http://www.erebos.net/articles/tag/hotglueishot?tag=hotglueishot en-us 40 Tired of the Low speed, Small capacity 2.5inch hard disk in your Mac Mini? Check out this <b>non-destructive</b> method of connecting a full speed 3.5inch Sata drive to your Mac Mini.<BR><BR> Basically, I hacked up a <a href="http://www.newertech.com/products/ministackv2.php">NewerTech MiniStack</a> enclosure to hold a 250gb SATA drive, which is connected directly to the internal SATA connector in the Mac Mini. <BR><BR> <B>Pre-requisites:</B> Need to be able to handle a <a href="http://www.hakkousa.com/2006/default_1.asp?Assistant=Dinky">soldering iron </a>without burning down your house, wield a <a href="http://www.hobbico.com/tools/hcar0100.html">hobby knife</a> without cutting off your fingers, mad <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_glue">hot glue-gun</a> skills are a plus, and the desire to increase the speed and capacity of your Mac Mini - all while keeping your <a href="http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/hardware.html">warranty</a> <i>relatively intact</i>- If that kind of thing is important to you. <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.erebos.net/articles/macmini_esata/macmini_esata.php">Mac Mini eSata modification</a> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 23:12:00 -0500 urn:uuid:a8aa0763-3606-44b6-ab4a-63f8eff331fd admin http://www.erebos.net/articles/2007/01/26/macminiesata Projects/Hacks/Fire Hazards Hot glue is hot http://www.erebos.net/articles/trackback/4