Certainly not my field of expertise, but a task I was willing to attempt, was the replacement of a conventional hard drive with a solid-state drive in an iMac computer. This task had two phases, one to do the physical changeover, and the second to re-load the operating system and all the existing data on the new hard drive. My task was the first one only, the secondary task was executed by an IT professional with many years of experience. I located a company that provided a kit including the new hard drive and all tools required to perform the task, as well as providing a step-by-step guide with pictures to assist. The task requires the removal of the screen to access the hard drive (and other components) located behind it. Interestingly, Apple use a double-sided tape to secure the screen to the body - no screws used..!! You actually have to cut the double-sided tape to separate the screen from the body; new double-sided tape is provided to re-attach the screen when complete. The photo below shows the inside of the iMac with the screen removed, the hard drive being the silver item to the right of the cooling fan. The process to remove the old hard drive and insert the new one was quite quick and simple, and I found the instructions clear to follow. One thing I did notice was that the instructions stated you had to do several steps to remove the old hard drive, but actually you didn't need to do them all. The old hard drive could be removed without removing everything they said to. The photo below shows the new solid-state drive fitted and connected using the adapter cables provided. The speaker is yet to be placed back in position and secured. Once re-fitted the screen was replaced using the supplied double-sided tape and the process of re-installing the operating system and data was completed.
While the hard-drive replacement was interesting to undertake, it is not the type of task I would want to do often.
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AuthorAfter spending 22 years in the Telecommunications Industry, I've decided to keep those skills alive and offer my services to people needing assistance with small phone cabling jobs in the home or office. Archives
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