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If you leave the thermal interface unplugged, the system assumes the drive temperature is maximal, so it drives the cooling fan at the maximum speed. However most SSDs don’t have anything like that. Seagate’s Barracudas are equipped with a temperature sensor, normally connected to the iMac with a separate cable. This pretty straightforward surgical operation has an important detail that is actively discussed on web forums. The brace is to be reattached at its original position, then connect the data and the power cables. Since there’s no moving part in an SSD and the device itself is very lightweight, two screws are more than enought for a reliable mount: It’s enough to drill two holes ⌀ 3 mm in the original brace: 5. However we won’t need any special adapters or mounts. Samsung’s SSD is much smaller than the monster that lived there before. Don’t forget to unplug the data and the power cable, and also the thermal interface (explained below in more detail).

Its bottom is fixed by pins, so you can simply pull it up and out. Unscrew two screws at the top and take the corpse out. The victim, prematurely dead Seagate Barracuda 7200.12, is at the center: 3. The extracted display is also to be stashed in a secure place, free from fingerprints and dust. I’d recommend yet again to watch the above mentioned video, to figure out what cables and connectors to unplug, and how.

The display module is fixed by eight Torx T10 screws, so make sure you have an appropriate screwdriver. So here’s the computer with the glass detached: 2.

It’s also advisable to cover it with a piece of cloth to protect it from dust.

The removed glass should be hidden somewhere, far from people and pets.

Wearing thin cotton gloves is a good idea.

By all means avoid touching the inner surface of the glass or the display! It’s nearly impossible to wipe the fingerprints afterwards, according to forum messages.

Pull the glass slowly and gently, but evenly and firmly.

To detach the glass, stick the suction cups to its top-left and top-right corners.

I didn’t have special suction cups as per the instruction, so I used regular car windscreen mobile phone mounts with vacuum cups. Remove the glassĪfter watching a very good instruction video by OWC, it’s time to start off. All the newer models have the glass firmly glued to the case, which would require a special thermal fan to detach. I was lucky to own a mid-2010 iMac, whose front glass is held in place by magnetic latches. Therefore the choice was quite limited, namely Samsung SSD 840 EVO 1TB:įortunately, the prices for such SSDs are kind of affordable now. My volume preference was the same as before, i.e. Those are much snappier and completely silent since there are no moving parts inside. “Disk I/O error”, it said.Īt that moment I already had plans to upgrade it with an SSD ( solid-state drive). It’s been exactly four delightful years when the HDD in my iMac 27" informed me it couldn’t take it any longer.