Installing iMac Intel 24" EMC 2111 Dual Hard Drive
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Trade your optical drive for a second hard drive.
- Author: Brittany McCrigler
- Difficulty: Moderate
There are many benefits to adding a second hard drive to your iMac such as improved speeds, greater storage space, and less heartache when installing new software. Use this guide to install one using our optical bay hard drive enclosure.
Sections
- Access Door 1 step
- Front Bezel 5 steps
- Display Assembly 6 steps
- Optical Drive 7 steps
- Optical Drive Cable 3 steps
- Optical Drive Replacement 8 steps
- Optical Drive Enclosure Faceplate 4 steps
- Dual Hard Drive 3 steps
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Step 3
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Lay your iMac stand-side down on a flat surface.
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To lift the front bezel off the iMac, simultaneously:
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Use your thumbs to press in the RAM arms and hold the iMac down.
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Use your index fingers to pull the small bridge of material on the front bezel toward yourself.
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Pull the front bezel up with your index fingers.
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Once the small bridge of material has cleared the RAM arms, lift the front bezel by its lower edge just enough to clear the bottom edge of the rear case.
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Step 4
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Lift the front bezel off the rear case and rotate it away from the bottom edge of the iMac, minding the camera and microphone cables still attached to its upper edge.
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The third picture shows the top front bezel brackets and their slots cut into the top edge of the iMac's rear case.
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Do not completely remove the front bezel, as it is still attached by the camera/microphone cables.
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