iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2308 Late 2009 Repair Help: Learn How to Fix It Yourself.

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Guides

Replacement Guides

AC Inlet

Access Door

AirPort Card

Ambient Temperature Sensor

Audio Ports

Bluetooth Board

CPU

CPU Fan

Camera Board

Display

Featured

Dual Drive

Glass Panel

Featured

Hard Drive

Hard Drive Fan

Heat Sink

IR Board

LED Driver Board

Left Speaker

Logic Board

Optical Drive

Optical Drive Fan

PRAM Battery

Power Supply

RAM

Featured

RAM

Right Speaker

SD Board

Techniques

iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2308 Dual drives. Replace DVD with SSD with fast SATA connector

Tools

These are some common tools used to work on this device. You might not need every tool for every procedure.

Models

A1311 Late 2009 iMac10,1 3.06 GHz, A1311 Late 2009 iMac10,1 3.33 GHz

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You can cost-effectively upgrade a number of components in the iMac Intel 21.5".

Memory: If your iMac is still running with only the stock RAM, upgrading will provide a dramatic performance boost at minimal cost. Upgrading to the maximum of 16 GB (Four 4 GB sticks) provides unmatched performance.
Hard Drive: 500 GB or 1 TB hard drives came standard with the iMac Intel 21.5". You can upgrade the drive up to 2 TB.

You can verify that you have a iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2308 by checking the processor information through "About This Mac" in the Apple menu.

Use the [/info/ID-your-Mac|iMac identification system] to help you identify your machine. iMacs tend to look very similar, and it's important to know which machine you have before ordering any replacement parts.

The iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2308 has multiple external and internal differences from 20" iMacs. Externally, the machine features edge-to-edge glass and an aluminum rear bezel. Internally, an LED display, more powerful video processing, and faster processors round out the impressive upgrades.

Built-in 21.5-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix liquid crystal display with IPS technology
Resolution: 1920 by 1080 pixels

500GB, 1TB or 2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
DVD/CD Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive

3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor or 3.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor

4GB and up to 16GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM

Built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
Built-in Bluetooth 2.1

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory or ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
Built-in iSight camera