It sounds like the SSD is not prepped up correctly. If you have a good internet connection you can go into internet recovery and then using Disk Utility option with in it delete the MS windows partition, then create the needed GUID partition map & create a fresh Mac partition. Once done you. Should be able to install the Mac OS. This will take sometime. Here's more on how to do it: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314|About macOS Recovery]
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It sounds like the SSD is not prepped up correctly. If you have a good internet connection you can go into internet recovery and then using Disk Utility option with in it delete the MS windows partition, then create the needed GUID partition map & create a fresh Mac partition. Once done, you should be able to install the Mac OS. This will take sometime. Here's more on how to do it: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314|About macOS Recovery]
Your other option is to find a friend with a Mac and then connect your system to his in Target Mode. Using his Mac to prep up your SSD which is inside your Mac Mini, basically doing the samething I outlined above. Here's more on how to do it: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201462|Share files between two computers with target disk mode]
The last method here is to reconnect your HD to your mini using a SATA to USB adapter cable like this one: [https://www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/USB-3-SATA-adapter-cable-with-UASP~USB3S2SAT3CB|StarTech SATA to USB 3 adapter cable]. This will allow you to boot up under your old drive leveraging it to prep up your new SSD. During the OS install you will be asked if you want to migrate your user account, apps and data over this is a great way of doing that. In case your SSD has less space you can limit what is transferred.
Do remember you do want to leave about 1/3 of the drive free if you have a smaller SSD, and 1/4 for a 512 GB or larger drive.
it sounds like the SSD is not prepped up correctly. If you have a good internet connection you can go into internet recovery and then using Disk Utility option with in it delete the MS windows partition, then create the needed GUID partition map & create a fresh Mac partition. Once done you. Should be able to install the Mac OS. This will take sometime. Here's more on how to do it: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314|About macOS Recovery]
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It sounds like the SSD is not prepped up correctly. If you have a good internet connection you can go into internet recovery and then using Disk Utility option with in it delete the MS windows partition, then create the needed GUID partition map & create a fresh Mac partition. Once done you. Should be able to install the Mac OS. This will take sometime. Here's more on how to do it: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314|About macOS Recovery]
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Your other option is to find a friend with a Mac and then connect your system to his in Target Mode. Using his Mac to prep up your SSD which is inside your Mac Mini basically doing the samething I outlined above. Here's more on how to do it: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201462|Share files between two computers with target disk mode]
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Your other option is to find a friend with a Mac and then connect your system to his in Target Mode. Using his Mac to prep up your SSD which is inside your Mac Mini, basically doing the samething I outlined above. Here's more on how to do it: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201462|Share files between two computers with target disk mode]
The last method here is to reconnect your HD to your mini using a SATA to USB adapter cable like this one: [https://www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/USB-3-SATA-adapter-cable-with-UASP~USB3S2SAT3CB|StarTech SATA to USB 3 adapter cable]. This will allow you to boot up under your old drive leveraging it to prep up your new SSD. During the OS install you will be asked if you want to migrate your user account, apps and data over this is a great way of doing that. In case your SSD has less space you can limit what is transferred.
Do remember you do want to leave about 1/3 of the drive free if you have a smaller SSD, and 1/4 for a 512 GB or larger drive.
it sounds like the SSD is not prepped up correctly. If you have a good internet connection you can go into internet recovery and then using Disk Utility option with in it delete the MS windows partition, then create the needed GUID partition map & create a fresh Mac partition. Once done you. Should be able to install the Mac OS. This will take sometime.
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it sounds like the SSD is not prepped up correctly. If you have a good internet connection you can go into internet recovery and then using Disk Utility option with in it delete the MS windows partition, then create the needed GUID partition map & create a fresh Mac partition. Once done you. Should be able to install the Mac OS. This will take sometime. Here's more on how to do it: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314|About macOS Recovery]
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Your other option is to find a friend with a Mac and then connect your system to his in Target Mode. Using his Mac to prep up your SSD which is inside your Mac Mini basically doing the samething I outlined above.
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Your other option is to find a friend with a Mac and then connect your system to his in Target Mode. Using his Mac to prep up your SSD which is inside your Mac Mini basically doing the samething I outlined above. Here's more on how to do it: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201462|Share files between two computers with target disk mode]
The last method here is to reconnect your HD to your mini using a SATA to USB adapter cable like this one: [https://www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/USB-3-SATA-adapter-cable-with-UASP~USB3S2SAT3CB|StarTech SATA to USB 3 adapter cable]. This will allow you to boot up under your old drive leveraging it to prep up your new SSD. During the OS install you will be asked if you want to migrate your user account, apps and data over this is a great way of doing that. In case your SSD has less space you can limit what is transferred.
Do remember you do want to leave about 1/3 of the drive free if you have a smaller SSD, and 1/4 for a 512 GB or larger drive.
it sounds like the SSD is not prepped up correctly. If you have a good internet connection you can go into internet recovery and then using Disk Utility option with in it delete the MS windows partition, then create the needed GUID partition map & create a fresh Mac partition. Once done you. Should be able to install the Mac OS. This will take sometime.
Your other option is to find a friend with a Mac and then connect your system to his in Target Mode. Using his Mac to prep up your SSD which is inside your Mac Mini basically doing the samething I outlined above.
The last method here is to reconnect your HD to your mini using a SATA to USB adapter cable like this one: [https://www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/USB-3-SATA-adapter-cable-with-UASP~USB3S2SAT3CB|StarTech SATA to USB 3 adapter cable]. This will allow you to boot up under your old drive leveraging it to prep up your new SSD. During the OS install you will be asked if you want to migrate your user account, apps and data over this is a great way of doing that. In case your SSD has less space you can limit what is transferred.
Do remember you do want to leave about 1/3 of the drive free if you have a smaller SSD, and 1/4 for a 512 GB or larger drive.