Installing iMac Intel 17" Hard Drive

Prerequisite Only

Prerequisite Only

This guide is only used as a prerequisite for other guides and is not a complete or useful guide when viewed independently.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Hard Drive  ¶ 

  • De-route the bundle of power supply cables from behind the hard drive bracket.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • A hard drive thermal sensor may be present on some models. If your logic board is missing the hard drive thermal sensor socket highlighted in red in the first picture, skip this step.

  • Pull the hard drive thermal sensor connector away from its socket on the logic board.

  • Pull this connector parallel to the face of the logic board toward the top edge of the iMac.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Press the hard drive bracket down to free it from the rear case, then rotate the top of the drive toward yourself.

  • Pressing the top of the hard drive bracket down to release it from the rear case requires a substantial amount of force, so we recommend laying your iMac stand-side down on a table to avoid knocking it over.

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