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Use this guide to replace the bottom cover in your Mac mini (2024).
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Fully shut down your Mac mini and unplug all cables from it.
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Flip over your Mac mini and place it on a clean, flat surface to avoid scratching the chassis.
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Insert a Jimmy into the gap between the bottom cover and the chassis.
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Pry up the bottom cover to create a gap.
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Keep the Jimmy inserted under the bottom cover.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap created by the Jimmy.
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Remove the Jimmy.
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Slide the opening pick along the bottom cover until you feel it snag on a pin.
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Twist the pick to lift the pin out of its slot.
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Continue sliding and prying with the pick along the perimeter of the bottom cover to release the remaining pins.
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Lift the edge of the bottom cover opposite the power button and flip it over to expose the power button cable.
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Grip the power button cable close to the head and pull it away from its socket to disconnect it.
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Remove the bottom cover.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Mac mini (2024) Answers Community for help.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Mac mini (2024) Answers Community for help.
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I ripped the crimps off of my power cable because I was pulling out instead of up. Is a new power button cable available for sale somewhere?
@alexdk I created a draft update to the guide with some text with an easier way to open this without potentially marring the aluminum with the Jimmy.
Can you take a look and maybe reword it and give it a test yourself using just a pair of normal spudgers, one in a vent slot to gently lift the edge and one to pry close to the "pins" next to the edge alignment plastic clips (which is a misnomer because they are only for alignment and don't clip anything, only the pins hold things together)?
You can always determine the correct orientation to pry near the pins because they are on the "ends" of the mac mini text, aka left and right as you are reading the words.
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Thank you for the suggestions! I tried out the double spudger technique, and it worked somewhat well. I had to really dig the tip of a spudger into the vent, which will have varying mileage for people with dull tips. It was also difficult to get a good enough angle so I could pry up on the edge of the Mac Mini without holding it down with another hand. With that said, I'll incorporate it as alternative procedure for people who want to avoid marring the aluminum (because you're 100% right it will probably happen). I'll make that clear.
