Einleitung
Du hast viele Vorteile davon, wenn du ein zweites Laufwerk in deinen iMac einbaust, z.B. höhere Geschwindigkeit, mehr Speicherplatz und weniger Aufregung bei der Installation neuer Software. Hier wird gezeigt, wie du anstelle des optischen Laufwerks ein zweites Laufwerk einbauen kannst.
Was du brauchst
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Lege den iMac mit der Vorderseite nach unten auf einen Tisch, so dass die Unterkante zu dir zeigt.
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Löse die einzelne Kreuzschlitzschraube in der Mitte der Abdeckung.
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Entferne die Abdeckung vom iMac.
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Befestige zwei Saugnäpfe in gegenüberliegenden Ecken der Scheibe.
A good alternative to the two heavy duty suction cups is a regular household plunger.
Also, 2" wide packing tape. Maybe a 6 or 8" piece, folded in the middle to give you say, a 1-2" "handle". Make a pair of these. They look like a capital T but with a short vertical part (the handle), and a wide top I the sticky wings). Get the good 3M tape, it's strong, and it peels off clean without leaving any glue from the screen.
for me one household plunger did the trick!
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Hebe die Glasscheibe vorsichtig gerade weg vom iMac.
Another approach that worked for us was to get 4 small plastic wedges (the kind used in iphone screen replacements). Working one corner at a time you can use a cheap suction cup to pry just that corner up enough to slide the wedge in. Then proceed to the next then next, etc. Once all 4 have the wedges under them the glass should be away from the body all the way around, then just carefully lift it the rest of the way up.
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Entferne folgende zwölf Torx Schrauben, welche die Frontblende am Rückgehäuse befestigen:
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Acht 13 mm T8 Schrauben
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Vier 25 mm T8 Schrauben
I would strongly suggest taping the screws down on a piece of paper towel or cloth in the same order you take them out, as there are different lengths in no particular order and they don't all fit into just any hole. Unless you keep track of which hole each screw belongs, there is no other way of knowing. I stress taping because I didn't tape mine down and after bumping the table I was working on they scattered, leaving me to guess.
Even better, use an ice cube tray to keep the screws from each step together.
As a rule with iFixit repairs, for years I've been printing the guides, applying scotch magic tape near each picture (which allows me to reutilise the paper prints in the future), neatly putting the appropriate screw next to their picture and taping them down with scotch magic tape.
Even if I have to wait for spare parts, this allows me to neatly file the guide + screws in a copy safe and a binder (or in a cardboard filing box together with the rest of the parts) for later reassembly. Hardly any mistake possible...
I think the caption on the picture is wrong here for 24" iMacs - it says: "On the 24" iMac Intel Model A1225, the bottom center two screws are long (26mm), four on sides (two left, two right) are medium (18mm), and the remaining 6 (four top, two bottom corners) are short (14mm)." I think actually bottom centre two are long, then all the rest are medium apart from the two either side of the CD/DVD drive
I print out the steps. Get a roll of scotch tape ready. Every screw, or set of screws I remove, I lay on some tape, and then tape them to the number on the directions. Then you have each screw labeled, with direction, and in order, or reassembly. Just working backwards in the directions.
I agree with @HBloomfield’s comment overall, but to add to that comment, mine was a little different.
(2) Long: bottom center
(4) Medium: bottom left and right; on either side of the CD/DVD drive
(6) Short: everything else
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Hebe die Frontblende vorsichtig vom oberen Rand her aus dem Gehäuse.
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Wenn der obere Rand frei ist, kannst du die Frontblende zum Fuß hin kippen und aus dem Gehäuse heben.
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Drehe die Frobtblende weg vom restlichen Gerät und lege sie über die Oberkante des iMac.
Contrary to the pictures, to lift the front bezel off, start at top of the computer screen lifting up while apply a little bit of pressure to the foam in the upper corners of the screen. This will give you the leverage needed to get the bezel to lift up. Be careful to not pull to fast, as the camera cable is still attached.
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Löse den Stecker am Mikrofonkabel, entferne das Klebeband, wenn nötig.
During reinstallation of the LCD panel, be sure that the iSight microphone cable does not become trapped behind the panel.
I actually didn't have to remove the cable. With the iMac laying on its back, just rotate the front bezel (bottom edge rotating around top edge) so that it's laying upside down, above the iMac. When reassembling, just rotate back into place.
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Ziehe den Stecker vom LCD Thermosensor gerade aus seinem Sockel auf dem Logic Board.
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(am 24" Modell befindet er sich oben am Logic Board)
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Entferne die beiden Torx T6 Schrauben, welche das Displaydatenkabel am Logic Board befestigen.
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Ziehe den Verbinder des Displaydatenkabels an der schwarzen Lasche gerade weg vom Logic Board.
I found this to be the most frustrating thing to remove out of everything under the hood. I had to have my wife use her skinny, smaller fingers to jimmy it up, but the tape kept pulling up and separating from the connector. I was worried that I was pulling in the wrong direction (what do I know about logic boards?) and that the tab was going to come off as it is slick tape. She eventually got it, but she did have to use some force. If you don't have a set of skinny fingers, just be patient and use a little force. I think the instructions should tell you to pull straight UP on the black tab, rather than 'away from the logic board', for those of us that don't really understand the technical components/guts of a computer. Honestly, my wife knows less than I do, but she could have done this as easily as me.
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Entferne die acht Torx T8 Schrauben, welche das Display am Gehäuse befestigen.
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Hebe das Display an der linken Kante an und drehe es zur rechten Kante des iMac.
Some extra tools I found to be invaluable in this whole process was canned air (used for keyboards and office dust), a microfiber cloth (preferably the one that came with your iMac if you still have it, but you can get these almost anywhere these days)and one of those soft foam monitor covers to put over the monitor while your friend is holding it up (a soft sheet or towel might work too). If your computer is a few years old like mine, there will be a considerable amount of dust that you will want to clear out (and will fly everywhere anyway). Once you cleared that out and replace the hard drive, wait until you've got the bezel and screws back on before using the canned air and microfiber cloth to make sure all dust and lint is clear of the monitor. This is where the second person will come in handy again. They can wipe while you spray. Get your glass top with suction cups still attached ready and wipe that with the cloth and air as well. While your friend does one last wipe of the glass and then the monitor, put the glass on as soon as possible so no more lint or dust falls onto the monitor. I did this and the monitor looks as beautiful and clear as the day I bought the iMac. It is truly a brilliant and beautiful design by Apple and LG.
In this step, as I lifted the display, there was also a small cord in the front, near the fan, that was connected from the display to the inside panel. As I lifted, it unplugged. Anyone know what this is and where it goes when I put it all back together? Pic of the cord I'm referring to: http://i68.tinypic.com/keubkg.jpg
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Während das Display immer noch angehoben ist, kannst du die vier Inverterkabel lösen.
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(beim 24" Modell sind sie in einem einzigen Stecker verbunden)
I did a HD replacement on my 24 inch iMac. It's mostly the same, but it does not have disconnectable inverter cables. Instead, there's a single cable that can't be disconnected. It sits too tight to rotate the display to the degree that you can lean it against something, so the only way to get the job done was to call in an extra set of hands to hold the display while I took out the hard drive.
I'm almost sure by HD you meant HDD (Hard disc drive).
As Marijn said, there are no disconnectable inverter cables on the 24" iMac, just a single thick cable in the middle of the back that is heavily taped with black electrical tape. I imagine you could remove that and retape, but it seems like it would be more trouble than it's worth. There is definitely enough clearance for someone else to hold the monitor up and away from the hard drive. For this reason, I would not attempt to replace the hard drive on a 24" without another person to help. The monitor is not heavy, and it doesn't take a ton of time to remove the old hard drive. It would also help if one of you has skinny fingers ;-).
Mark them before unplugging so you can reconnect them the right way when reinstalling!
On the 24" iMac, the single inverter cable can be easily disconnected from the back of the LCD panel after peeling back some of the thin black plastic film. It is not necessary to disconnect the panel if you have four hands, but sure makes the job easier.
sh******t I didn't mark the connectors and now I don't know how to plug them back. I'm doomed ! any trick to identify them ?
cheers
Same here. What did you do? Try them both ways?
You have to mark the Cables so you can reassembly them in the right order.
If you don't (like me) and go with trial and error you probably have a purple screen.
If so, you might also have been close to a heartattack… do a PRAM Reset by pressing command-Option-P-R at restart.
My iMac works fine now.
OMG, Thank you for this comment. I didn't initially label the inverter cables either. I did a fan replacement and RAM upgrade on a friends 20" iMac and had staticy, purplish screen. I thought I'd damaged the LCD. The PRAM reset fixed the display issue. Thank you so much for this!!!
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I didn't mark the cables either, and now have a gray screen. I´m doing trial and error but can't get it to work. Any tips on finding the right cables?
There should be a “star” at the beginning of this step to mark the wires as they are not color coded. Wish I read these comments first. Hope it works when I turn it on,
Of course I mismatched a pair and colors were distorted. After a trial by error switch of cables it worked perfect. MAKE SURE YOU LABEL THE CABLES AS NOT TO MIX THEM UP.
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Entferne die beiden Torx T10 Schrauben, welche das optische Laufwerk am hinteren Gehäuse befestigen.
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Entferne, falls nötig, das Stückchen Klebeband, welches die Drähte vom Thermosensor an der Festplatte befestigt.
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Ziehe den Stecker des Thermosensors vom optischen Laufwerk gerade aus seinem Sockel auf dem Logic Board.
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Beim Abziehen des Steckers ist es hilfreich, mit den Daumennägeln die Nasen auf jeder Seite des Steckers in Richtung Oberkante des iMac zu drücken.
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Hebe die linke Kante des optischen Laufwerks leicht an und ziehe sie von der rechten Seite des hinteren Gehäuses weg.
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Setze einen Spudger zwischen dem Stecker des optischen Laufwerks und dem optischen Laufwerk ein.
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Verdrehe den Spudger etwas und trenne dadurch den Stecker vom optischen Laufwerk. Ziehe ihn dann mit den Fingern ganz vom optischen Laufwerk ab.
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Entferne das Stück Klebeband, welches den Thermosensor des optischen Laufwerks bedeckt.
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Um den Thermosensor vom optischen Laufwerk zu entfernen, musst du den mittleren Finger an der Halterung des Thermosensors mit der Spudgerspitze anheben. Ziehe dann gleichzeitig ganz leicht am Kabel des Thermosensors.
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Hebele die Halterung des Thermosensors mit dem flachen Ende des Spudgers aus der Klebeverbindung zum optischen Laufwerk.
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Löse mit der Spudgerspitze das kleine Stückchen EMI Schaumstoff von der Bodenplatte des optischen Laufwerks ab.
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Entferne die beiden Torx T10 Schrauben auf beiden Seiten des optischen Laufwerks. (Also insgesamt vier)
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Drücke mit der Spudgerspitze alle Rasten an der Halterung des optischen Laufwerks aus den Vertiefungen an der Bodenplatte des Laufwerks.
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Drehe die Halterung des optischen Laufwerks leicht weg vom Laufwerk.
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Ziehe die Halterung weg vom offenen Ende des optischen Laufwerks, achte dabei darauf, dass sich keine Laschen verfangen.
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Entferne die drei 3,0 mm Kreuzschlitz #0 Schrauben aus dem Gehäuse des optischen Laufwerks.
Hello, is the sata & power cabla from the mac can directly feet inside the SSD?
plug in the back of the ssd
I'm trying to find out as well. I read elsewhere you need something like this without the bracket: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056OB...
However I have NOT confirmed this.
If I understand you correctly; the enclosure allows you to use the existing iMac optical cable. Also the enclosure allows for a safe fitting of the optical drive. In my newer machine I had to double side tape the SSD to the back of the iMac and buy a special cable. Note: this was not an optical drive replacement scenario or I would have done exactly as this tutorial suggests.
I bought another caddy, not the one from the description. i had to extract the plastic adaptor from the optical drive and put in on the new caddy 12,7mm
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Öffne das Gehäuse, indem du von der linken Kante ausgehend vorsichtig ziehst.
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Ziehe weiter an den beiden Gehäusehälften, bis sie sich trennen.
This is the 12.7mm caddy.. but, the caddy 9.5 mm fit fine as well? or it doesn't fit on imac mid 2010
My caddy (ordered 5/2019) had two additional screws that needed to be removed from the sides for it to open.
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Entferne die beiden 3,0 mm Kreuzschlitz #0 Schrauben, mit welchen die Frontblende am Gehäuse des optischen Laufwerks befestigt ist.
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Hebe die schwarze Kunststoff-Frontplatte aus dem Gehäuse der Optical Bay.
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Baue das Gehäuse des optischen Laufwerks ohne die Frontplatte unter Verwendung der drei originalen 3,0 mm Kreuzschlitz Schrauben wieder zusammen.
Just curious, why is it necessary to remove this black plastic faceplate from the enclosure? It doesn't appear to serve any function in or out of the enclosure.
Maybe because it would interfere with the bracket you have to put back on in step 21?
So I'm confused about the Optical Drive Bracket, the one that originally held the DVD-CD drive. I had an awful time remounting the kit into that bracket as the screws didn't line up correctly. I finally got everything to fit, less one of the four holding screws. Did anyone else experience this problem? I would have expected a much better alignment for this assembly considering the quality of the iFixIt site.
For the record, the upgrade went fine with a SanDisk Extreme II 480GB SSD, but that one step was next to impossible, and not covered in any detail by the instructions.
Yep, I had exactly the same problem. The alignment was way off.
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My kit also did not line up correctly. I had to put all four screws in at an angle cross-threaded to mount the unit.
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Same here. managed to get two screws in at a decent angle on one side and couldn't get the others in. Felt solid enough once I'd screwed the original ODD casing back onto the iMac.
I had the same alignment problem, too. I ended up removing the rubber grommets from the plastic enclosure, widening the holes with a small file, then replacing the grommets. All four screws went in, but not in perfect alignment. Should be ok, though.
I bought a different enclosure than the one recommended ($18 instead of $39) and it came with new screws because the old screws were too big to fit in the holes for the new enclosure.
Hi. Which enclosure did you buy? link please.
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Where did you get the alternative enclosure from?
I completed this guide last night on my iMac and it all worked great until I got to step 26 and none of the holes on the 12.7 mm PATA Optical Bay SATA Hard Drive Enclosure lined up with the black plastic faceplate. Just like what is being commented on by previous fixers, I could only get 2 screws on one side of the enclosure in, but they were crooked and unable to screw in all the way. It was crude, but it worked.
The rest of this guide works flawlessly. This is a great site!
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Entferne den Abstandshalter aus Kunststoff vom Gehäuse des optischen Laufwerks, indem du einen der Clips auf beiden Seiten eindrückst und ihn dann nach oben aus dem Gehäuse heraushebst.
What’s the switch for on the inside of the caddy? What position should it be in? Mine came switched to the right (towards SATA connector that disk inserts into).
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Stelle sicher, dass die Anschlüsse nach unten zeigen, bevor die Festplatte in das Gehäuse eingesetzt wird.
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Lege die Festplatte vorsichtig in das Gehäuse.
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Während eine Hand das Gehäuse an Ort und Stelle hält, drücke mit der anderen Hand die Festplatte an die Anschlüsse im Gehäuse.
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Sobald die Festplatte fest sitzt, kannst du den Abstandshalter aus Kunststoff wieder einsetzen. Drücke dabei die Festplatte gegen die Unterseite des Gehäuses.
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Schließe alle Kabel, die du vom ursprünglichen Laufwerk entfernt hattest, am optischen Laufwerk an.
Why no mention of attaching the new hard drive to the Optical Drive Enclosure using the enclosed phillips screws?
Once you have securely inserted the new hard drive into the Optical Drive Enclosure and replaced the plastic positioner you should attach the drive to the enclosure using two of the provided phillips screws. Two holes on the underside of the enclosure should align with two attachment holes on the underside of the drive.
I suspect that the plastic positioner will secure the drive well enough (for this style of adapter). As I mentioned in earlier comment, this should mean you can replace / upgrade the SATA drive later without needing to remove the adapter, skipping many steps.
Do you need a sata cable to connect the new drive to the board or does it connect via the optical drive cable that we disconnected earlier?
It does connect to the optical drive cable but if you don't use the optical bay enclosure you'll need a 13 pins to 22 pins sata adaptor (and some tape!)
The sata cable for the optical drive has 6 + 7 pins while ssd and hhd have 15 + 7 pins
Can someone please explain why you need to remove the black plastic faceplate from the optical bay enclosure. It is designed to receive the standard SSD. What is gained from removing a part of it?
Thank you! This guy has made upgrading the mid 2010 iMac I inherited from my mom MUCH easier and saved me a lot of time, trial, and error.
I'm a little confused. Do I need the enclosure from ifixit or am I removing the optical drive and installing an ssd in the preexisting op drive enclosure? If using the already existing enclosure what type of ssd do I need as for Sata connectors?
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The grid won't fall off by itself. You'll have to help it. Use the smallest screwdriver you have; the Torx 6 worked fine for me. It should enter in one of the many holes composing the grid. Use it as a lever to ploy the grid a little bit. You may catch it with your fingers and that's it.
Be carefull not to damage the hole by a too strong leverage.
Laurent - Antwort
much more safer to use duct tape, instead of torx 6. (glue it along the length of the grid and pull). it will loose instantly and smooth;)
Hofmann78rus - Antwort
Anyone know a guide to replace the plastic piece this screw connects to? I accidentally forgot this step - went to remove the front bezel and bent the plastic piece the access door connects to.
Jason Augustin - Antwort