2 TB 3.5" Hard Drive

Mi Problema

My old 2009 iMac crashed and after a visit to apple could not fix my "obsolete" computer it looked like the hard drive died. Having photos and stuff on it I used the iFixit guide to remove the hard drive. When I used an external USB connector the hard drive started working and worked when I replace it. Best solution was to buy a new replacement hard drive to replace. Although I had to buy a new computer I now have a perfectly working repaired one as well.

Mi Solucion

Followed he instructions. Easy.

Mi Consejo

Found the process easy, although best to have the T8 longer as then access is easier.

Mi Problema

The HD died

Mi Solucion

For someone that has replaced Hard Drives on a Macbook Pro, this fix was pretty easy. The hardest part would be getting the screen off and on by yourself. It was a little cumbersome to try and not touch the LCD while detaching/reattaching the cables.

Mi Consejo

Follow a youtube video if needed. Pay attention to the orientation of the cables for reattaching.

Mi Problema

Repair was pretty easy except for the fact that after everything was complete it turns out I also needed a " owc temperature sensor switch " replacing the oem hd require this cable which connects to the hard drive and temperature sensor ...if not connect the fan thinks the hard drive is failing and speeds up on full steam and becomes extremely loud . 60$ spent getting there part now I have to take apart iMac again

Mi Solucion

Easy repair ,take your time but super easy 30 mins repair time 1 hr if u take your Time .

Mi Consejo

Pick up a owc temperature sensor cable of your doing a hard drive replacement

Mi Problema

Lost hard drive on computer. All tests diagnosed the hard drive as dead. Taking it to an Apple Dealer was out if the question. More to repair than the computer is worth.

Mi Solucion

Repair was easy thanks to your easy to follow instructions as well as tools that can be purchased from your website. I have already fixed a friends computer that had similar issues.

Mi Consejo

Check out iFixIt first!! If it can be fixed, this is the place to look. Will be coming back here in future if any other problems arise.

Mi Problema

My machine was beginning to run slower and with Safari the petty beach ball was appearing a little too often before the web page would load. Then the screen pop panic appeared, all white with no possibility of booting to the desk top screen.

Mi Solucion

With some online research I stumbled upon the IFIXIT site and that was enough to give me the courage top attempt the repair myself. I also checked around with local Apple repair spots that quoted +$300 to fix with parts and labor. With the help of IFIXIT and a ton of savings I was able to get my machine up and running like th issue never happened.

Mi Consejo

The one very important piece of advice is that this fix was made that much easier because I use the Time Machine auto backup program with an external hard drive, I would highly reccomend that if you have an older machine that you make sure that you have back ups ! With that its super easy to restore.

Mi Problema

The 1TB hard drive crashed and I reformatted and restored it but then it crashed again about a day or two later.

Mi Solucion

The hard drive replacement was a breeze. It took about 1hour and after formatting the new drive and loading OS X Yosemite all I had to do was restore my files from my backup USB drive. The free hard drive replacement guide was easy to follow. Also it was a nice upgrade from my original 1TB drive to a 2TB. Over all I am extremely satisfied with how everything went.

Mi Consejo

The only issue I encountered was after I completed the install my drive fan was running at max speed. Got on the web and found an app called iStat Menus. This app had a menu that enabled me to control the fan speed with no problem.

Mi Problema

Easy to do and very inexpensive way to get computer working

Mi Solucion

Very well for a novice at this type of repair.

Great instructions. Could have used info on material to use in replacing the heat sensor to the HD. I used a silicon paste, but wasn't sure this was the right answer. Seems to work fine.

Mi Consejo

For the HD heat sensor cable, I would recommend taking it off at the mother board. i damaged the connector at the HD end (one pin came loose in connector) and had to carefully replace it. Mother board cable connector is much more robust.