#Late 2012 mac mini drive replacement serial number
#Late 2012 mac mini drive replacement registration

Disconnect the 2 cables from the monitor to the motherboard and remove the monitor. Do not use too much force, you might break the glass.Īfter you have cut the foam tape on top and both sides, gently separate the glass from the chassis, it will still be glued with a foam tape at the bottom but that will break when you tilt the top of the monitor out. I destroyed 5-10 business cards that tore or folded on the corners. Do not cut towards the camera, you might hit the camera and damage it. After getting both sides loose I started at the top and cut away from the camera 'eye' to each corner. You only need to get the corner of the business card about 5 mm (1/5 inch) in from the edge to break the foam tape. I started at the top on one side, pushed a corner between the aluminium and glass and slid it down. I used paper business cards, stiff enough to cut the foam tape, soft enough to not cause damage. Stiff plastic is best but credit cards are too thick, you risk breaking the glass that the monitor is bonded to. To open the iMac and get to the hard drive you need to cut through the foam tape on the edges where the monitor is taped to the aluminium. You should also follow ESD guidelines to prevent Electro Static Discharge damage, I have seen expensive parts stop working as a result of being handled. It is no fun to get electric shock while working on the computer and it can not only kill you but also damage some components. Start by unplugging the iMac and don't touch the printed circuit boards when working on it. 16 Gig is the absolute minimum you can get away with for boot up drive, I guess you could use USB2 drive but then it will probably take an hour to boot up. I used 5-10 business cards to break the foam tape so I could remove the monitor and get to the internals.įinally you need at least 16 Gig USB3 thumb drive to boot up from. I used matt 'scotch' tape for temporary fix and then ShoeGoo for semi permanent closing. You should use very thin foam tape to tape the screen back on.

I couldn't find mine so I used 2.4 mm (1/10 inch) slot screwdriver from a set I had lying around. There is a program available to fix that but you should be safe with all the latest drives.įor tools you need a Torx (T10) screwdriver. Apparently some hard drives will cause the fan inside to go to highest speed. Although this brand/type works fine for me I'm sure there are others that are comparable in most ways, check local availability and prices. I did not want to put smaller capacity SSD into the iMac and higher capacity SSDs were much more expensive. I purchased 500 GB Samsung SSD 850 Evo because it was decent capacity at comparatively low price in my area. Apple also launched a repair program for early MacBook models in 2010.For this step you need to gather some parts.Ī SSD. That replacement program expired on Jafter being extended for a year. Read about the iMac replacement program on Apple's support website for further details.Īpple announced a similar replacement program in mid-2011 for select 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs sold between May and July of that year with Seagate 1TB hard drives that could also fail under certain conditions, later expanding the program to include a much broader timeframe. The replacement program covers affected iMac models until December 19, 2015, or three years from the affected iMac's original date of sale, depending on whichever is longer.

#Late 2012 mac mini drive replacement serial number

iMac owners can check if they are affected by entering the computer's serial number on Apple's support website, and visit the Genius Bar, locate an AASP or contact Apple Technical Support to initiate the replacement process.Īpple advises that customers who paid to have their hard drive repaired contact the company for a refund.

#Late 2012 mac mini drive replacement registration

The company has initiated a replacement program to replace affected hard drives free of charge through Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP).Īpple is contacting affected iMac owners that provided a valid email address during product registration to inform them about the new replacement program. Apple has determined that a small number of 3TB hard drives used in late 2012 27-inch iMacs sold between December 2012 and September 2013 may fail under certain conditions.