Swad Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Like I've said before, the greatest quality of being a geek in my opinion is that insatiable drive to see what makes a thing tick. Take it apart and put it back together again. If this is you, it’s no wonder you love Apple products. If anyone deserves to call their product “Origami” it’s Apple. Anyway, today brings some interesting shots of a Mac Mini on the operating table: one from MacWorld and another from AppleFritter. Enjoy. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrana Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Guess I can rest my case in there being no space for a separate GPU IC. The processor is socketed, which is neat. Edit: If you can't express yourself in an intelligent fashion, don't do it at all. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-67292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workplace Shell Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Nak has some really high resolution shots (click the download original link at the top of the gallery) of a disassembled mini. This thing is more densely packed than the G4 version. These make the internals of my Power Mac Cube look spacious in comparison. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-67602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
New001 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 The socket in the Mac Mini has one more pin than a regular Socket-478. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-67635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 New001, does that mean it won't take stock processors? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-67813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro_sandchez Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I'm pretty sure the 479 pin socket isnt anything new. The dothan processor has been using it and I think I read somewhere before the release of any of the new macs that yonah would be too. It really isnt that big of a deal. Take a look around intel's site and you can find some decent information about its Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-67846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrana Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 ... They sell both 478 pin and 479 ball versions, nothing new here. :pirate2: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-67910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustardTheoRy Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I thought socket 479 was designed so people wouldn't run the chip on a desktop PC? When the mobile pent processor came out they were all the rage with gamers because supposedly the chips offered the same performance or better then the fx-55 athlon 64 which was going for over 1000.00 at the time. Also DFi and Asus released motherboards for 479 and there is also a converter ASUSTeK CT-479 that converts socket 478 to ..you know Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-68080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I just posted the service manuals for the Intel Mac Mini's http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=10848&hl= Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-68101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogley Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I read somewhere, I think it was macworld also that because the processor is a socket it can be swapped out and the new core duo can be put in if you like. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-68111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workplace Shell Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 I read somewhere, I think it was macworld also that because the processor is a socket it can be swapped out and the new core duo can be put in if you like. It should most likely work just like how one of the Mac publications in Japan swapped out the T2500 in a 20" iMac to the T2600 (2.16GHz) just to see if it was doable. Of course, the T2600 currently costs more ($637 in 1Ku) than the entire Core Solo mini system. The only issue might be the effects of the additional heat and subsequent cooling ability though it is probably likely Apple has already engineered the system to handle up to a T2700. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-68255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjamin Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Speaking of diasecting a Mac Mini, has anyone tried to "clone" the internal hard disk and then put it into a generic Intel box? I have done this with windows machines very succesfully. Just wondering whether it will work as well with OSX. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-68293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
New001 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 New001, does that mean it won't take stock processors? It can, if they're for the same socket as the Mini's. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10723-the-insides-of-the-new-mac-mini/#findComment-68365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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