My Problem

It kept freezing on me and moving very very slow.

My Fix

I used the step by step guide on ifixit and it work GREAT. They were very clear instruction I would recommend any I see with a broken iPod or imac anywhere to go to ifixit before the buy it all over again.

I Love you guys at ifixit what a good idea...

My Advice

I will always check this site for any broke gadget needs...

My Problem

We have a four year old iMac that was getting sluggish. SSD prices have come down, so I wanted to see if I could breathe new life into this beautiful machine with a hard drive transplant--swapping a higher capacity, faster SSD for the traditional spinning disk.

My Fix

Thanks to iFixIt. I had the right tools and a step-by-step guide that led me through the process. The repair went flawlessly. I let my kids, ages 8, 10, and 13 help out.

My Advice

Having an extra pair of hands for holding up the screen when you need to disconnect the screen cables is helpful. Also, have plenty of air on hand to blow out all the accumulated dust.

My Problem

needed more memory

My Fix

Great! followed the instructions, also used some advice from the comments section.

My Advice

The advice in the comments section was very helpful. Like mentioned there I left the 4 fan wires in place and used the same glue on the temp sensor to install on the new HD

My Problem

The original HD was starting to crash quite frequently and space management was becoming an issue.

My Fix

The repair went great. I followed the directions "iMac Intel 20" EMC 2133 and 2210 Hard Drive Replacement" and everything went smoothly. This was the first time that I'd worked on a computer and was surprised at just how small some of the connectors are. I was also amazed at the amount of dust in there, which I blew away where I could. The directions in the guide were very straightforward and made every task very simple. I used an Icy Dock converter to house the SSD and I ended up feeling that I was replacing like-for-like - very easy. I then booted up from an external CCC clone and found the new drive in Disk Utility. Once partitioned it took a couple of hours to clone the external drive onto the SSD, which I then made my start-up drive.

My Advice

1: Use a 2.5" to 3.5" converter to make the SSD placement very simple.

2: Make sure to follow the directions in the guide about cleaning the display and back of the glass screen before replacing it. With the amount of dust floating around following the work it took about five minutes to make sure that the display was spotless.

My Problem

My 24" iMac 2.16 GHZ (late 2006) was experiencing power problems. It would take two or three presses of the power button to start up. Then one day it wouldn't boot up at all.

My Fix

The directions were first rate. I replaced the power supply in just under an hour. This repair saved me the $1500 I was going to spend to get a new Mac.

My Advice

When you re-install the display, make sure the cables for the iSight camera and microphone are sticking out so they don't get stuck under the display. Also, you need a T6 Torx wrench for this job, which is not listed in the "required tools"section.

My Problem

J'ai voulu nettoyer mon clavier mais j'avais mis trop de produit. Mon Macbook est tombe en panne.

My Fix

J'ai trouve le site IFIXIT sur internet. j'ai voulu regler la facture par PAYPAL mais cela m'a été refuse. c'est avec appréhension que j'ai regle par Carte Bleue. Mais tout c'est bien passe. Ancien technicien de maintenance je n'ai pas eu de mal a changer la piece. Mon ordinateur fonctionne de nouveau a merveille.

My Advice

IFIXIT est une entreprise sérieuse. j'ai pu suivre mon colis durant son transport et FEDEX m'a livre des que ma piece a été libérée par la Douane

My Problem

The 300gigabytes hard drive decided to let me down, after 5 years of loyal services. Fortunately, I was equiped With a time capsule. A friend of mine suggested to replace the disk and to visit your site. Changing a drive in a Mac?

My Fix

Thanks to your so Well made instructions. It get about 1:30 hour to get the job done. Only one thing. The two screwdrivers where a bit cheap and the metal rod was turning freely so it was almost impossible to unscrew.

My Advice

I suggest to all to not hesitate to consult iFixit before considering the replacement of your Sick Mac.

My Problem

I upgraded my iMac to a solid state drive.

My Fix

Very smoothly, much easier than people were making it out to be.

My Advice

If you have a second person to help, you do not need to remove the LCD screen + lots of cables. You just need to remove the first one, and have the other person hold the screen up while you work. It's much faster this way, and much easier to remember everything you need to do when putting it back together.

My Problem

Power supply went out on my 24 inch iMac (again!).

My Fix

The repair information was spot on. The only problem was that I just bought the tools that were suggested after choosing my part. I didn't look through the instructions and so I was missing a T6 Torx driver and had to stop and go buy one. Other than that it was a straight forward fix.

My Advice

Make sure you have all the tools before you start!

My Problem

Hard Drive Crash

My Fix

Just follow the tutorial and everything went smooth as possible. The tutorial was very well done with clear crystal pics of each step.

My Advice

Anyone that has a late model IMac 2009 or Mid 2010 model please be aware that theres known issues on hard drive failing. Make sure you have the exact hard drive model and firmware or else you will experience fans spinning about 5500 to 7000 rpm because of that useless internal temperature sensor that Apple put in. Also good luck on finding the hard drive because it's rarely for sale since its a proprietary hard drive that is used by Apple, that is Manufacture by the company (Seagate or Western Digital) for Apple.Your unable to download the firmware so your pretty much SOL (Sh&* Out of Luck) since the Apple store has it (Go Figure). If you do find the exact hard drive and firmware get ready to break the bank on one. Your looking anywhere from 250+ for 1TB drive !!!! I found one and paid a lot of money for it but at least I had the experience on opening up the IMac for the first time which was a big plus and plus I was able to restore everything from the backup I had. Here some advice is upgrade to an SSD and get it work rather than spending countless of hours on forums about this issue !