Introducción
Use this guide to replace the HD SATA cable or to add it if your system was originally configured with a Blade SSD only so you can add a second drive.
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Starting on the left of the display, near the power button, insert the iMac Opening Tool into the gap between the glass panel and the rear case.
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With the cards inserted as shown near the corners, gently twist the cards to increase the gap between display and case.
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If there are any sections that seem to stick and won't separate, stop twisting and use one of the cards to cut the adhesive in the problem area.
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Begin to lift the top of the display up from the frame.
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With the hinge free to move, the iMac will be unbalanced and hard to work on. Repairs can be completed with the iMac laying down, but are faster and easier with an iMac service wedge.
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Pull straight up on the SATA data/power cable to disconnect it from the drive.
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Use the tip of a spudger to disconnect the fan cable's connector from its socket on the logic board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect each of the four antenna connectors from the AirPort/Bluetooth card.
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Pull up on the SATA power cable connector to disconnect it.
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Unplug the SATA data cable connector by lifting it up.
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Remove the SATA cable from the logic board assembly to get it out of the way and prevent it from being damaged.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Hi,
If I buy a model with only ssd drive and I add a hard disk,is the sata cable present inside the iMac?
Thank you
I have the same question.
I took the plunge and bought a Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD to get some more storage space in my iMac. (when I bought the iMac I configured it with a 250gb SSD only) After some research I figured out that I had to buy a SATA cable as there is none pre-installed cable with my configuration. Nor does it come with a HDD cradle/bracket, but I solved that with two strips of super sticky double sided tape to mount the drive.
When booted up and logged in a message popped up telling me that it had found the new SSD drive and wanted to format it. So I formatted it and it works great.
Oh, and if you have one of those very thin plastic "credit card/business card" you will be just fine using that to separate the display from the body. No need for a guitar plectrum or the "pizza cutter" shown in this tutorial.
Hello,
anybody knows, where should I buy this SATA cable, since I also would like to take one more SSD to my iMac.
I have got a Late 2013 iMac 27 with SSD from factory.