Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
8
Time Required
5 - 15 minutes
- Rear Panel 2 steps
- Hard Drive 4 steps
- Hard Drive 2 steps
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Introduction
Upgrade your hard drive for more storage capacity.
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Lay the iMac display-side down on a flat surface.
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Loosen the three Phillips screws securing the rear panel to the iMac.
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Lift the rear panel slightly near the bottom of the iMac.
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Pull the rear panel toward yourself and remove it from the iMac.
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Remove the following three screws:
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One shouldered 12.4 mm Phillips.
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Two 7 mm T10 Torx.
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My model have 3 phillips screws, no torx
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Lift the hard drive slightly and disconnect the hard drive thermal sensor connector.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap between the SATA data connector and the hard drive.
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Twist the spudger to separate the SATA data connector from the hard drive, then disconnect it from the hard drive.
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Lift the hard drive out of the iMac.
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Remove the two 15 mm shouldered T10 Torx screws from the hard drive and remove the bracket.
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Remove the two 6 mm T10 Torx screws from the hard drive and remove the hard drive bracket.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Some models (with light sensor) have only the two outboard screws.
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