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Introduction |
| Replacing the hard drive requires separating the display and removing the left speaker. | | | This guide also includes steps to upgrade your iMac's hard drive with a SSD. It describes how to install the SSD's temperature sensor so that the Mac's fans will operate at the correct speed. | | '''Before beginning any work on your iMac: ''' Unplug the computer and press and hold the power button for ten seconds to discharge the power supply's capacitors. | | | '''Be very careful''' not to touch the capacitor leads or any exposed solder joints on the back of the power supply. | | | '''This guide is NOT meant for adding a SATA drive to a flash-only iMac. iMacs that shipped without a SATA hard disk will not have a SATA cable, and the install procedure is substantially more difficult:''' | | | [guide|30536] |
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