patseguin Global Moderator Posted November 8, 2013 Global Moderator Share Posted November 8, 2013 Are iMac HD's user accessible, easily? I have the version that came out when they first had the i7 and a 27" display. I had it configured with a 2TB drive and it seems to be operating slowly and accessing the hard drive, even after a clean install. I was thinking about putting in a 256GB SSD in and then use an external drive for data. I'm just wondering how easy it us to access the HD. I remember my MBP was a major pain and tons of tiny screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohdekill Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Just go to ifixit.com and review the process for your model. xboxfan50 and HoochieMamma 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Are iMac HD's user accessible, easily? I have the version that came out when they first had the i7 and a 27" display. I had it configured with a 2TB drive and it seems to be operating slowly and accessing the hard drive, even after a clean install. I was thinking about putting in a 256GB SSD in and then use an external drive for data. I'm just wondering how easy it us to access the HD. I remember my MBP was a major pain and tons of tiny screws. Replacing the hard drive in the MBP is a cake-walk compared to the iMac. You have to suction cup the screen off the iMac to get into the hard drive, and there's a good chance you'll break some connections while you're at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam14160 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Are iMac HD's user accessible, easily? I have the version that came out when they first had the i7 and a 27" display. I had it configured with a 2TB drive and it seems to be operating slowly and accessing the hard drive, even after a clean install. I was thinking about putting in a 256GB SSD in and then use an external drive for data. I'm just wondering how easy it us to access the HD. I remember my MBP was a major pain and tons of tiny screws. Fix-it has some excellent tutorials that will show how to break sown the iMac 27", but if you have an apple/Mac store I would say let them do it, albeit is you are good at working inside a computer it wouldn't be all that hard, however read and follow the instructions very closely when working with the glass screen. . .good luck either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patseguin Global Moderator Posted November 9, 2013 Author Global Moderator Share Posted November 9, 2013 If it involves messing with the screen, I think I'll forget about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerino Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 3 screws on the bottom, pop the back panel off, and poof there it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted November 10, 2013 Veteran Share Posted November 10, 2013 3 screws on the bottom, pop the back panel off, and poof there it is Nope. It's actually not that many screws. You just need to suction cup the glass off, 8 T10s hold the LCD on, and then 2 T8s hold the HDD in place. The problem is that the LCD cables are easily damaged, and you have an uncovered PSU in there, too. That, and cleaning the LCD afterwards it a bitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shifts Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 You might also find that the fans start spinning at full speed depending on what SSD you get. I know that in work I replaced a HDD and the fans were ready for take off which had me puzzled. Turns out the mac hard drives have custom firmware or temp sensors and that can cause third party drives to spin up the fans. Easily remidied with some software tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted November 22, 2013 MVC Share Posted November 22, 2013 Yep the hard drive upgradeabilty in an iMac is embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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