{"id":5634,"date":"2011-03-26T22:09:23","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T05:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=5634"},"modified":"2011-03-28T00:03:47","modified_gmt":"2011-03-28T07:03:47","slug":"computer-challenged-part-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/03\/26\/computer-challenged-part-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer Challenged, Part Three"},"content":{"rendered":"

Took a Mac Mini apart to replace the hard drive only to find that it has a 2.5″ laptop drive. No matter how hard I hit it with a hammer, my extra 3.5″ desktop drive wouldn’t fit. Plus, I couldn’t install Leopard on it because it’s DVD drive isn’t working, but has an external DVD drive plugged in. Trouble is the Mac won’t boot from an external drive. Whoever said “If it’s not one thing, it’s another” needs an award. I even video chatted with Rodrigo to give him a laugh. As “Mutant Enemy” says, “Grr. Argh.”<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The unopened Mac Mini <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mac <\/a>
Mac Mini turned upside down <\/div> <\/div>
\"Popped <\/a>
Popped off the cover using two putty knives <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Inner <\/a>
Inner workings of the Mini <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Three <\/a>
Three screws separate the drive section <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"One <\/a>
One of the three screw holes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Motherboard <\/a>
Motherboard detail <\/div> <\/div>
\"Motherboard <\/a>
Motherboard detail <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Motherboard <\/a>
Motherboard detail <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"All <\/a>
All the Mini parts and one oversized drive <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Showing <\/a>
Showing Rodrigo the motherboard <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Showing <\/a>
Showing Rodrigo the drive section <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Took a Mac Mini apart to replace the hard drive only to find that it has a 2.5″ laptop drive. No matter how hard I hit it with a hammer, my extra 3.5″ desktop drive wouldn’t fit. Plus, I couldn’t install Leopard on it because it’s DVD drive isn’t working, but has an external DVD … <\/p>\n

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