Apple Mac Mini 2011-2012 Disassembly, fan cleaning and thermal paste replacement

[@howfixit]

*For more info check out the links in the description*

[@el10leo]

Thank you man, this was crucial for me. How Apple manages to fit about 10 different types of screws into such a compact system is just perverse.

[@cassio_zambotto]

My late 2012 i7 2.3ghz Mac Mini (upgraded with 500gb Samsung EVO 850 ssd and 16gb Kingston 1600mhz ram) was bought in 2013, removed from the plastic packaging in 2018 and used until this last week without removing the stock thermal paste. Average temperature was 85˚C lately and I was quite unhappy because of fan noise. I put an original Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut on about 1 hour ago and it's shockingly averaging 65˚C now with the same use routine, 20˚ is quite a lot. I heard about people using fake TG Kryonaut and telling that it's not performing as described, but my experience is totally different. Now let's observe the lifespan.

[@MtJungle]

Got the battery changed out and installed the thermal grease since had it apart. Awesome video in a quick formate, thanks a ton!!!

[@Yahfollower77]

thanks bro this helped although putting the HDD back is a nightmare

[@Yahfollower77]

i saw someone put tape on it but i managed it by flipping it upside down to guide it

[@Yosucgn]

Thank you! It helped me a lot, i just upgraded that old maschine and installed it new with opencore. Muuuuch better! 😙

[@juliprivate715]

good idea cleaning the fan - wouldn't necessarily do it right above the open machine though 😂

[@MichaelAngello108]

Thanks bro

[@Mayoonnaiseiscool]

I broke my computer

[@Nokia_guy123]

Rip

[@ReaperRamsy]

F

[@antapexantes8341]

hey uh so for some reason my 3 clips from the backplate are stuck on the 3 hex 2.0 screws, the 2 on the wifi metal shield thingy and one on the bottom of the mac mini, how do i fix this?

[@고영석-v9x]

M.2 PCIe NVMe

[@DocMacLovin]

Remove music. Show which screw is where.

[@aleksandaratanasovski7478]

This is the fake mx arctic 4 Fake thermal paste can be damage cpu or gpu!