How to identify it
- Model identifier
- Macmini6,1, Macmini6,2
- Model number
- A1347
- Released
- October 2012
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 / i7 (Ivy Bridge)
- Storage
- Hard drive or SSD (500GB, 1TB 2.5in SATA HDD; 256GB SATA SSD (BTO); 1TB Fusion Drive (1TB HDD + 128GB SATA SSD); Server: 2x 1TB HDD)
- Drive connection
- 2.5in SATA x2 (second bay used by Fusion/server/dual-drive kit)
- Security chip
- None
The model number (A followed by four digits) is printed on the underside or back of the Mac. On a Mac that still starts, the model identifier is in System Information.
Recovery methods for this Mac
- Logical recoverySoftware-level recovery from a working deviceYes
Deleted files, erased disks and damaged HFS+ or APFS volumes, recovered from a sector-by-sector image.
- Physical recoveryRepairing failed hardware to read the dataYes
Hard drives with failed heads or motors are opened in the clean room. Failed SATA SSDs get controller and firmware repair.
- Chip-on recoveryReading the NAND in place, through the original controllerNot needed
Not needed. The drive comes out, so a dead logic board doesn't stop recovery.
- Chip-off NAND recoveryRemoving the memory chips and reading them directlyLimited
Possible on some 2.5-inch SATA SSDs when the controller is dead, depending on the controller make. Not relevant to hard drives.
About this model
- Fusion Drive option spans two SATA devices: both drives are needed to recover the volume.
- Server model has two 1TB HDDs (possible software RAID).
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Logical data recovery
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