ctrl-alt-rees | Maxxing Out My Old 2006 Intel Mac Mini - CPU, RAM, SSD... eGPU!? @ctrlaltrees | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 8 minutes ago.
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In 2006 Apple released their first generation of Intel machines. This range included the MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac Mini - and I bought one, brand new! Surprisingly for Apple machines, they were quite upgradeable, and so 18 years later and armed with eBay and money to burn, I decided to bring my trusty old Mac Mini out of retirement and finally let it live up to its full potential.
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Mac Mini 2,1 Firmware: gist.github.com/adur1990/adf36f947e6261e47ed7d0d36b62bdbe
PCIe Adapter: geni.us/hlmD
Debian Net Installer: debian.org/CD/netinst
If you're interested in my experiments in installing various operating systems on this machine, as well as why I eventually settled on Debian Linux, there is much more information available here: ctrl-alt-rees.com/2024-08-13-operating-system-options-for-32-bit-efi-mac-macmini-11-21-macbook-imac-64-bit-usb-install.html
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Chapters:
00:00 All About The 2006 Intel Mac Mini
02:09 Exploring The Original Boot Camp Windows XP Setup
09:28 Planned Upgrades
12:35 4GB RAM Upgrade With Hacked Firmware
16:03 Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz CPU Upgrade
19:08 Samsung 960 1TB SSD Upgrade & Accessories
20:17 Operating System Experiments & Windows 11 Test
22:24 Installing Debian Linux & llvmpipe i915 Modeset Driver Fix
27:31 PCI Express eGPU Using mPCIe Adapter
35:32 A Question To My Viewers
pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!
In 2006 Apple released their first generation of Intel machines. This range included the MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac Mini - and I bought one, brand new! Surprisingly for Apple machines, they were quite upgradeable, and so 18 years later and armed with eBay and money to burn, I decided to bring my trusty old Mac Mini out of retirement and finally let it live up to its full potential.
Support The Channel:
Patreon: patreon.com/ctrlaltrees
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/ctrlaltrees
Relevant Links:
Mac Mini 2,1 Firmware: gist.github.com/adur1990/adf36f947e6261e47ed7d0d36b62bdbe
PCIe Adapter: geni.us/hlmD
Debian Net Installer: debian.org/CD/netinst
If you're interested in my experiments in installing various operating systems on this machine, as well as why I eventually settled on Debian Linux, there is much more information available here: ctrl-alt-rees.com/2024-08-13-operating-system-options-for-32-bit-efi-mac-macmini-11-21-macbook-imac-64-bit-usb-install.html
VIP Superfan Steves & Executive Producers:
đ˘
Action Retro: youtube.com/ActionRetro
Arthur Ludwiczak
BitterBlitter
Endzs
Has Beard, Plays Games: youtube.com/blcollier
Justin D. Morgan: youtube.com/c/jdmcs
Karl Bate
Kevin Leah (AKA Zoinks!)
Laurent
Mark 'Kurbeco' Simpson
MarkCentral
Naokia Saito: youtube.com/@NaokisRC
Peter (Melair)
Ryan Mercer: youtube.com/@RyanMercer
Simon Green
Steve's Tech Shed: youtube.com/StevesTechShed
stween
The Byte Attic: youtube.com/@thebyteattic
Tim's Retro Corner: youtube.com/@TimsRetroCorner
Vanessaira: youtube.com/channel/UCpTtrHwPGoEpSTZW6amhROw
Socials:
Official ctrl-alt-rees Discord: discord.gg/5k922pd8PW
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ctrlaltrees.bsky.social
Mastodon: https://oldbytes.space/@ctrlaltrees
Instagram: instagram.com/ctrl.alt.rees
Chapters:
00:00 All About The 2006 Intel Mac Mini
02:09 Exploring The Original Boot Camp Windows XP Setup
09:28 Planned Upgrades
12:35 4GB RAM Upgrade With Hacked Firmware
16:03 Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz CPU Upgrade
19:08 Samsung 960 1TB SSD Upgrade & Accessories
20:17 Operating System Experiments & Windows 11 Test
22:24 Installing Debian Linux & llvmpipe i915 Modeset Driver Fix
27:31 PCI Express eGPU Using mPCIe Adapter
35:32 A Question To My Viewers
