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Add Note Edit Step 9  ¶ 

  • Carefully pull the display toward the top edge of your iMac and lift it out of the outer case, minding any cables that may get caught.

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Add Note Edit Step 10 — Hard Drive  ¶ 

  • Remove the two 9 mm T10 Torx screws securing the upper hard drive bracket to the outer case.

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  • Slightly rotate the hard drive out of the outer case and lift it up off its mounting pins toward the top edge of the iMac.

  • Be careful not to contact the AirPort card as you lift the hard drive out of its recess.

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  • Disconnect the SATA data cable and SATA power connector from their respective sockets by pulling each connector away from the hard drive.

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Add Note Edit Step 13 — Hard Drive Replacement  ¶ 

  • Remove the two T8 Torx screws securing the upper bracket to the hard drive.

  • Remove the upper bracket from the hard drive.

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Add Note Edit Step 14  ¶ 

  • Remove the two T8 Torx pins from the other side of the hard drive.

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Add Note Edit Step 15  ¶ 

  • Carefully peel off the piece of EMI foam attached to the front of the hard drive.

  • Don't forget to transfer this to your new hard drive.

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