Release the catches
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Turn the Mac Mini upside down and insert a thin blade between the aluminium case and the base. Push it down as far as you can, then carefully twist the bottom of the blade towards the middle of the machine to release the catches. Repeat this on each of the three aluminium sides.
Remove the machine from the case
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...et voilà
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Press the levers at either end of the DIMM socket...
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...and remove the RAM
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Untape the cable to the power switch
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Remove the three screws holding the plastic chassis to the base...
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...shown here
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Remove the chassis from the base...
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...exposing the motherboard
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Unscrew the optical drive's...
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...six screws
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Gently pull the optial drive forward...
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...to disconnect it from the riser board...
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...exposing the hard drive
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Disconnect the riser board from the hard drive...
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...like so
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Remove the screws holding the fan to the chassis:
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- there are four of them
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Remove the fan
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Untape the riser board from the hard drive
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Unscrew the hard drive from the chassis...
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Make sure that you support the drive while you do this - you don't want it dropping onto the table.
...and remove it
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Remove your new drive from its bag...
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...then...
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...screw it to the chassis and replace the fan and the riser board
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Tape the cables from the riser board back to the hard drive
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Tape over the screwdriver access hole in the chassis to make it air-tight again
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Fit the optical drive again...
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...and don't forget to screw it in
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(including to the riser board)
Fit the chassis back into the base...
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...tape the power switch cable back in place...
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...and screw it in
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Fit the memory...
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Ensure that it is seated correctly and the levers on the socket are clicked into the RAM stick.
