Mac Mini Late 2014 Fan Replacement

Giriş

Prerequisite only

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Adım 1 Fan Assembly

Mac Mini Late 2014 Fan Replacement, Fan Assembly: adım 1, 1 resimden 1.

Remove the two 12 mm T6 screws from the fan.
Loosen the 27 mm T6 captive screw–it will get removed with the fan assembly.

That 27mm screw should be very loose, since it attaches the motherboard to the case. When you’re trying to remove the motherboard, if the AC connection side of the board is not moving back easily, you need to make sure this screw is fully backed out from the case.

There’s no danger in removing it completely.

marklfarley - 28 Nis 2018 Yanıt

I suggest removing the 27 mm tool, otherwise Step 23 will not work.

Arvin Bhatnagar - 9 May 2018 Yanıt

Actually you don’t need to remove 27mm from the fan. I was able to tilt a little when I take the logic board out in Step 23. I also didn’t take the fan cable too. When you pull the logic board out, put the fan on the back of logic board as you pull it out.

Kenneth Z - 12 Eki 2019 Yanıt

Adım 2

Mac Mini Late 2014 Fan Replacement: adım 2, 3 resimden 3.

The fan connector is trapped under the edge of the fan and cannot be disconnected until the fan is moved.
Do not attempt to remove the fan entirely.
Lift the fan straight up to free the captive screw from its hole in the logic board.
Pull the fan away from the SSD until you can easily access the fan connector.

Düzenle

Adım 3

Use the point of a spudger to lift the fan connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.

Düzenle

When I did this the entire socket came off the logic board. What do I do now?

Tyler - 22 Haz 2018 Yanıt

I broke off the connector. More photos of the connector may help. I lifted it but the pins broke off. It took me awhile to find points on the board to solder the wires to. I got 3 of 4 wires and the fan operates.

Beryl Sachs - 18 Mar 2019 Yanıt

I would suggest NOT using the point end of the Spudger but the wide end. Place behind connector (wire side) and twist gently.

If I may be so bold as to also suggest that a torch be used for those small components/connections.

TisMise - 19 Nis 2019 Yanıt

Thank you, @TisMise! I placed the wide end of the spudger on the wire end of the connector and wiggled it up. The connector comes lose up - NOT out front in direction of the wires. Hope this helps. ?

CK3 - 28 Kas 2021

"If I may be so bold as to also suggest that a torch be used for those small components/connections."

Seems like overkill and likely to melt something. -some american

maccentric - 13 Nis 2024

I also broke the socket off. I don’t have the ability to solder little $@$* like that. I’m sad.

Daniel Rackerby - 25 Nis 2019 Yanıt

broke it… how bad is the no fan option?

Kris Chu - 26 Nis 2019 Yanıt

@TisMise you’re right thanks a lot! ;)

Stefania Izzo - 22 Ağu 2019 Yanıt

You don’t need to disconnect the fan cable to take out the logic board. When you slip the logic board out, put the the fan behind the logic board as you push it out.

Kenneth Z - 12 Eki 2019 Yanıt

Definitely use wide end.

Peter Harrison - 20 Nis 2021 Yanıt

That’s it, I used a needle! After reading so much people broke it, I rejected this step instruction and put a needle between the socket and the connector. It came out fine. Good that I also fix clothes, other than computers. :)

Seff - 26 Ağu 2021 Yanıt

As Kenneth Z said, I just left the fan attached to the board for the entire process (I removed the screws so it was just connected with the cable). After reading all the comments, I was too afraid to try to force it and it did not come off easily. Keeping the connector on is a little dangerous because you have to be careful not to pull on that connector too much but it seems pretty robust, which is probably why it is so difficult to removed. I just slipped the fan through after I pulled out the main board assembly.

Richard Daley - 8 Nis 2023 Yanıt