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OWC DIY Installation Kit

Includes: OWC Data Doubler Mounting Kit and Tools
for Mac mini 2011 & 2012 Models

Get more storage when you add a second drive into your Mac.

Includes a mounting kit to add a second internal drive into your Mac.

Add a second internal drive

Running out of storage space in your Mac mini or looking to improve performance with an OWC SSD? Now you can add a second 9.5mm or smaller 2.5" SATA Hard Drive or Solid State Drive (sold separately) to your 2011 & 2012 Mac mini.

The Toolkit includes the following:

OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
Logic Board Removal Tool
4 Rubber Grommets
4 Hex Screws
Mac mini flex cable
Data Doubler for Mac mini (2011-2012) Installation Guide (4.9 MB)

The Right Tools for the Job

Before attempting to perform this installation, please watch the following instructional video in its entirety to determine your ability to perform this complex procedure. OWC assumes no responsibility for damage that may occur during the install. Technical support for this DIY product consists only of this video:

NOTE: A small number of 2012 units were shipped with the drive mounted in the upper drive bay rather than the more typical lower bay shown in this video. If you have a 2012 model, you will want to determine the configuration of your Mac mini's drives prior to ordering.

~To do this using OS X 10.10 or earlier~
Open Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app and click on the grey drive icon at the left edge of the window. If the "Connection ID" at the bottom-left corner of the window lists "Lower", you may proceed using the standard installation instructions. If it lists "Upper" then you have a special configuration which will need additional components, and you will need to also refer to the Addendum video.

~To do this using OS X 10.11 or later~
Open Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app and click on the grey drive icon at the left edge of the window. Next click the "Info" button on the toolbar. A window will open. Scroll to the "Location" item; if you see "Lower" you may proceed using the standard installation instructions. If it lists "Upper" then you have a special configuration which will need additional components, and you will need to also refer to the Addendum video.

Yes, You Can Do-it-Yourself

OWC is committed to your success, so if you need a bit more guidance, we are available Mon-Fri 8AM-8PM and Sat 9AM-4PM with U.S. based technical support by phone or live chat.

OWC NOTE:

While OWC encourages the DIY philosophy, this is a challenging install that requires advanced skills. If, after watching the how-to video, you are not fully confident of your ability to perform the installation, you can choose to have OWC "Do It For You" via our Apple Mac mini Installation Service.

Includes

OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
Logic Board Removal Tool
4 Rubber Grommets
4 Hex Screws
Mac Mini flex cable
Data Doubler for Mac mini (2011-2012) Installation Guide (Download Only)

NOTE: This kit contains consumable and/or one time use components and therefore is not covered by any warranty. If you have any concerns about your ability to perform the upgrade, you can return the unopened kit for a refund. The 5-Piece Toolkit (except for nylon pry tool) included with this kit is covered by a 1 Year NewerTech Product Limited Warranty.

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This kit is compatible with... Learn how to find your Mac's model ID

Mac mini (Late 2012)

(October, 2012)

Model ID: Macmini6,1 & Macmini6,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

Detailed specs

Mac mini (Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: Macmini5,1 & Macmini5,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz

Detailed specs

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Write a Review 4.8 / 5 147 out of 157 (94%) reviewers would recommend this product

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Reviewer: Nascasho Location: San Francisco, CA Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Worked great! March 20, 2017 Super simple install, took under 15min! High RSSI is a thing of the past, no more lagging mice!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Bluetooth module shielding kit for Apple Mac mini 2012 models. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: MarkWL Location: Big Lake, MN Age: Over 65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Just What I Needed February 23, 2017 I've been waiting so long to get an affordable Late 2012 Mac mini to replace my 2011 version.I finally obtained one, and the first thing I did was order the data doubler. I already had the two SSD's on hand and couldn't wait to get them in place and running. As many have said, this upgrade is not for the faint of heart. It involves delicate handing of the fragile connectors along with close attention to the directions. Not to mention the various tiny fasteners. But the end result is virtually a new computer. It boots super fast, apps launch quicker, it is just an all around faster, more efficient machine. Data Doubler is the way to go.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: 'Data Doubler' 2.5" Hard Drive/SSD Mounting Kit for Mac mini 2011, 2012 & Later Models. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: OwcMarc

Rating: 4/5 Just as shown in the video February 1, 2017 Very easy to follow instruction and the result is just as described.

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Reviewer: Alancamp

Rating: 5/5 Kit + Instructional Video = Easy Install January 30, 2017 This kit came with everything needed to install my additional SSD. In my 2011 Mac Mini. The process too about an hour, with me going very slow not to miss any steps. I used the instructional video that walked me through the process step by step. My MAC Mini is just like new again. BETTER than new.

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Reviewer: jdmarlow

Rating: 5/5 Super hard install, but works great! January 19, 2017 Very tricky installation for a Mac Mini. But the drive is awesome. SUPER fast. Best upgrade imaginable for a little Mac Mini. The OWC video guides were very helpful for this!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 480GB Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: dougolena Location: Springfield, MO Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Upgrading my Mac Mini January 5, 2017 When my computers break, I knuckle down and fix them. But my Mac Mini 2012 was working fine, so I worried that I would break it upgrading the hard drive to a ssd. Though the job of adding a drive doubler was not trivial, it wasn't difficult. And for putting in a SSD gave me better than a new computer. It is screamingly fast, and for anything but processing speeds it keeps up with my Retina MacBook pro 2012.

It would take almost two minutes to boot up and start a few programs. After the memory upgrade, it took a minute and a half. After the SSD upgrade, it takes 30 seconds. Thanks OWC for consistently good products and upgrade paths.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 480GB Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: jRG1 Location: Folsom, CA Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Right OnThe Money December 30, 2016 The new harddrive for my mac book air arrived in jiffy quick time, was easy to install, and worked perfectly immediately. It gave me a huge amount of free capacity and improved the performance. Great product. Great result.

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Reviewer: StuFL Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Leave it to OWC to determine the problem and resolve it December 15, 2016 This tiny little piece of shielding has made a huge difference in my Mac Mini. Before installing it the wireless trackpad and mouse would start getting lost during heavy CPU usage. Now that issue is gone. I am extremely happy with this and that OWC took the time to create a solution for the problem.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC Bluetooth module shielding kit for Apple Mac mini 2012 models. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: 4jwd Location: Roanoke Valley, Virginia Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 OWC Data Doubler Kit + 120 Gb SSD is the best..! December 6, 2016 Nothing could wake up my Mac Mini like an Electra SSD, plus my 1.0 Tb hd ! Such a great companion to the factory 8 Gb Ram... What a package!

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 120GB Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: SuperBeard Location: Southwest Florida Age: 45-54 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Right Tool for the Right Job!!! November 18, 2016 I got this kit thinking I would use it just once.

So far I have used this kit about 6 or 8 times. If you have a Mac Mini you Need this kit!!

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Reviewer: WillbuyOWCproducts Location: Texas Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Love the results November 13, 2016 This products functions exactly as is is supposed to function.

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Reviewer: RatCityPNW Location: Seattle Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Simplistic and Elegant November 7, 2016 What a great product. Simple design, great instructions, and wonderful way to increase your mac mini storage. Worth every penny.

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Reviewer: oneofthejohns Location: Portland, OR

Rating: 5/5 Really amazing October 23, 2016 I picked this up to install a Samsung SDD into my late 2012 Mac Mini to speed it up since I was having ridiculously long load and save times on many of my apps such as Clip Studio Paint and Photoshop. The installation took a bit, but was pretty straightforward and the videos that OWC provides were great help. There even came to a point where I needed to call in to ask a question and their customer support was incredibly nice and helpful. Overall, it took me about 2 hours, but I was taking my time making sure to do everything just right.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from OWC 'Data Doubler' 2.5" HDD/SSD Upper Drive ALT Bay Installation Kit for Mac mini 2012.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Andreas Location: San Francisco, Ca Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 5-6 months

Rating: 5/5 OWC Cannot Make it simplier. Build quality and support is unsurpassed. OWC is the only place I will buy Mac related items October 15, 2016 Honestly I was a bit intimidated at first because most of my tinkering has been on audio equipment or cars. OWC's return policy and my need for financially viable upgrade option gave me the confidence to move forward with the Mac Mini data doubler for my 2011 mini. Honestly it couldn't of been easier. There was a course a few things that gave me trouble but nothing that repeatedly rewinding of the instructional video didn't solve. It certainly took me took me longer than that to tutorial estimated, about twice the time.

But that was due to my caution novelty working on computers not to the complexity of the upgrade. Like so many things in life, it is always easier than you expect. Honestly if you can turn up your car look up your AV stereo you can handle this. Patients caution and don't put yourself in a time crunch..thanks OWC.

Andreas

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: RepairN00B

Rating: 5/5 Amazing - I will do this again October 11, 2016 I am just so impressed with this website and the "data doubler" kit I purchased. The website helped me find everything I need for my specific model of Mac, the kit had everything I needed to install my new SSD, and the videos and instructions were spot on. It was a bit scary to get in there and do it myself, but thanks to the through instructions and great visuals, I was able to make it all happen. I enjoyed doing it so much I bought a replacement HDD and installed it. The repairs breathed new life into my 2011 Mac Mini. It runs like a new machine. I will definitely be doing this again.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 120GB Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: HappyMan Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 The SSD makes my Mac Mini fly!! October 5, 2016 Adding a 1TB SSD to my 2012 Mac Mini with 16G of RAM, also from OWC, has transformed the machine into a flying monster : ) Applications open about 10 times faster.

The kit was complete, tools and all, and the instructions were totally clear and understandable. The bonus USB 3 interference shield has also done its job well.

I could not be happier with the product and the service. I continue to return whenever I need parts.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 1.0TB Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Professor Location: Upstate NY Age: Over 65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 New Life to Old Mac Mini September 4, 2016 MacSales/OWC has upgraded 2 Mac Minis for me and has done excellent work - maxing out RAM and replacing HDDs with SSDs. The process was efficient and timely; sent in the old Mac Minis and they were returned with these upgrades quickly - everything working fine! Been dealing with them for years - I wish other tech companies were as good as MacSales/OWC! 5 stars ***** !

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Reviewer: JoaoM Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Revived my Mac mini September 1, 2016 I have a 2012 Mac mini with 16GB of RAM. It was getting kinda long in the tooth, and a little bit of research suggested that a data doubler kit would be more effective than replacing it with a new one, at least for the kind of work I do. I went ahead and purchased the kit -- with some trepidation, as I am not particularly handy and this is a relatively complex install. But it's quite doable, and the video instructions are excellent. My Mac mini is flying again. Booting up, launching apps, Windows emulation are all dramatically faster.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Jorge231061 Location: Uruguay Age: 45-54 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 This product has great features August 23, 2016 Excellent service MacSales

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 240GB Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Mdwycyoff Location: Indiana Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Doubled internal HDD storage using this kit August 13, 2016 In June 2016 I purchased a brand new late-2012 Mac mini 4GB 1TB 2.3Ghz quad-core i7 from the Apple.com Clearance site to use as a single repository for family photos, music, and videos. I purchased a late 2012 Mac mini rather than a dual-core 2014 Mac mini model precisely because I could still add a second internal drive using this OWC kit, and upgrade the socketed factory RAM (from 4GB to 8GB for now, and eventually to 16GB) myself. I wanted more storage capacity, but I don't need SSD speed for this machine, so I replaced the single 5400rpm 2.5" 1TB factory drive with two 7200rpm 2.5" HGST drives. Disassembly and reassembly of my brand new Mac mini took less than 30 minutes, using great care to locate, identify, disconnect, disassemble, and then reconnect and reassemble everything, following the included booklet with comprehensive illustrated installation instructions. I also watched the OWC videos available on their YouTube channel on my MacBook Pro as I proceeded, because sometimes watching someone do a task is better than looking at printed words and still photos.

As an added bonus, I was very pleased to discover that OWC included the copper-foil tape needed to minimize USB 3 interference with Bluetooth on late 2012 Mac minis at no additional charge!

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Reviewer: Fradubio Location: Greenfield, MA Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Wow, blazing fast! August 5, 2016 I managed to do the whole process pretty smoothly following the instructions. I actually did it twice, once after I installed it I got a larger capacity regular drive and replaced my original drive with the SSD and put the new drive where the SSD was.

I did experience some odd hangs with the SSD in the secondary position, but that was resolved when I put it in the original drive place (maybe? not sure if that was coincidental, but since I read about similar issues online, when I put in the new drive I went ahead and switched it).

Startup is not shockingly fast as are application launches. Very impressed... though it makes me wonder what would happen if I upgraded from my mini....

I'm primarily using the mini for audio recording using Digital Performer, so some heavy lifting, therefore any speed help I can get is useful.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: Data Doubler + 480GB Electra 6G SSD Bundle for Mac mini 2011 and 2012 models.. Customer Videos:

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Boston, MA Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 Works as advertised but had some problem with the SSD! August 4, 2016 I purchased the data doubler to increase the storage in my Mac Mini. I first installed a 1TB Crucial SSD but I had some strange behavior in that the drive would disappear after a few hours of use and the Mac would crash. Specifically, if I booted from the Crucial/data doubler, i.e. was the boot disk, the Mac would crash. If it was a data disk, I would not be able to see my data disk. I later bought a Mercury SSD sold by OWC. I was told by technical support that it had something to do with the way the other vendor's SSD went to sleep. There was a non-zero probability, it would not wake up until the power was cycled. The Mercury SSD was just fine. The data doubler was easy enough to install.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Bainbridge Island, WA Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Just what I needed August 4, 2016 I wanted to expand my Mac Mini to hold my ever growing media library. This kit and the related 2TB 2.5" drive did the trick. Instructions were clear and easy to follow. The tolerances in the Mac Mini are tight and the OWC parts fit perfectly. Took about an hour and a half and I was up and running. One must be careful, but you can do it with this kit.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Camarillo, CA Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 OWC DIY Data Doubler kit for Mac Mini July 29, 2016 A must need if one is adding a 2nd hard drive to Mac Mini.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from DIY Kit: 'Data Doubler' 2.5" Hard Drive/SSD Mounting Kit for Mac mini 2011, 2012 & Later Models.

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Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Camarillo, CA Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months

Rating: 5/5 OWC Data Doubler for Mac Mini July 29, 2016 A must need if you are adding a 2nd hard drive to your Mac Mini. The OWC videos make the process that much easier as well.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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OWC DIY Installation Kit Includes: OWC Data Doubler Mounting Kit and Tools for Mac mini 2011 & 2012 Models

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OWC DIY Installation Kit

Includes: OWC Data Doubler Mounting Kit and Tools
for Mac mini 2011 & 2012 Models