I was nervous about replacing the HD after buying everything I needed, but then seeing your videos on how to do it gave me the nerve to try. Anyway, I'm now restoring to my new 1.5 TB internal HD and I watched your videos as I went along with the new installation. Everything went very smoothly, I saved myself some money, too, not using a repair shop and got some new spiffy tools to boot. Just so everyone knows, the tape referenced is spelled "Kapton" tape.
good work i got a question my power supply die i replace it everythin turn on fine except the monitor i dont think im connecting the four cables from the back right or sumthin i need help pls
I used to brag all the time about how "user-friendly" Macs were especially when working on them...this is disappointing that you have to completely disassemble the Mac in order to upgrade the HD. Apple...come on! You're better than this!!
@sdasilva09 I couldn't agree more. With the newer iMacs, Apple has placed looks above function. You could loosen three screws on the older iMacs, and gain access to all critical parts on the inside.
I've been running 2TB in my early 2009 machine for 100s of hours, no problems. I use Temp Monitor 493 to monitor temps. I bought a cheap Sabrent external USB2 drive case which handles IDE & SATA and installed my new 2TB/7200 drive. I used Carbon Copy Cloner 337 to create a bootable drive from my existing internal drive. Switched via System Prefs/Startup Disk and bingo, it works external, and internal once installed. I used 6 partitions, one labeled xxxGB OSX10.7 Lion which releases in June?
I just installed a 2TB Western Digital HD and upgraded to 4 GB ram. Hope it won't overheat as you says........LOL. In fact, I was wondering if I extend the wire and place the HD outside the case. I know it looks stupid but it might be a good idea to solve it speacially in summer time. It really hot like frying pan!!!!
@yoowicked Instead of extending the drive wires outside the case, I would suggest getting a small fan to dissipate some of the heat. A small fan can reduce the heat by as much as 20 degrees F. I would also suggest downloading iStat Pro. It is a free widget from Apple's website. It monitors all of your heat sensors. If you can keep your HD heat sensor below 180 degrees F, you should be okay.
Btw, was told that a 2tb drive might overheat machine...would like to hear if anyone successfully installed a 2tb. Also, will the machine work with 64mb cache either at 1tb or 2, or is that just to much heat?
Your frame came off without disconnecting the isight camera wire,,, in part two you mention hooking it up... I feel bad for the guy who just pulls his fame off as shown in this video. Otherwise this is the best video on the subject. Good job.
i have a 2008 2.4 intel imac model and I have a 320gb I would like to upgrade to a 2tb internal do you think the mac will be able to handle that much of a upgrade? great video and the detail is going to help allot once i start this upgrade on my imac.
@mrenuff: The iMac can handle a 2TB drive, but I worry about the amount of heat generated by a drive that large. I've done several of these upgrades for clients, and the largest drive I've installed is 1TB. Better to be safe than sorry!
@ronholm1: Thanks for the advice I will stick to the 1tb just to be safe and just get another 1tb external. your video is great and will update once I've done the upgrade.
@ronholm1 Would the size of a hard drive really matter when it comes to the heat generated or would it be the RPM's of a drive that would be more of a concern? Following the logic of smaller drive size being preferable, someone might install a 150GB VelociRaptor at 10,000 RPM's which probably wouldn't be good (re: heat dissipation).
Otherwise, excellent tutorial re: hard drive replacement. I especially like the ice cube tray idea!
@simonjoverton I couldn't agree more. With the older iMacs, all you have to do is loosen three screws and the entire back comes off, allowing access to the hard drive, optical drive, RAM, etc.
I am even thinking about getting a powermac G5. Or making another "hackintosh" because sooner or later the harddrive in my imac is going to fail and that will be hassle. Can't understand apple's mentality as when products do go wrong out of warranty they simply don't want to know here in the UK.
This is a helpful video. The HD on my imac died and I will have to replace it. I see that this will not be easy. It is much easier to replace hard drives in PCs.
Hi thanks for the tutorial. I have a quetion. Have your hard drive still alive? I have an iMac 2009 with a 320GB HD and i want to expand it to a 1TB. Can the iMac suppport this HD 1TB? Thanks :)
What size of drive are putting in im thinking about getting a 8TB for graphics making... takes tons of space... i have the 2010 version though idk if this would work on mine but thx:)
@Yamcha67 ESata is a standard that is enbraced by PC manufacturers . Firewire is a bit slower than ESata, but it is still extremely fast, and very useful for those of us on the Mac side of the fence.
@ronholm1: Can I purchase any replacement hard drive or should it be like, the same as the previous internal drive in the iMac? Please tell me what specific drive to purchase. Thanks!
can you do the an upgrade tutorial on the graphics card for that same imac from whatever Graphics card yours has to an HP VN566AT ATI Radeon 4650 DP 1GB Card
Yes. It's a VERY STRONG magnet. That holds the 2wo pund glass (24" 1.56 Pounds on a 22 inch. the bazel where the blac is is a magnet. theres a thin strip. its a special magnet because in the past imacs (G5) the magnet broke ipods. so they took it out. lol i hope this helped!
Just replaced the HD in my 1st Gen Alum. iMac with a WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS). Things have speeded up quite a bit!
FYI 1st Gen a little different with removing the LCD panel. The connectors are all taped up behind the display. In the end, I just held the display up and removed the drive without disconnecting near the top.
When removing the bezel, you must have had the isight already disconnected. Viewers, don't forget to disconnect isight at top.
The best way to do this is to buy an inexpensive external drive enclosure for a 3.5" SATA drive. Then download a free cloning program called SuperDuper. Mount the new drive in the external enclosure. Connect it to your iMac. Launch SuperDuper and follow the instructions to perform the clone. When the program is complete, test the new drive by restarting your iMac while holding down the Option key. This sends you to the startup manager. Choose your new drive. If it boots, you're ready to go.
You can use Apple's Migration Assistant to decide which files you want to save, and which to ignore. I'm assuming that you wish to do a fresh install of the OS, correct?
@Capedkid Everything will be gone andOS X will also be gone, but if you back it up using time machine, that will save all of your files and preferences. OS X is on the cd that came with your mac. That is a very important cd, you must never loose it.
Thanks! You just saved me 200$ in labor... It was a tad difficult with the connectors behind the display. Putting tape to remember which ones went where was pretty savvy.
Incredible! - First I printed off some instructions with pictures. It had some gaps. When I got stuck, I found this on you tube on my iPhone. - SLAM-DUNK, Done and it all works great. Simple and clear - you made it easy - THANKS!
You're the man, Ron! These two vids helped me fix my wife's 24" aluminum iMac by replacing a failed hard drive. Great info and very thorough instructions.
Even a novice could do this if they're gentle with the little connectors, etc. With the advice on the video it was easier than I expected.
Saved me $388! (Apple repair cost minus $62 for a new 640GB disk). Thanks for a great video!
A friend pointed out that I did not show the disconnection of the iSight webcam wire before removing the bezel (at approximately 2:38) that footage is on the cutting room floor. Sorry about that!
Excellent video. Thank you. I'll be upgrading my 500gb on my 24" soon.
drophouse 7 months ago
Ron:
I was nervous about replacing the HD after buying everything I needed, but then seeing your videos on how to do it gave me the nerve to try. Anyway, I'm now restoring to my new 1.5 TB internal HD and I watched your videos as I went along with the new installation. Everything went very smoothly, I saved myself some money, too, not using a repair shop and got some new spiffy tools to boot. Just so everyone knows, the tape referenced is spelled "Kapton" tape.
MrKellso 9 months ago
Can you transfer data from your old hard drive to your new one some how?
meliomaster132 10 months ago
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good work i got a question my power supply die i replace it everythin turn on fine except the monitor i dont think im connecting the four cables from the back right or sumthin i need help pls
oscarlilt 11 months ago
I used to brag all the time about how "user-friendly" Macs were especially when working on them...this is disappointing that you have to completely disassemble the Mac in order to upgrade the HD. Apple...come on! You're better than this!!
sdasilva09 1 year ago
@sdasilva09 I couldn't agree more. With the newer iMacs, Apple has placed looks above function. You could loosen three screws on the older iMacs, and gain access to all critical parts on the inside.
ronholm1 1 year ago
I've been running 2TB in my early 2009 machine for 100s of hours, no problems. I use Temp Monitor 493 to monitor temps. I bought a cheap Sabrent external USB2 drive case which handles IDE & SATA and installed my new 2TB/7200 drive. I used Carbon Copy Cloner 337 to create a bootable drive from my existing internal drive. Switched via System Prefs/Startup Disk and bingo, it works external, and internal once installed. I used 6 partitions, one labeled xxxGB OSX10.7 Lion which releases in June?
LLCOOLG650 1 year ago
I just installed a 2TB Western Digital HD and upgraded to 4 GB ram. Hope it won't overheat as you says........LOL. In fact, I was wondering if I extend the wire and place the HD outside the case. I know it looks stupid but it might be a good idea to solve it speacially in summer time. It really hot like frying pan!!!!
yoowicked 1 year ago
@yoowicked Instead of extending the drive wires outside the case, I would suggest getting a small fan to dissipate some of the heat. A small fan can reduce the heat by as much as 20 degrees F. I would also suggest downloading iStat Pro. It is a free widget from Apple's website. It monitors all of your heat sensors. If you can keep your HD heat sensor below 180 degrees F, you should be okay.
ronholm1 1 year ago
@ronholm1 thanks for ur tip! will try the iStat pro later.
I think adding a small fan would be a good idea, but I don't think there is enough space inside the case.
yoowicked 1 year ago
Btw, was told that a 2tb drive might overheat machine...would like to hear if anyone successfully installed a 2tb. Also, will the machine work with 64mb cache either at 1tb or 2, or is that just to much heat?
shiloharts 1 year ago
Your frame came off without disconnecting the isight camera wire,,, in part two you mention hooking it up... I feel bad for the guy who just pulls his fame off as shown in this video. Otherwise this is the best video on the subject. Good job.
Galaga4044 1 year ago
@Galaga4044 I mentioned this in a post about a year ago. I accidentally taped over that part of the procedure.
ronholm1 1 year ago
i have a 2008 2.4 intel imac model and I have a 320gb I would like to upgrade to a 2tb internal do you think the mac will be able to handle that much of a upgrade? great video and the detail is going to help allot once i start this upgrade on my imac.
mrenuff 1 year ago
@mrenuff: The iMac can handle a 2TB drive, but I worry about the amount of heat generated by a drive that large. I've done several of these upgrades for clients, and the largest drive I've installed is 1TB. Better to be safe than sorry!
ronholm1 1 year ago
@ronholm1: Thanks for the advice I will stick to the 1tb just to be safe and just get another 1tb external. your video is great and will update once I've done the upgrade.
mrenuff 1 year ago
@ronholm1 Would the size of a hard drive really matter when it comes to the heat generated or would it be the RPM's of a drive that would be more of a concern? Following the logic of smaller drive size being preferable, someone might install a 150GB VelociRaptor at 10,000 RPM's which probably wouldn't be good (re: heat dissipation).
Otherwise, excellent tutorial re: hard drive replacement. I especially like the ice cube tray idea!
mados123 1 year ago
THE LOGIC BOARD IS WHERE LOGIC HAPPENS OW FUKIN YEA
Armaangandevia1 1 year ago
where did you buy the new hard drive from?
Rangerxlt21 1 year ago
jesus... that's a lot of work
Rangerxlt21 1 year ago
this is just poor design on apple's part
simonjoverton 1 year ago
@simonjoverton I couldn't agree more. With the older iMacs, all you have to do is loosen three screws and the entire back comes off, allowing access to the hard drive, optical drive, RAM, etc.
ronholm1 1 year ago
@ronholm1
Great film. Thanks for making it.
I am even thinking about getting a powermac G5. Or making another "hackintosh" because sooner or later the harddrive in my imac is going to fail and that will be hassle. Can't understand apple's mentality as when products do go wrong out of warranty they simply don't want to know here in the UK.
simonjoverton 1 year ago
This is a helpful video. The HD on my imac died and I will have to replace it. I see that this will not be easy. It is much easier to replace hard drives in PCs.
skywatchbob 1 year ago
Hi thanks for the tutorial. I have a quetion. Have your hard drive still alive? I have an iMac 2009 with a 320GB HD and i want to expand it to a 1TB. Can the iMac suppport this HD 1TB? Thanks :)
GarabatoxTut 1 year ago
What size of drive are putting in im thinking about getting a 8TB for graphics making... takes tons of space... i have the 2010 version though idk if this would work on mine but thx:)
hedgehogrock7 1 year ago
very professional presentation.. neat to see the process of HDD swap..
greysmoke321 1 year ago
@Yamcha67 ESata is a standard that is enbraced by PC manufacturers . Firewire is a bit slower than ESata, but it is still extremely fast, and very useful for those of us on the Mac side of the fence.
ronholm1 1 year ago
@ronholm1: Can I purchase any replacement hard drive or should it be like, the same as the previous internal drive in the iMac? Please tell me what specific drive to purchase. Thanks!
kaloyster 1 year ago
@kaloyster You can buy any 3.5" SATA drive. I've had the best luck with Seagate and Western Digital drives. Good luck!
ronholm1 1 year ago
can you do the an upgrade tutorial on the graphics card for that same imac from whatever Graphics card yours has to an HP VN566AT ATI Radeon 4650 DP 1GB Card
bmc510 1 year ago
Thanks for this post. Very good video!
Se7enACK 1 year ago
Great Video! Thanks, I'm also thinking about upgrading to 1GB Black WD Drive, but so many parts to take apart to upgrade yikes!
jstudios8 2 years ago
The glass just seats there? No glue?
Escorpio40 2 years ago
@Escorpio40
No glue, just magnets
killeryams 2 years ago
Yes. It's a VERY STRONG magnet. That holds the 2wo pund glass (24" 1.56 Pounds on a 22 inch. the bazel where the blac is is a magnet. theres a thin strip. its a special magnet because in the past imacs (G5) the magnet broke ipods. so they took it out. lol i hope this helped!
AndySofaProductions 2 years ago
Thank you for the great video!
Just replaced the HD in my 1st Gen Alum. iMac with a WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS). Things have speeded up quite a bit!
FYI 1st Gen a little different with removing the LCD panel. The connectors are all taped up behind the display. In the end, I just held the display up and removed the drive without disconnecting near the top.
When removing the bezel, you must have had the isight already disconnected. Viewers, don't forget to disconnect isight at top.
alpsgator 2 years ago
If I did this all my Files will be gone? If I don't backup? Like will the Mac OSX Leopard, Will it all Be gone?
Capedkid 2 years ago
The best way to do this is to buy an inexpensive external drive enclosure for a 3.5" SATA drive. Then download a free cloning program called SuperDuper. Mount the new drive in the external enclosure. Connect it to your iMac. Launch SuperDuper and follow the instructions to perform the clone. When the program is complete, test the new drive by restarting your iMac while holding down the Option key. This sends you to the startup manager. Choose your new drive. If it boots, you're ready to go.
ronholm1 2 years ago
But I would like to get rid of all My files. Even the OS. If I did this will all the data go?
Capedkid 2 years ago
You can use Apple's Migration Assistant to decide which files you want to save, and which to ignore. I'm assuming that you wish to do a fresh install of the OS, correct?
ronholm1 2 years ago
Correct Ron ;)
Capedkid 2 years ago
@Capedkid Everything will be gone andOS X will also be gone, but if you back it up using time machine, that will save all of your files and preferences. OS X is on the cd that came with your mac. That is a very important cd, you must never loose it.
weinerschnitzelboy 1 year ago
Thanks! You just saved me 200$ in labor... It was a tad difficult with the connectors behind the display. Putting tape to remember which ones went where was pretty savvy.
You rock!
SuddenlyStandup2 2 years ago 2
so much easier on first gen imac
deli95 2 years ago
Incredible! - First I printed off some instructions with pictures. It had some gaps. When I got stuck, I found this on you tube on my iPhone. - SLAM-DUNK, Done and it all works great. Simple and clear - you made it easy - THANKS!
gasinc1 2 years ago
You're the man, Ron! These two vids helped me fix my wife's 24" aluminum iMac by replacing a failed hard drive. Great info and very thorough instructions.
Even a novice could do this if they're gentle with the little connectors, etc. With the advice on the video it was easier than I expected.
Saved me $388! (Apple repair cost minus $62 for a new 640GB disk). Thanks for a great video!
topsailbeachnc 2 years ago
+rep Excellent vid. Apple charges an arm and a leg for this.
bgnashtee 2 years ago
lmfao!
buddylikeguitar 2 years ago
i saw a guide but it hadn't video so i was afraid of screwing my computer up, Thanks!
maudeleon 2 years ago
excellent video !! I was wonder if I should replace the drive myself, now I am defiantly trying it!
Good work!
guyazouri1 2 years ago
A friend pointed out that I did not show the disconnection of the iSight webcam wire before removing the bezel (at approximately 2:38) that footage is on the cutting room floor. Sorry about that!
ronholm1 2 years ago