot for the second HDD or SSD - amzn.to/3agDFX5
@@PCGoblin thanks alot for you reply cause i know it already pass years after you upload it. may i know, this superdrive optical drive is same measurement from all mac mini, macbook ?
PantaiTimurStudio I dont think its the same for all, but im sure it is for some.
@@macgoblin i see..thanks for advice.