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1. #SOLID STATE DRIVE FOR IMAC 2009 INSTALL#
2. #SOLID STATE DRIVE FOR IMAC 2009 PLUS#
3. #SOLID STATE DRIVE FOR IMAC 2009 SERIES#

There is a product out there which in my opinion is better than SuperDuper or Carbon Copy.

#SOLID STATE DRIVE FOR IMAC 2009 SERIES#

Thank you SO MUCH for this series of pics, I couldn't have done it without you!! So I thought I'd share A few of my hints on installing and on cloning/user data etc

The question is if it would be that much cheaper than just selecting the 256GB SSD through the Apple Store.

#SOLID STATE DRIVE FOR IMAC 2009 INSTALL#

I might ask the AASP in my area if they would be able to install an SSD of my choice without voiding the warranty. Just like they're not giving consumers the option to choose a matte screen, which really annoys me. What we need is Apple simply providing another option, besides the expensive 256GB SSD, one that is cheaper (somewhere between 128GB and 200GB). Of course that's a bit of extra work, and the person fixing your iMac might be a bit puzzled as to where the OSX went. Personally I think that if you do this yourself and your iMac needs a repair for something other than the SSD, you could simply take it out again before sending it off to an AASP or Apple. So I'm wasn't really convinced he knew what he was talking about, and left. Which doesn't make much sense to me, if this gets done by an AASP. And he basically said it would, because according to him the warranty will be void as soon as the iMac is opened up. Then I asked him "would it also void the warranty if you let it get installed by an Apple Authorised Service Provider (AASP)?". I went to the Apple Store the other day and asked a 'genius' at their genius bar if it would void the warranty. If you've everything correctly your iMac should boot and you should see the SSD drive in the disk utility: Last, but not least close the memory bay. Before putting back the glass panel try to remove dust on the display panel and the back of glass. Put the display entirely down and fix it with the eight screws. Put it on the upper end of the case with an angle of about 45 degrees and while lowering it connect the four connectors:

Now everything should look the before as you removed the display. Connect the power cable, the SATA data cable and the temperature sensor to the hard disk.Insert the optical drive and connect the data cable and the temperature sensor.Insert the fan in the upper left corner and connect it.Install AirPort card and check that the power cable is correctly routed beneath it.Connect the power cable and the other cable to the power supply and tighten it.Connect the power cable to the LCD back-light, glue it to the bottom of the case and tighten the LCD back-light.Put back the two plastic parts from the power supply and LCD back-light.Reinsert the infrared receiver board the connect it to the logic board.Connect all the connectors to the logic board:.Tighten the logic board with the eight screws you removed and route the power and SATA cables correctly.The middle one with four pins has to be used for the HDD drive and the other one with only two pins for the SSD. There are two SATA power connectors on the power cable. Plug in the SSD data connector into the SSD and plug in the power connector into the SSD.Insert the logic board and check that all cable you removed are not hidden somewhere under the board.The straight connector of the SATA data cable must be inserted in the logic board. I had some help from Steve, who's Job it was to take all the pictures you see in this guide (Thanks a lot for the help!) and help with the organisation of all the screws and boards and he was my 3rd and 4th hand whenever needed.īefore starting, open the memory bay of the iMac on the lower side: It is very useful if you get a friend of yours to help you, as the display and the logic board are very heavy. The whole installation isn't very difficult if you act very careful and keep a log of every screws and cable where they came from. a Phillips #2 screwdriver (to open the memory bay).Besides of that you will need four very flat screws to tighten the SSD to the mounting kit.

#SOLID STATE DRIVE FOR IMAC 2009 PLUS#

This will be a total of $57 plus shipping (I paid about 72 € in total with shipping to Germany plus 13 € taxes at the customs).

The power cable 922-9531 with connectors for logic board, LED backlight, hard disk and SDD which replaces the old power cable.The problem is, that all iMac which haven't been ordered with the built-in SDD miss the mounting option for the SDD and the cables.