Right now with 4GB installed this Mac Mini from mid-2009 runs pretty well. Not great, but not bad. Friend gave me 2 sticks of hmt451s6bfr8a-pb Hynix 4GB DDR3 1600mhz 204-pin RAM and I was considering just maybe it`ll work on my old Mac Mini w/ understanding that it`ll not work at max, but even then I`d think it should be compatible enough and still be a good boost for this older computer. Though I could be wrong. I was fixing to try it out and see for myself, but was hoping someone might already know and tell me before I went through the work of taking it apart. Anybody know if this RAM would be compatible, please?
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El Capitan RAM Mac Mini mid-2009
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Guess I'll be trying this out when I have some time.
Btw, is there a page I can download slightly older Mac ISO's? Case in point, I wouldn't mind burning a copy of El Capitan in case I need to reinstall. Nothing I really need/want to salvage, just restoring the OS itself if needed.
Btw, is there a page I can download slightly older Mac ISO's? Case in point, I wouldn't mind burning a copy of El Capitan in case I need to reinstall. Nothing I really need/want to salvage, just restoring the OS itself if needed.
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You should be able to download El Capitan from this link - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206886#download
When that finishes downloading, quit the app if it launches (you want to keep it, and the app will be deleted if you just let it install)
Now you have the installer app for El Capitan, and you can make a bootable installer USB by following the steps here.
When that finishes downloading, quit the app if it launches (you want to keep it, and the app will be deleted if you just let it install)
Now you have the installer app for El Capitan, and you can make a bootable installer USB by following the steps here.
