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shockaaa · **HDD upgrade -** 11-24-2009, 12:31 AM

Can u put in a 2.5 hdd into a mini9

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Instead of putting a ssd since i have a spare 80gb hdd

reflex · 11-24-2009, 01:03 AM

No. The Mini 9 needs a certain kind of SSD. It can't use normal drives.

mrnagrom · 12-01-2009, 12:28 PM

You can shoehorn some iPod drives in but it's a huge pain in the ass and it's slow

bmcclure937 · 12-01-2009, 01:15 PM

What others said.... this is not possible

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shockaaa Junior Member Posts: 5 Join Date: Oct 2009	HDD upgrade - 11-24-2009, 12:31 AM Can u put in a 2.5 hdd into a mini9 ---------- Post added at 08:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:30 PM ---------- Instead of putting a ssd since i have a spare 80gb hdd

reflex Guru Posts: 1,997 Join Date: Apr 2009	11-24-2009, 01:03 AM No. The Mini 9 needs a certain kind of SSD. It can't use normal drives. Mini 9 \| Intel 5100 Wifi \| Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Mini 1012 \| SSD \| Intel 6200 Wifi \| Ubuntu 11.10 64bit

mrnagrom Member Posts: 64 Join Date: Mar 2009	12-01-2009, 12:28 PM You can shoehorn some iPod drives in but it's a huge pain in the ass and it's slow

bmcclure937 Super Moderator Posts: 1,420 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: United States	12-01-2009, 01:15 PM What others said.... this is not possible  Mini 10v  \| 2Gb RAM \| 320 Gb HDD \| Ubuntu 10.04 \| OSX 10.6.3 \| NBI .8.4RC1 \| Chameleon Bullet Theme \| BIOS A05 \| USB Wake : OFF \| USB Legacy : ON \| No BlueTooth Meklort's Blog \| NBI Google Code Page \| osx.mechdrew.com -- the best OSX installation guides

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