Mac mini Late 2014 Outer Case Replacement

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Use this guide to strip and replace the outer case of your Mac mini Late 2014.

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Passo 1 Bottom Cover

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The bottom cover is clipped onto three screw posts.
Pry near, but not right on the screw posts.

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Passo 2

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Use the plastic opening tool to pry the bottom cover up off of the Mac mini.

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Passo 3

Lift and remove the bottom cover.

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Passo 4 Antenna Plate

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Remove the following TR6 screws from the antenna plate:
Three 4.1 mm screws
Three 1.9 mm screws

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Passo 5

Do not completely remove the antenna plate; it is still connected to the Mac mini by an antenna cable.
With the I/O ports facing you, flip the antenna plate to the right to allow access to the antenna cable connector.

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Passo 6

Remove the single 3.4 mm T6 screw and washer from the antenna cable.
Be careful not to lose the washer when removing the screw.

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Passo 7

Use the point of a spudger to lift the antenna connector straight up off its socket on the airport card.

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Passo 8

Carefully pull the antenna cable out from the gap between the power supply and case.

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Passo 9

Remove the antenna plate from the Mac mini.

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Passo 10 Fan Assembly

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Remove the two 12 mm T6 screws from the fan.
Loosen the 27 mm T6 captive screw–it will get removed with the fan assembly.

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Passo 11

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The fan connector is trapped under the edge of the fan and cannot be disconnected until the fan is moved.
Do not attempt to remove the fan entirely.
Lift the fan straight up to free the captive screw from its hole in the logic board.
Pull the fan away from the SSD until you can easily access the fan connector.

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Passo 12

Use the point of a spudger to lift the fan connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.

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Passo 13

Remove the fan from the Mac mini.

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Passo 14 Logic Board Assembly

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Remove the 2.6 mm T6 screw securing the SATA cable connector bracket.

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Passo 15

Remove the SATA cable connector bracket.

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Passo 16

Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the SATA cable connector up off of its socket on the logic board.

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Passo 17

Use the tip of a spudger to disconnect the IR sensor cable connector by prying it straight up from its socket.

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Passo 18

The following three steps only apply to Mac minis equipped with a PCIe SSD. Skip the next three steps if your Mac mini only has a hard drive.
Remove the two 2.6 mm T6 screws securing the PCIe SSD cable bracket.

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Passo 19

Remove the PCIe SSD cable bracket.

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Passo 20

Lift the PCIe SSD connector up off its socket.

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Passo 21

Remove the single 16 mm T6 screw securing the logic board.

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Passo 22

Ferramenta utilizada neste passo:

Mac mini Logic Board Removal Tool

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To remove the logic board, the two cylindrical rods of the Mac mini Logic Board Removal Tool must be inserted into the holes highlighted in red. Inserting instruments into any logic board holes other than the ones highlighted in red may destroy the logic board.
Insert the Mac mini Logic Board Removal Tool into the two holes highlighted in red. Be sure the rods make contact with the case under the logic board before proceeding.

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Passo 23

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Carefully pull the tool toward the I/O board. The logic board and I/O board assembly should slightly slide out of the outer case.
Cease prying when the removal tool makes contact with the opening in the rear case.
Remove the Mac mini Logic Board Removal tool.

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Passo 24

Pull the DC-In cable connector straight out of its socket on the logic board.

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Passo 25

Carefully slide the logic board assembly out of the Mac mini, minding any cables that may get caught.

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Passo 26 Power Supply

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Tweezers

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The AC-in socket is secured with a small metal retaining clip.
Use tweezers or your fingers to pull the clip away from the AC-in socket, and remove it from the Mac mini.
When replacing the clip, push it in until it stops—it should be secure even if there is no audible click.

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Passo 27

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To free the power supply from the case, grab the AC-In connector, which acts like a latch.
Rotate the AC-In connector 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

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Passo 28

The AC-In latch should fit into the groove above it in the case.
During reassembly ensure the power supply is inserted far enough into the case that the latch will engage with the groove.

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