[LGSilva]

Originally Posted by Disaster

I used MS Cashback for Xmas this year when it was as high as 35%. Never got any instant Cashbacks. Just recently got the last Cashbacks...finally. However, for the RunCore I got it instantly. Go figure.

Maybe because you have your cashback account for some time now... mine still with the 60 days waiting period...

[pr6srm]

So I've ordered the 128MB 70mm PATA drive - not from MDD, as I didn't fancy waiting for the international ship, but from MemoryC in th UK. All I need now is a Dremmel, a soldering iron and a fair wind...

[LGSilva]

:cry: :cry: Why meeeee... :cry: :cry:

Ok, I did the mod but my mini would not detect the runcore, called mdd and they replaced it but I could not test it until today.
Now I got a second mini and I connected the runcore and bam! NOT detected.

Different runcore, different motherboard, same problem.

I can transfer files to the runcore using the usb connector...

Another defective runcore? Could I be so "lucky" ?

[pr6srm]

So my 70mm PATA 128GB Runcore arrived

I also have a [fake crappy] dremmel-type-thing and a solder iron.

I successfully took my Mini apart and then failed to de-solder the stand-offs for the 50mm SSDs. I didn't have any screws that fitted the stand-offs apart from the SSD ones which I didn't want to fubar, so I just just long-nose pliers directly on the stand-offs, but I my soldering iron (25W 240v) obviously doesn't generate enough heat to soften the solder. So I was wondering, instead of using a flat nose solder tip, perhaps I use a thin point and insert it into the stand-off to get it closer to the solder to soften it????

The other option is to dremmel them off but as my [fake]-dremmel has the build quality of a North Korean high-orbit satellite I thought I would stick to the de-solder option first.

I had a go at grinding down the metal case support and that appears to be working but I'll burn out the hamster in my [fake]-dremmel by the time I've managed to do it, so please don't report me to the RSPCA... :mrgreen:

Are there any more forum users who can give me some top tips?

[LGSilva]

On my first motherboard I removed the stand-offs with a mix of rocking (like side-to-side) it and soldering iron. I ended up removing the copper ring instead just the solder.
On the second motherboard I just used a dremmel to sand it down but be VERY careful, if the dremmel slips kiss the motherboard goodbye.
If possible cover the rest of the motherboard as the "metal" dust will go everywhere and it's very fine dust, somewhat hard to get rid off.

After all this I could not get my mod working as my bios would not recognize the SSD, I contacted JKK and he's using bios A00, I will try that before the RMA begins

[LGSilva]

Making some progress... I was able to detect the runcore using Gdisk but not the bios.
I'm running some diagnostics now. Tweeting about it: http://twitter.com/lgsilva