1) Be sure to format your drive in "Mac OS Extended Journeled" (This is apples preferred format. Your computer will boot up and generally work faster) 2) It's better to clone your drive current hdd to the ssd before you install it. You can use a free disc copying program like 'Super Duper' If you clone the drive before you install it you will have all of your data on your drive set up when you switch it on. Just put in your password and you're ready to go!
I installed an SSD on my old late 2009 iMac. I did NOT have to disconnect any cables of the display. It was good enough just raise it as much as the cables allowed. I still had enough space to remove the old drive, put the new SSD into and even to connect the temperature sensor.
Rather than CMD+R, and providing the old HD is functioning of course, you can clone the OS onto the SSD via USB and then when you install it its is ready to go.
That is a problem. I have not found any video in which there is a solution to this issue. I don't even know if the behavior of the fans changes after the ssd installation.
Use your Ethernet port.. Works way quicker. It wouldn't get past the first stage using wi fi.. It took me 3 hours trying.. so I am typing this to save headaches for future upgraders..USE ETHERNET PORT.
What do you do with temp sensor cable ? On my previous hdd there was a cable attached to it so what should I do ? Should I just remove the cable and install an ssd ?And what do you mean by I should transfer my temp sensor cable ?
If you’re not careful about removing the LCD panel you’re going to break cables or worse - pull connectors off the logic board. Search for OWC’s VASTLY superior tutorial video. They show everything step-by-step at a good pace.
Great video, I would just like to know if this installation is a good idea to attempt for someone who hasn't done hardware repairs before. I have done software repairs and know my way around a computer fairly well but I think your take would mean a lot.
Hello, and thanks for this video. I have a 21.5" (Mid 2011). I don't know if the heat sensor is attached to the OEM HD. Just in case it does, how do you fix that heat sensor issue? DO you know of any SSD that comes with an adapter for it? Thanks for your help!
if you are replacing your old HDD with SSD and you don't want your fan to be noisy, just take off your old HDD control board from the top of HDD (6 small screws), plug in the temperature sensor cable and stick the board on top of your new SSD with double sided tape. если вы меняете ваш старый HDD на SSD и не хотите что бы он шумно работал из за отсутствия датчика температуры, то снимите плату с верху вашего старого HDD диска , подсоедините к ней оставшийся шлейф температурного датчика и приклейте эту плату поверх нового SSD.
+Rikisu you can't change the card as it is soldered to the logic board. There are external video card solutions, but since these iMacs don't have thunderbolt 3, it's not really beenficial.
2:55 Two (bad) assumptions here; 1) You have internet access, and 2) You've been using Time Machine, and 2b) Backed up just before removing the previous HD.
It would help that you explain how you have solved the thermal sensor topic to prevent heavy fan air flow. These HDD found in iMac 27"s have specific digital connector to probe then internal HDD temperature then by software to trigger the fan blower. Problem with SDD, they do not have such digital sensor compatible with iMac since SDD stays very cold and no suffer of heat. So there is a need to emulate that sensor, connect to the 3rd cable which is not shown in your step by step video.
tantratron I don't get it.. why a thermal sensor on the new harddrive or ssd ? Are the original drive born with the sensor inside the drive or ? Or it's just apple thinking : hey let's fuck it up to people who want to upgrade the drive, without a apple repair technician 😂 seems weird that a another normal new harddrive or ssd will punish the cooler 😋
That was a great video, I have a mid 2010 27 iMac, I have reformatted the apple HD drive for PC and on window 7 installed no more apple software use but does not work 100% I would like to try and do what you did on the SSD on a new apple install plus I would like to put as much ram as possible. This is to prevent buying a new PC. Can the core be upgraded too?
Will any 2.5inch internal SSD work, and will a mid 2011 iMac need a temperature sensor? Thinking of trying this update since this 2011 iMac is used in the music studio. My top spec late 2017 iMac is used for visuals.
My ultimo Mac 2013 needs other handling. The clas front needs comeing off. My solutions for now is 1 encloser and 1 Samsung evo ssd disk. Made a huge different. Wanna know now: buying a lacie ekstern hhd disk put my ssd in it will I bennefit of speed (10 gb) useing my thunderboldt port on my Mac ultimo 2013?
That was clear and interesting: Thanks very much. Some dumb questions: 1. After you finish with System Restore and your Time Machine backup, does that mean that you can just start using your computer and all the software again ... , such as Apple Pages and Photoshop, etc. ... Or: 2. Do you need to separately install the OS X operating system, and then also re-install each one of your software programs from the .dmg Installers ? I've been wondering about this for a long time. Thanks again.
Thanks so much, Zollotech. ... I had thought (because somebody told me) that Time Machine would only back up the data files, and not the programs. ... Now I will make sure that my Time Machine backs up everything, every night.
Thanks for your nice video showing the installation of SSD. Could you please let me know if is there a particular model of ssd drive (or other models) that can be installed on iMac 27-inch, Mid 2010 running Intel? Do I need to install a temperature sensor as well, or only if the original has a sensor? Another question is can leave the original HD, since I have that partitioned andn half of the HD WIndows and a very expensive software the was bought for research and I will need to use it agai? Thank you for such a nice job with the video.
Samsung SSD drive, formatted as per instructions here, used Super Duper (?) to put on system; check it and it worked on the iMac. Followed video (a couple actually). Thought I had everything, although redoing the cables was challenging. Tried it, using CMD Option RP in case the new hardware not recognized. All I get is the chime and a black screen, then the fan at a great speed. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Mid 2011 iMac
Hi!! I’m confused on the thermal sensor part. Some people say the iMac has it and some don’t. I own an iMac Late 2011. My hard drive is dead and I’m upgrading it into an SSD but I’m not sure how to connect it properly so that it functions correctly. Thanks for the help.
There is a reason why Apple made the iMac the way it is instead of having the ram and storage on the back for convenience. They don't like users upgrading storage and ram so that it can age quicker to incentivize sales in a short amount of years.
you can do it... but it's very apparent that it was made difficult to perform. As for the newer ones, I believe they're soldered and that's inexcusable. I waited for the 2014 mac mini, the ram was soldered, so I had to purchase a 2012 version just to upgrade ram and SSD.
I install a new ssd crucial mx 300, and macOs Sierra from an usb bootable device. I had no issues during install but, after booting my iMac 27" 2011 keeps restarting and rebooting. As well my fans were noisy during install, but after firmware update and install of macOs Sierra, they're really quiet .. Don't know what's going on. Any Help would be much appreciated
I have this old imac n I get black screens on the item n the folders or any other app I open, sometimes it's OK somtimes wlthe whole folder or app box is black. Can anyone help please.
It should be similar, but you'll need to heat up the glue to weaken it. Before you reinstall the screen, you'll need new tape, so make sure there's no dust under the display
Burt, I had an issue after I installed an SSD in my 2012 Macbook Pro. I was able to download Sierra no problem, all my files no problem, except that iMessage did not work. After fiddling with it for a while, I contacted Apple and they said that as I opened my Macbook and changed parts, my laptop was no longer an "Apple", and that the SSD change automatically shut down iMessage and iCloud. Have you run into this issue, and if so how did you resolve it? Thanks.
Hey sorry for the late response I just saw this. If you still need help: 1: Do command R on start up and go into recovery mode. 2: re-install macOS COMPLETELY!!! This sounds like a software installation error to me. Of corse replacing your hard drive would NEVER just turn ICloud off, lol.
Does this really make a difference to the speed of the computer? I have the late 2013 21" version with 1tb and 8gigs of ram and it is slow and stalls from time to time.
Is it normal that the ssd makes some noise? Because mine is. I had this installed and ever since it’s been making some noise. Is the installation not correct or is it normal? Help please!
Hi there, I upgraded 4 days ago my IMac Late 2015 21,5 Inch HDD ( because it was laggy and slow) to SSD Sasung EVO 850 500 GB and it worked fine for two days, then screen has freezed and then after trying to boot it again, question mark appeared , I was able to see SSD for a while in boot options and then it suddenly disappeared. Prohibitory sign appeared and the disk was dead. So I decided to again disasembly IMac and remove SSD to replace it with old HDD. Works fine. But when i connected SSD with enclosure to my IMac, it is not visible, also under Windows it seems like disk is dead. What can cause that ? Disk was brand new, not used and it failed. Is there anyone that occured the same issue here? I don't know if I should install next SSD drive if it's gonna die in 3 days. What can possibly do that? It worked fine for 2 days after replacement. I don't know how to deal it with and I don't wanna stuck on this HDD because it's terribly slow !
What size SSD would you recommend for a 2008 iMac. I noticed that you went with 480GB. Could I get by with something smaller? Is there a reason you chose 480?
My old HD crashed. So I was able to get it out and thankfully I have a gadget that I can plug the HD into to retrieve my files from. But I didn't have a time machine backup at the time. I have a brand new iMac now. Question I have is once I put a new HD in the old one, how do I get the new operating system on it? I don't have any disks. Is it possible to start up in RECOVERY mode and then go online to download the OS? That's where I"m stuck.
TNA2Me Download the os on a usb drive and recover that way 😊 I've just got home and need to fix a iMac 27" also.. the hdd drive have stopped working, and they didn't take a backup before the drive failure :/ but I will install a hybrid ssd or a pure ssd and see how to install the os without any backups 😋
Nice video! I've got a late 2009 iMac that I wanted to upgrade the HD to SSD but I was trying to find the recovery mode for the iMac. I startup and press Command + R like you instructed but it just boots up as normal. Other startup commands work but not this. It was running snow leopard and got upgraded to Maverics (from a copy as Apple won't support Mavericks anymore). Any idea why I can't get the Recovery bit to work? Thanks a mill
Are you using a bluetooth keyboard? If so, that may be the problem. Get a wired keyboard. Mine would do the same thing until I got a cheap wired keyboard for this purpose.
I have a 2010 IMac mid did the same the same thing but I keep on getting the blinking file with the question mark. Can you tell me how to make it work?
What you do when you get the blinking file. Press command and R, keep in doing it till internet recover shows up. Find your WiFi and then when you see disk utility. Important see that your internet on. On top right you should see your WiFi signal if it off turn it on. Mines was off for some weird reason. After that go to OS X recover and follow the instructions. Now it’s working perfect and fast ✌🏼
@@zachb2205 you can't because it requires HFS or APFS file systems. Boot up holding command R and then go to disk utility. You can format it from there.
2 things you can do__ 1. you can add and upgrade the memory, from the stock 4 to the max 16GB, and then 2. add a new SSD HD.... this will make it run like almost new, but as someone said here, you may not be able to upgrade the OS at all, I think. At the most you will miss some higher end programs.... but the basic stuff, internet, word, excel, will all work for another few years atleast without an issue. All the best.
what i mean is that if the ssd would be the same to both kind of iMac? or should I buy a specific one (my concern is what ssd to buy, not installing it)
Great video however when I'm trying to install the OS 10 through the internet it looks like it's done loading and then the Apple logo comes up and then the screen goes on white screen that's all I got please help thank you
Hi there great video!! I was wondering if you could please list the internal cords and plugs from first to last in order of disconnection. As I have taken my iMac apart and I broke one of the internal plug/socket I think it was a power cable for the screen but not sure. It was a very short wire if that is any help, I would really love to get my imac up and running again. Thanks in advance to anyone out there who is able to help me out in any way at all!! Cheers guys
Great instruction, BUT some might find it imposible to follow because they can not work at the speed you talk!!!!!!! It would be fantastic if you allowed time to follow the steps. I know all the skilled geeks burst into a speed mode once they begin to talk. To bad as it would be a great tutorial otherwise.
1) Be sure to format your drive in "Mac OS Extended Journeled" (This is apples preferred format. Your computer will boot up and generally work faster)
2) It's better to clone your drive current hdd to the ssd before you install it. You can use a free disc copying program like 'Super Duper' If you clone the drive before you install it you will have all of your data on your drive set up when you switch it on. Just put in your password and you're ready to go!
MistaFussichannel thanks
“Mac OS Extended Journaled” correct?
That's exactly how I do it on the mac pro.
I’ve heard APFS is preferred for an SSD on MacOS High Sierra
The Velcro idea was genius stuff.
I am thinking of doing this, but won’t the heath melt the glue on the velcro??
High strength double stick 3M tape. Upgraded MANY PCs. Never a problem.
Upgraded my mac with a SSD drive. Its like a dream to use it now.
Thanks for the instruction. Made my day ;D
what year did you have & how does it work under heavy useage?
did you do anything on the thermal sensor?
I installed an SSD on my old late 2009 iMac. I did NOT have to disconnect any cables of the display. It was good enough just raise it as much as the cables allowed. I still had enough space to remove the old drive, put the new SSD into and even to connect the temperature sensor.
Can you re use the drives sensor?
THIS is the video I need! THank you for showing the disk formatting and restore option.
Rather than CMD+R, and providing the old HD is functioning of course, you can clone the OS onto the SSD via USB and then when you install it its is ready to go.
You can easily pull the glass off without any suction cups, don’t waste your money, it’s literally just magnets y’all, so chill.
Short and very clear! Excellent and very useful!
Best video on the subject by far
Great video! But.. what about the thermal sensor?
That is a problem.
I have not found any video in which there is a solution to this issue.
I don't even know if the behavior of the fans changes after the ssd installation.
Use your Ethernet port.. Works way quicker. It wouldn't get past the first stage using wi fi.. It took me 3 hours trying.. so I am typing this to save headaches for future upgraders..USE ETHERNET PORT.
This does not work with late 2012 or later. The pre 2012 is held with magnets and the late 2012 and beyond are held with adhesive.
Very, very good video and congrats for the quality! Pretty good.
What do you do with temp sensor cable ? On my previous hdd there was a cable attached to it so what should I do ? Should I just remove the cable and install an ssd ?And what do you mean by I should transfer my temp sensor cable ?
My question aswell ... I want to know if I can reuse the cable
If you’re not careful about removing the LCD panel you’re going to break cables or worse - pull connectors off the logic board.
Search for OWC’s VASTLY superior tutorial video. They show everything step-by-step at a good pace.
thanks was justthinking about doing this today its like you read my mind
Superb!
For a 2007 like yours, can you just use an External SSD and clone your hard drive onto it? And just boot up externally?
Woody Pecker sadly usb 2.0 won’t give you the full speed of the ssd
This is a killer video! Well made and to the point. If only they were all this way!
+Cameron Morris thanks!
Why not clone your drive first. Then you swap it, turn it on, and it works as before just faster!
Great video, I would just like to know if this installation is a good idea to attempt for someone who hasn't done hardware repairs before. I have done software repairs and know my way around a computer fairly well but I think your take would mean a lot.
Hello, and thanks for this video. I have a 21.5" (Mid 2011). I don't know if the heat sensor is attached to the OEM HD. Just in case it does, how do you fix that heat sensor issue? DO you know of any SSD that comes with an adapter for it?
Thanks for your help!
if you are replacing your old HDD with SSD and you don't want your fan to be noisy, just take off your old HDD control board from the top of HDD (6 small screws), plug in the temperature sensor cable and stick the board on top of your new SSD with double sided tape.
если вы меняете ваш старый HDD на SSD и не хотите что бы он шумно работал из за отсутствия датчика температуры, то снимите плату с верху вашего старого HDD диска , подсоедините к ней оставшийся шлейф температурного датчика и приклейте эту плату поверх нового SSD.
Are you sure about that? Doesn't the HDD control board needs to get power for the thermal sensor to work? If this works it could be great...
Ever try this? If so, how did it go?
thank you for the video, but no i have never tries it because i dont have an i mac, i have a question though. can you upgrade the ram or is it a pain?
+TeCh ExPlOiTs in the 27inch you can. It quite easy. There is a door behind the stand on the back. Remove it and there is the ram.
+zollotech oh wow lol, thanks i might build a hckingtosh to see if i like os x enough, of course ill wait till the start supproting the skylake chips.
+Rikisu maybe with the razer core
+Rikisu you can't change the card as it is soldered to the logic board. There are external video card solutions, but since these iMacs don't have thunderbolt 3, it's not really beenficial.
Very well done video! Your video and aural skills make for good viewing experience. Thank you very much!
Will doing this help me bypass a forgotten password?
Good night, what about the sensor cable? Tks
2:55 Two (bad) assumptions here; 1) You have internet access, and 2) You've been using Time Machine, and 2b) Backed up just before removing the previous HD.
Thanks so much, very helpful!
It would help that you explain how you have solved the thermal sensor topic to prevent heavy fan air flow. These HDD found in iMac 27"s have specific digital connector to probe then internal HDD temperature then by software to trigger the fan blower. Problem with SDD, they do not have such digital sensor compatible with iMac since SDD stays very cold and no suffer of heat. So there is a need to emulate that sensor, connect to the 3rd cable which is not shown in your step by step video.
if you still have the problem i might have a solution!
Could you enlighten me on your solution? I'm about to do install a ssd in mine and would love to hear it!
tantratron I don't get it.. why a thermal sensor on the new harddrive or ssd ? Are the original drive born with the sensor inside the drive or ? Or it's just apple thinking : hey let's fuck it up to people who want to upgrade the drive, without a apple repair technician 😂 seems weird that a another normal new harddrive or ssd will punish the cooler 😋
Use a software solution instead. Download/buy HDD Fan Control for example. Has worked just fine on my iMac for 3 years now. No problems.
Great tutorial, def on my to do list,
May i ask what you use to edit with? :)
+Shot By Greg Final Cut Pro X
awesome, can u shoot me an email, just curious what plug in you used for the motion tracked labels? :)
If no thermal sensor, you can install "Mac Fan Control" app and set the HDD fan at your desired constant speed. problem solved
hey, does anyone know where the back up files are stored? is it online?
Time machine
That was a great video, I have a mid 2010 27 iMac, I have reformatted the apple HD drive for PC and on window 7 installed no more apple software use but does not work 100% I would like to try and do what you did on the SSD on a new apple install plus I would like to put as much ram as possible. This is to prevent buying a new PC.
Can the core be upgraded too?
Let me know once you get the answer, ive upgraded ram so far, now want to upgrade to SSD and anything else that will prevent me from getting a new pc
TERRIBLE TUTORIAL!! you leave out the trickiest part and just show you spinnin torx bolts?!! Wtf?
Should I save all my program on a external drive for loading this in
Does this really work with no problems? I always heard that we shouldn't be able to change the hard drive on a imac, only memory.
Is there a way to conect 2 SSD in there?
Will any 2.5inch internal SSD work, and will a mid 2011 iMac need a temperature sensor?
Thinking of trying this update since this 2011 iMac is used in the music studio.
My top spec late 2017 iMac is used for visuals.
My ultimo Mac 2013 needs other handling. The clas front needs comeing off. My solutions for now is 1 encloser and 1 Samsung evo ssd disk. Made a huge different. Wanna know now: buying a lacie ekstern hhd disk put my ssd in it will I bennefit of speed (10 gb) useing my thunderboldt port on my Mac ultimo 2013?
2:20 Insert ALL screws most of the way before tightening any of them.
That was clear and interesting: Thanks very much. Some dumb questions:
1. After you finish with System Restore and your Time Machine backup, does that mean that you can just start using your computer and all the software again ... , such as Apple Pages and Photoshop, etc. ... Or:
2. Do you need to separately install the OS X operating system, and then also re-install each one of your software programs from the .dmg Installers ?
I've been wondering about this for a long time.
Thanks again.
+Zorba Press after it restores then you just start using it. No, apps installed from the backup.
Thanks so much, Zollotech. ... I had thought (because somebody told me) that Time Machine would only back up the data files, and not the programs. ... Now I will make sure that my Time Machine backs up everything, every night.
Is the perfpmace better than before ?
Thanks for your nice video showing the installation of SSD. Could you please let me know if is there a particular model of ssd drive (or other models) that can be installed on iMac 27-inch, Mid 2010 running Intel? Do I need to install a temperature sensor as well, or only if the original has a sensor? Another question is can leave the original HD, since I have that partitioned andn half of the HD WIndows and a very expensive software the was bought for research and I will need to use it agai? Thank you for such a nice job with the video.
Are you not able to install your software again?
Amazing work! You answered all of my questions in one video! Thank you so much, you don't even have to ask to get me subscribed :)
LightSpeed Turtle glad I could help
Samsung SSD drive, formatted as per instructions here, used Super Duper (?) to put on system; check it and it worked on the iMac. Followed video (a couple actually). Thought I had everything, although redoing the cables was challenging. Tried it, using CMD Option RP in case the new hardware not recognized. All I get is the chime and a black screen, then the fan at a great speed. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Mid 2011 iMac
have some difference between 21 and 27 inches? thanks
Hi!! I’m confused on the thermal sensor part. Some people say the iMac has it and some don’t. I own an iMac Late 2011. My hard drive is dead and I’m upgrading it into an SSD but I’m not sure how to connect it properly so that it functions correctly. Thanks for the help.
Use a software solution instead. Download/buy HDD Fan Control for example. Has worked just fine on my iMac for 3 years now. No problems.
Was it worth the money and time? Did the SSD significantly speed up your Mac?
Yes, I would never use a hard drive again unless I had to
There is a reason why Apple made the iMac the way it is instead of having the ram and storage on the back for convenience. They don't like users upgrading storage and ram so that it can age quicker to incentivize sales in a short amount of years.
You can upgrade ram in this version
you can do it... but it's very apparent that it was made difficult to perform. As for the newer ones, I believe they're soldered and that's inexcusable. I waited for the 2014 mac mini, the ram was soldered, so I had to purchase a 2012 version just to upgrade ram and SSD.
You can still change it in the 27inch except the iMac pro.
wow.... they had the new pro non-upgradable??
Only authorized Apple repair centers can upgrade the RAM and Apple stores
you saved my life literally thank you
Where is the thermal sensor?
hey mate, great tut, i have an Imac 27" late 2012, this SSD you used fits my computer? txs
2.5 inch drive yes
what ssd should i buy
Great video you made. Thanks.
worked super fine! nice trick with velcro! but now my fan is out of control. working at 1000% all the time. what can i do?
Or get the OWC sensor cable for $40
I'm thinking of doing this on my mid 2011 iMac!
did you do it? i have the same model and im thinking about it...
I install a new ssd crucial mx 300, and macOs Sierra from an usb bootable device. I had no issues during install but, after booting my iMac 27" 2011 keeps restarting and rebooting. As well my fans were noisy during install, but after firmware update and install of macOs Sierra, they're really quiet .. Don't know what's going on.
Any Help would be much appreciated
I have this old imac n I get black screens on the item n the folders or any other app I open, sometimes it's OK somtimes wlthe whole folder or app box is black. Can anyone help please.
How did you install OS X installed after? Thanks I’m advance
Good tutorial. Thanks.
Is this available in English instead of geek lingo?
This doesn't really cover the 2012 27" iMac, since the screen is held in w/2-sided tape. Except for that, will it be the same?
It should be similar, but you'll need to heat up the glue to weaken it. Before you reinstall the screen, you'll need new tape, so make sure there's no dust under the display
must do it with 2009 27" iMac
Is it over kill if I used 1tb PNY SSD ?
If I restore from a time machine back up, will it put all that stuff labled as "OTHER" back too?????
Yes
This video is bs... as your not covering the heat sensor.... ssd’s don’t come with it, neither did the one in this vid, so how did this guy do it ???
wich ssd should I use? and do you have a link to the ssd? I dont want to buy the wrong one. I want to install the ssd on a 2008 iMac
I picked up a used 2008 24" iMac and it doesn't have a os. How do I get it and what one do I need to get for it? I appreciate any help you can offer.
Burt, I had an issue after I installed an SSD in my 2012 Macbook Pro. I was able to download Sierra no problem, all my files no problem, except that iMessage did not work. After fiddling with it for a while, I contacted Apple and they said that as I opened my Macbook and changed parts, my laptop was no longer an "Apple", and that the SSD change automatically shut down iMessage and iCloud.
Have you run into this issue, and if so how did you resolve it? Thanks.
Hey sorry for the late response I just saw this. If you still need help:
1: Do command R on start up and go into recovery mode.
2: re-install macOS COMPLETELY!!!
This sounds like a software installation error to me. Of corse replacing your hard drive would NEVER just turn ICloud off, lol.
@@forfashire even my hackintosh is running iMessage and iCloud :D and it is not an "Apple"
Does this really make a difference to the speed of the computer? I have the late 2013 21" version with 1tb and 8gigs of ram and it is slow and stalls from time to time.
Yes. Using an SSD is so much better. I would never use a hard drive again
what about the thermal sensor?
Use a software solution instead. Download/buy HDD Fan Control for example. Has worked just fine on my iMac for 3 years now. No problems.
Is it normal that the ssd makes some noise? Because mine is. I had this installed and ever since it’s been making some noise. Is the installation not correct or is it normal? Help please!
its the fan ;) download fan control to reduce noise!
Are there any issues as far as future OS updates once SSD is installed? Thank you for your response.
no
Hi there, I upgraded 4 days ago my IMac Late 2015 21,5 Inch HDD ( because it was laggy and slow) to SSD Sasung EVO 850 500 GB and it worked fine for two days, then screen has freezed and then after trying to boot it again, question mark appeared , I was able to see SSD for a while in boot options and then it suddenly disappeared. Prohibitory sign appeared and the disk was dead. So I decided to again disasembly IMac and remove SSD to replace it with old HDD. Works fine. But when i connected SSD with enclosure to my IMac, it is not visible, also under Windows it seems like disk is dead. What can cause that ? Disk was brand new, not used and it failed. Is there anyone that occured the same issue here? I don't know if I should install next SSD drive if it's gonna die in 3 days. What can possibly do that? It worked fine for 2 days after replacement. I don't know how to deal it with and I don't wanna stuck on this HDD because it's terribly slow !
Be aware, This doesn't apply for iMac 2012/2013, You should correct the title of the video
HE SAID "2007-2013" IN THE FRICKING TITLE NUB
What size SSD would you recommend for a 2008 iMac. I noticed that you went with 480GB. Could I get by with something smaller? Is there a reason you chose 480?
250 is fine
How do get rid of a color spinner?
What have you done with cable for temperature sensor from old HDD ? Just live like that or you put somewhere ??
Put it on the new drive
ssd don't have it :)
What type of Velcro you used? Post a link maybe, thank you.
Just industrial Velcro from lowes or Home Depot
What about the temperature of the iMac? Won’t this heath melt the glue on the velcro?
Could I get by with a 240gb? I read to use at least what was already in there which is 250gb.
I really wouldn't. I believe the OS needs dynamic drive space.
What is a solid state drive
A big USB-stick
My old HD crashed. So I was able to get it out and thankfully I have a gadget that I can plug the HD into to retrieve my files from. But I didn't have a time machine backup at the time. I have a brand new iMac now. Question I have is once I put a new HD in the old one, how do I get the new operating system on it? I don't have any disks. Is it possible to start up in RECOVERY mode and then go online to download the OS? That's where I"m stuck.
TNA2Me Download the os on a usb drive and recover that way 😊 I've just got home and need to fix a iMac 27" also.. the hdd drive have stopped working, and they didn't take a backup before the drive failure :/ but I will install a hybrid ssd or a pure ssd and see how to install the os without any backups 😋
Yeah get a 16/32GB USB and install OS on there. You can't go below 16GB im afraid
Should duct tape work to keep the SSD in place?
Nice video! I've got a late 2009 iMac that I wanted to upgrade the HD to SSD but I was trying to find the recovery mode for the iMac. I startup and press Command + R like you instructed but it just boots up as normal. Other startup commands work but not this. It was running snow leopard and got upgraded to Maverics (from a copy as Apple won't support Mavericks anymore). Any idea why I can't get the Recovery bit to work? Thanks a mill
Are you using a bluetooth keyboard? If so, that may be the problem. Get a wired keyboard. Mine would do the same thing until I got a cheap wired keyboard for this purpose.
Can you do this for Mac Mini 2014?
+Sam Jansen possibly soon. I have one, but it does take a bit more work.
I have a 2010 IMac mid did the same the same thing but I keep on getting the blinking file with the question mark. Can you tell me how to make it work?
Internet recovery isn't compatible with your model.
What you do when you get the blinking file. Press command and R, keep in doing it till internet recover shows up. Find your WiFi and then when you see disk utility. Important see that your internet on. On top right you should see your WiFi signal if it off turn it on. Mines was off for some weird reason. After that go to OS X recover and follow the instructions. Now it’s working perfect and fast ✌🏼
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My Mac is saying that my pny 120gb ssd does not support a partion map.. any ideas on how to fix this?
you can do it in disk utility, but the ssd is such a small size I don’t know that you would want to partition it
I'm trying to reinstall Mac os because I didn't clone my old harddrive
When I try to reinstall Mac os it says the recovery server could not be contacted
Hi! I have a question :-) you had to use a bracket to assemble the ssd? thank you
No, he stuck it in there with velcro. Others use double sided tape.
Hey Zollotech,
Would you know why even after taking these steps the iMac is showing a folder with a question mark?
Cheers in advance.
Yes, You need to format the new drive and then install macOS onto it
@@zollotech do you know how can I format the SSD in windows?
@@zachb2205 you can't because it requires HFS or APFS file systems. Boot up holding command R and then go to disk utility. You can format it from there.
@@zollotech ah, that's my issue. My Mac won't boot into disk utilitys
My My neighbor is selling me Imac 2011 can I upgrade it SSD and also upgrade it operating system??
you can only upgrade it to an extent. (el capitan) anything further imo requires too much work.
2 things you can do__
1. you can add and upgrade the memory, from the stock 4 to the max 16GB, and then
2. add a new SSD HD.... this will make it run like almost new, but as someone said here, you may not be able to upgrade the OS at all, I think.
At the most you will miss some higher end programs.... but the basic stuff, internet, word, excel, will all work for another few years atleast without an issue.
All the best.
Can you please tell me wich ssd should I buy?? i got an iMac too but 27"ME089, and I need to know the exacto model of ssd to buy... thanks a lot !!!
+Pablo Calvano almost any will work.
by any what you mean...could u tell me wich u used?? i got the slimer iMac..not this one...
+Pablo Calvano this is a much different process for the slimmer iMac. The glass is glued on and difficult to disassemble.
what i mean is that if the ssd would be the same to both kind of iMac? or should I buy a specific one (my concern is what ssd to buy, not installing it)
+Pablo Calvano they will work in both sizes. They use sata connectors as well. The ssd I used was the PNY cs1311
Great video however when I'm trying to install the OS 10 through the internet it looks like it's done loading and then the Apple logo comes up and then the screen goes on white screen that's all I got please help thank you
Hi there great video!! I was wondering if you could please list the internal cords and plugs from first to last in order of disconnection. As I have taken my iMac apart and I broke one of the internal plug/socket I think it was a power cable for the screen but not sure. It was a very short wire if that is any help, I would really love to get my imac up and running again. Thanks in advance to anyone out there who is able to help me out in any way at all!! Cheers guys
Thanks. I would suggest going to ifixit.com as they have a step by step with all the names.
Thanks so much for the advice and name of site. Will definitely check it out. Great help thanks so much !
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Great instruction, BUT some might find it imposible to follow because they can not work at the speed you talk!!!!!!! It would be fantastic if you allowed time to follow the steps. I know all the skilled geeks burst into a speed mode once they begin to talk. To bad as it would be a great tutorial otherwise.
or you pause the video
Or play the video at .25 speed so not everyone has to wait during the pauses that you request.
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