Upgrading a Late 2012 Mac mini - My Plex Server
I've used a Late 2012 Mac mini to run my Plex server for the last several years. Unfortunately, the 2 TB media drive is external and the USB cable was starting to not work.
Yes, I could have purchased a new cable, but I wanted to attempt to add it into the Mac mini case. And while I'm in there, I will redo the thermal paste. Spoiler, I may need to try again, but for my first time, it wasn't terrible.
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Table of Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Opening titles
01:10 - Late 2012 Mac Mini
02:19 - Let's Teardown the Late 2012 Mac mini
07:06 - Assemble the Drive to the Bracket
09:35 - Reapply Thermal Paste
18:34 - Reassemble the Late 2012 Mac Mini
21:00 - Conclusion and final thoughts