Step Ten Reattach the ribbon cable to the back of the disc assembly at the top left of the assembly.

The mini takes a 2.5 sata drive such as the WD Scorpio Black 320 GB 2.5 Inch SATA II Hard Drive.

To perform these steps you will need a putty knife and a 00 Philips Screwdriver.

Watch the Video For your convenience this tutorial is available in video format also.

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Click the Watch It button to view the tutorial Step One Unplug the Mac mini and place it upside down on a static free work surface.

Step Two Insert the putty knife between the upper and lower case and work your way around while prying outward.

You will hear a series of pops as the clips that hold the cover in place detach.

Step Three Once all the clips have been loosened you can flip over the Mac mini and pull the top cover off.

Step Four Inside the cover you will see three antennas labeled with orange stickers.

There is one at the bottom left, top left, and top right of the device.

To remove the top right antenna you must squeeze clip under it then pull up on the antennae to release it.

Step Five Gently disconnect the ribbon cable from the back of the disc assembly.

Step Six Next we will remove the four screws holding the disc drive assembly in place.

Please note the bottom right screw is slightly longer then the rest.

Set the screws to the side then lift up on the disc assembly to remove it.

Step Seven Turn the disk assembly upside down and remove the four screws holding the hard drive in place.

Gently remove the temperature sensor that is taped and glued onto the drive.

You can then slide the disk drive forward to unplug it from the sata and power connectors.

Remove the anti-static cushions from the old drive and affix them to the new drive in the same location.

Next place the new drive into the assembly and slide it onto the sata and power connectors.

Gently reattach the temperature sensor to the new hard drive.

Finally replace the four screws that hold the hard drive in place.

Step Eight Once you have installed the new hard drive you can set the disc assembly back in place.

Step Nine Replace the screws you removed from each corner earlier.