2011 Mac Mini SSD Install Question

[killie77]

HI
Hope to be picking up a 2011 Mac Mini it has a 500G HD which I'm thinking of replacing with a 256G SSD.I'm going to do a straight swap over and was wondering if the existing HD Caddy would take a 7mm SSD or would I have to buy a replacement caddy ?
Thanks for any advice
Regards
Ian

 

[trs0722]

I replaced the HDD in my 2011 Mini a while ago. The HDD was beginning to fail. I simply followed the instructions/videos online and swapped the HDD out for a Crucial SSD. No special caddy was needed...just had to buy the torx screw drivers. Working great...and will be selling it soon as switching over to the 2012 quad core model.

 

[Neodym]

was wondering if the existing HD Caddy would take a 7mm SSD or would I have to buy a replacement caddy ?

No caddy. Just screws.

 

[killie77]

Thanks for the replies
Will source a 256g SSD and install asap.
On another note I hooked the Mini up to a Dell 24 Monitor, within half abhor the screen started to pixelate kind of like coloured snow. Did some research online and most people mention swapping the HDMI cable mine is a bout 12 years old so replaced with a slightly newer one and its been fine till about 20 mins ago when the screen went white had to do a hard restart to get it back.
Regards
Ian