{"id":3632,"date":"2011-08-14T22:14:36","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T02:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=3632"},"modified":"2011-08-15T22:13:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T02:13:32","slug":"ssd-installation-in-a-mid-2010-27-imac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/14\/ssd-installation-in-a-mid-2010-27-imac\/","title":{"rendered":"SSD Installation in a Mid-2010 27″ iMac"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This weekend I fitted my 27″ iMac with an SSD and I now have that running as the boot and OS drive, with large-stuff-storage on the internal 1TB drive. I’ve been considering an SSD for a while, and with prices finally becoming reasonable (~$225 for 120GB) it was time to give it a go. Due to Apple’s screwup last year<\/a> I ended up with a mid-2010 iMac; a model which could have been ordered with an SSD from the factory. While this 27″ iMac didn’t come with an SSD, thanks to this post by Tobias M\u00fcller<\/a> I found that it was possible to buy the plastics and cabling and add one with a factory-type fit. So, I did.<\/p>\n

After receiving the parts and reading through Tobias’ post and the Apple factory service manual I set about fitting the drive. I won’t go into details of the install here, but it would easily rate 4 out of 5 for difficulty of non-custom computer work that I’ve done. Because the SSD sits in a carrier behind the logic board I had to remove the display, power supply, LCD power supply, Airport card, a blower, hard drive, optical drive, logic board, and an IR receiver to get the job done. The SSD, mounted in the pressure wall \/ plastic carrier and connected with a new wiring harness, settled nicely into the case and everything went back in.<\/p>\n

Beyond the SSD, if you’d like to try this modification yourself you’ll need the following Apple parts:<\/p>\n

922-9531: Power Cable \/ Wiring Harness
\n922-9485: Pressure Wall
\n922-9538: SATA Cable<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I purchased all of these new from Usedmac<\/a> for a total of $84.24 shipped and installed them along with a 120GB Intel 320-series SSD<\/a>. These parts, with the SSD attached, can be seen here<\/a>. If you don’t want to pay ~$20 for an Apple-specific SATA cable, a 10″ cable with a right angle connector on one end (only) which bends towards the top of the drive will suffice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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