Hi John -- -- I don't know whether there are any problems with attaching an external DVD drive to the Mac Mini, but doing this with my iMac was a cheaper and quicker solution than going into the computer box. And when I upgraded my iMac, I switched the DVD drive to the new model without problems.
David On 4 February 2017 at 15:48, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: > John I had this problem to with my old Mac Mini and given I hardly used it, > and my daughter bought an external DVD drive which I could borrow when I > liked, I replaced the DVD with an SSD drive > > The results were not satisfactory and I couldn't get it to load consistently > from the SSD, so I swapped it all back and run the SSD from an external > enclosure. > > The point of this story for you is that now the DVD drive seems to work > again, so maybe the exercise in removing and replacing has jolted it back to > live, or a little twist here and there has resolved a dry joint. Or maybe > it's just put the wind up it so it's come to its senses and spring back to > life. > > I assume it works now, I still never use it :-) > > By the way, running the Mac Mini from the external DVD drive and a USB port > is WONDERFUL!!! > > Regards > Tim > > Sent from Tim's iPhone > > On 4 Feb 2017, at 1:00 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi John, > > Neil's link: > Super-MultiDrive Upgrades – For all Mac mini models (G4 and Intel Models > 2006-2007) > > NOTE: Not for Mac mini Early 2009 or later. For the Early 2009 or later > models a SATA 12.7mm drive is required. > > Regards, > Ronni > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > > On 4 Feb 2017, at 12:01 pm, Neil Houghton <n...@possumology.com> wrote: > > Hi John, > > Well, I guess the obvious answer is replace the drive ;o) > > > Lots of info, including "how to" videos, here: > <https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/Apple_Mac_mini_2 > 009_2010> > > I've used these guys before for RAM and they were quick and efficient. > > The thing to do would be to watch the "how to" video relevant to your > particular model and see if it is the sort of procedure you would be happy > to do yourself. > > If you are happy to do it yourself, it would be a relatively cheap option. > > Of course, if you are not comfortable with this sort of exercise then you > could go to a professional - I guess it depends how much you want to spend > on an 8 year old mac mini. I'm sure Daniel could give you some advice here. > > > I do understand your desire to keep the old machines going - I'm still using > my late 2009 core i7 27" iMac and it is a lovely machine :o) > > > HTH > > > > Cheers > > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: n...@possumology.com > > > > > > > on 4/2/17 10:12, John Thompson at jetj...@optusnet.com.au wrote: > > Hi, > > My 2009 Mac Mini Optical drive has given up the ghost. It does notappear to > > be recognised by the computer or disk utility. Is there any fix? > > > Regards > > > John Thompson > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
