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1.0TB OWC DIY Hard Drive Add-In Kit
for Mac mini (2011 - 2012)
Mfr P/N: DD1MM5KT1.0 OWC SKU: OWCDD1MM5KT1.0
Get more storage when you add a second drive into your Mac mini.
- Easily expands your internal storage
- Offers custom configuration options for the added drive
- Included durable toolkit makes installation easy
- 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Add a Second Drive to your Mac mini
Bigger, Better, Stronger
The Right Tools for the Job
Yes, You Can Do-It-Yourself
- 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 or later model, you will want to determine the configuration of your Mac mini's drives prior to ordering. To do this, open Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app and click on the grey drive icon at the left-edge of the window. If you see "Lower" after the "Connection ID" at the bottom-left corner of the window, you may proceed using the standard installation instructions. If you see "Upper" then you have a special configuration which will need additional components, and you will need to also refer to the Addendum video.
- Before attempting this installation, OWC recommends watching the associated 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.
Includes
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- (1) 2.5-inch SATA 5400RPM Hard Drive
- (1) OWC Data Doubler for Mac mini
- (1) Flex Cable for Mac mini
- (1) OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit
- (1) Logic Board Removal Tool
- (4) Rubber Grommets
- (4) Hex Screws
- 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Specs
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1TB HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5-inch SATA 6.0Gb/s 5400RPM Hard Disk Drive
Total Capacity
- 1.0TB
Formatted Capacity
- 931GiB
Drive Format
- Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
Rotational Speed
- 5,400RPM
Cache Data Buffer
- 8 MB
Form Factor
- 2.5-inch 9.5mm
Drive Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Transfer Rate
- up to 6.0Gb/s
Average Latency
- 6 ms
Average Seek Time
- 12 ms
Contact Start Stops
- 600,000
Read Mode (Max)
- Up to 1.6 Watts
Write Mode (Max)
- Up to 1.6 Watts
Seek Mode (Max)
- Up to 1.8 Watts
Idle Mode (Max)
- Up to 1.5 Watts
Dimensions
- Height: 0.9 cm (0.4 in)
- Length: 10.0 cm (4.0 in)
- Width: 7.0 cm (2.7 in)
Weight
- 115.0 g (0.25 lbs)
Number of Disks
- 2
Bytes per Sector
- 512
Areal Density
- 694Gb/in2
RoHS Compliant
- Yes
Ambient Temperature
- Operating: 32°F to 140°F (0°C to 60°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 149°F (-40°C to 65°C)
Altitude
- Operating: 2.6 m to 3,048.0 m (9 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
Humidity
- Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Shock
- Operating: 400 G max at 2 ms
- Non-Operating: 1000 G max at 1 ms
Idle (Typical)
- 2.4 bels
Seek (Typical)
- 2.6 bels
Applications
- Notebook PCs
- External Storage
- Gaming Consoles
- Small-form-factor Video Devices
Compatibility & Installation Videos
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Mac mini
Videos
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Mac mini Install Videos
Customer Reviews
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I haven't installed the drive yet but I'm sure it will work fine. The only issue I have is once the drive is installed, it appears that in order to merge the two drives is to erase all data on the original drive. Since I'm using this Mac Mini as a media server & have almost 2T of media data on the original drive, I will have to re-install all the media & reconfigure Apple TV & Apple Music again with all my folders etc. Not to mention re-installing my Video & CD programs along with all my other applications on the drive. It appears there is no way around it from everything I have read & researched. Regardless, I'll run out of space very soon & will have no choice but to bite the bullet & do it.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.- Reviewer:Reviewer3859977151BRG
Thank you so much for your review! We're thrilled to hear that you're always satisfied with doing business with us. We understand the inconvenience of having to erase all data on the original drive in order to merge the two drives. We appreciate your patience and understanding as you go through the process of re-installing your media, reconfiguring your Apple TV and Apple Music, and reinstalling your programs and applications. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to help!
The price was right. The videos gave me confidence. Still took me 2 weeks to work up courage to do it. I did need some younger eyes to help reconnect two of the cables. Light + magnification would have done the trick. Something like a pencil eraser to press a plug to a socket may help. Was unprepared for the dust bunnies under the cover. Suggest you have some canned air or a gentle vacuum handy when you open your Mac. Also suggest to OWC that the points of the compass be marked on the Mac in the installation video, because the orientation changed a couple of times and I had to really stop and look carefully. Also helpful would be stills of how a plug should be oriented to a socket. Do I have mine reversed left right? Up down? Anyway, it all came out VERY well. Thank you!
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.- Reviewer:notBetty
- From:Bellingham, WA
- Age:55-65
- Experience:Power User
- Owned Product:less than a month
I purchased this drive and the data doubler kit to upgrade my 2012 mac mini. am using this drive as an internal backup to the 1 TB SSD that I inserted. put the old spinning HDD in an external case as a way to hold on to current configuration until I am sure the new setup works perfectly. followed the instructions in the online video. compared these instructions to the same ones from ifixit.com. much preferred this style of presentation and especially appreciated the re assemble pathway after the drive installation. I hate it when i get the instruction to just do all the previous steps in the reverse order. having said that, this upgrade did take two hours for my first attempt inside a mini.
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.- Reviewer:Melonhead
- From:NZ
- Age:55-65
- Experience:Power User
- Owned Product:over 6 months
