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  • Carefully pull the display toward the top edge of your iMac and lift it out of the outer case.

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  • Disconnect the thermal sensor, SATA power, and SATA data cables by pulling their connectors away from the sockets on the hard drive.

  • When plugging the thermal sensor connector back into the hard drive, be sure it is inserted onto the set of pins closest to the SATA connectors and that the black wire of that connector is closest to the LCD.

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

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  • Slightly rotate the hard drive away from the outer case.

  • Lift the hard drive off its two lower positioning pins and remove it from the outer case.

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

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  • 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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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

For more information, check out the iMac Intel 27" EMC 2309 and 2374 device page.

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