HDD is broken. Which SSD and kit would you recommend?
Hello everyone,
My iMac mid 2011 27” makes a ticking sound when starting up, this takes about 10 seconds. When booted I get the message that my HDD cannot be found. It probably broke down after 11 years.
I also have a Crucial SSD with my OS installed (High Sierra) from which it boots, so I can still use the computer.
Info from this Crucial SSD: M4-CT256M4SSD2 with the SATA protocol.
I have the following questions:
1) I had already placed iMac Intel 27" Mid 2011 Dual Hard Drive Kit in my shopping cart, but is this what I need? Will this kit fit on a new 3,5” SSD + on my current SSD?
2) Which SSD would you recommend? My Crucial M4 is now also 10 years old. I can imagine there are better/faster SSDs out there. I would then opt to use the new SSD as a boot drive and the Crucial M4 as storage.
3) If I were to open my iMac anyway, do you have any tips on things I could replace right away? For example, my fan has been making quite a lot of noise recently, or is it because my HDD is broken?
Many thanks in advance for your feedback
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