How far can I upgrade my mac mini?

Question

Level 1

0 points

How far can I upgrade my mac mini?

So I recently bought an old mac mini (the a1103 i believe) on ebay, and I wanted to know whats the max amount of ram I can put on it? The specs say that it can only handle up to 1gb, but I have heard that the amount of ram that a machine can handle is based off of software, and the motherboard. I thought originally that since the mac mini was upgraded to leopard that it could handle more. But I am doubting my self and I dont want to purchase anything that wont work. Also what processors could I upgrade to? Thanks in advance!

Posted on Feb 25, 2015 5:59 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Niel

Level 10

726,479 points

Feb 25, 2015 6:01 PM in response to Asbill5

1. The maximum RAM for it is 1GB.

2. Its CPU isn't upgradable.

(123140)

Reply

Answer 2

Asbill5 Author

Level 1

0 points

Feb 25, 2015 6:10 PM in response to Niel

Thats weird because I watched a youtube video and the guy put in a intel core duo on the same mac mini. Maybe it was a different one but I dont think so.

Reply

Answer 3

kahjot

Level 4

2,462 points

Feb 25, 2015 7:05 PM in response to Asbill5

You may be able to find some info on upgrading at http://www.xlr8yourmac.com.

Reply

Answer 4

lllaass

Level 10

210,405 points

Feb 26, 2015 1:50 AM in response to Asbill5

Not in a a1103 Mini. That Mini has a Power PC G4 processor that is not interchangeable with an Intel processor.

In the 2006 Intel Mac Minis (A1176) the Core Duo processors can be replaced with a Core 2 Duo.

Galan, Walter. "Installing Mac mini Model A1176 Core 2 Duo Processor". Retrieved September 2, 2012.

Asbill5 wrote:

Thats weird because I watched a youtube video and the guy put in a intel core duo on the same mac mini. Maybe it was a different one but I dont think so.

Reply